[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XHRiRjCe5Kk/TJBCI_zSV_I/AAAAAAAAAJU/RWmD_XaVJ48/s400/onlyhamster.jpg[/img]
[quote]As we tumble ass backwards into a terrifying future which in no way resembles what we were promised by seemingly credible cartoons, on the way down we occasionally snag our balls on gems like Danish visionary Peter Madsen, the man who is paving the way for ordinary people to go to space and die there spectacularly or Lloyd Godson, a highly motivated but unfortunately Australian gentleman who proved that even on a woman's salary you can construct and live in a homemade underwater habitat ("biosub") which replenishes it's own air supply every time you pee into a vat full of algae, great news for those who don't mind smelling more like pee than normal. I think you know who I'm talking about.
But in either case, the tantalizingly lethal frontiers of the deep sea and outer space have been brought closer than they ever should be by brave, industrious men blowing their savings on personal rocketships and underwater dorm rooms so that their children inherit nothing but charred ashes or a drenched corpse. In celebration of these men and the noble sacrifice they will make any day now I have endeavored to recreate their feats, only in a manner that I can afford without compromising my lifestyle of gourmet killer whale eyeballs and surgeon-assisted direct brain massage with full release.
That means I wont be going to space, or to the depths of the ocean, but I can abide by that because I don't have 4G coverage there and if I can't watch cats doing ridiculous shit on Youtube at the drop of a hat I immediately take out my frustration on those around me. The superior option is to send man's tiniest, hairiest, finger bitingest friend, the Hamster. I love hamsters and would trade a billion Snookis or Kendras or Tila Tequilas for even one hamster, or for none. Consequently in sending these tiny sociopathic cannibals to the final frontiers of human exploration, I'm compelled to take every precaution, including triply redundant life support systems, escape pods and so on in the course of ensuring their safety, no matter how many pop culture icons must be sacrificed to accomplish it. [/quote]
[B]FAQ:[/B]
[quote]
Q: Why?
A: Shut up
Q: Won't the habitat flood? (aka fucking air pressure, how does it work)
A: No, the pump produces 0.15cfm at 30 inches, sufficient to continually push air *out* of the moon pool, completely refreshing the habitat's atmosphere once every three minutes.
Q: Seriously look at the river opening I'm sure it will flood
A: That's a flare in the rim, not an opening, and the air pressure keeps the water out. Google "moon pools".
Q: Why a moon pool instead of adding an exhaust hose back up to the surface?
A: Because hamsters need to drink and a moon pool is a better way to accomplish this than running down a separate hose for drinking water. Also a habitat open to the water can equalize with the outside pressure and is less likely to implode.
Q: How long can it stay down?
A: The air pumps last 14 hours on main battery and perhaps a few more on the backup D cells. The LED lighting is powered by a dedicated solar battery and can operate essentially nonstop provided decent weather.
Q: What if the pump fails? Won't the habitat flood?
A: No, there's a one-way safety valve which prevents it.
Q: I'm a bedwetting alarmist who cries animal abuse any time I don't immediately notice the precautions taken to protect them, what will you do to appease me?
A: Help you locate and climb into an active volcano.
Q: Seriously, what is the point of all this?
A: I'm interested in all sorts of things. Space travel, robots, outposts in harsh climes, the triumph of human ingenuity which makes it possible for mankind to live comfortably in places nature never intended, like Florida. The best way to learn is to do, so when I want to learn about robots I build robots, when I want to learn about rockets I build rockets, and when I want to build an underwater habitat for a dwarf hamster I get a refill on my antipsychotics but ultimately build it anyway because the annukai reptilian shapeshifters driving my body around like a meat robot always get their way.
So I'm going to build it. Because it's interesting, and a challenge. Because I want to learn firsthand what is involved in designing and constructing a complete underwater habitat capable of sustaining complex organisms. It's a weird hobby but some of my friends crochet so I'm in the clear.
A single moderately sized cabin with composting dirt to handle the poop, a dish of food pellets and some LED lighting. As the moon pool is designed to continuously circulate water the little guy has plenty to drink, and by scaling back to only what was strictly needed for a reasonably extended stay underwater I was able to buy the parts for this crime against god but also continue sleeping indoors.
If you'd like to see the habitat grow into something resembling a proper city, with multiple enclosures (possibly interconnected?) or even the construction of the original design, click the paypal button and send me the dollar you were going to spend on bullshit DLC for some magical elf game. Watching something this bizarre and ill-advised by any sane authority come together before your eyes is worth at least that, and some portion of the proceeds will go to paying my attourney, posting my bail, or hiring a reconstructive surgeon when the hamsters discover ADAM. [/quote]
So basically, this guy want to create an underwater habitat for his hamster, named Mega-Fucker Supreme, on the cheap.
Early design:
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XHRiRjCe5Kk/TJAiI7LIB8I/AAAAAAAAAIc/pFYhemZLkGY/s1600/habitatschematic.png[/img]
Current design:
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XHRiRjCe5Kk/TJ2ZFxB6ksI/AAAAAAAAAL0/gUyVqamsDqU/s1600/newhabitat.jpg[/img]
The habitat above ground:
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XHRiRjCe5Kk/TLIfGlAbjxI/AAAAAAAAAO8/uXaSu4ebKyY/s1600/hamster.jpg[/img]
[B]FIRST PRELIMINARY TEST: FILLED BATHTUB[/B]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFlQS-zP-dU&feature=player_embedded[/media]
[B]SECOND PRELIMINARY TEST: SUBMERGED 8 FEET IN PUBLIC POOL[/B]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4G8TIbX450&feature=player_embedded[/media]
[B]FIRST PROPER MISSION: LAKE FLOOR[/B]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05pkg0DuPNQ&feature=player_embedded[/media]
Link to the guy's blog: [url]http://hampture.blogspot.com/[/url]
(just to clarify in case it wasn't apparent, I'm not the guy doing this, I just think he's awesome and you should too)
Waiting for people to complain about animal abuse
That's a really small habitat.
This actually is pretty cool. I came in expecting shit thread.
The name.
Hampture :doh:
I just skimmed the pictures and I'm already pissing excited to read the OP properly.
This hampster must be thinking "what the fuck is going on" half the time.
Why do this?
Topic title made me think of Boo for some reason.
next he puts it in the ocean and is surprised when water pressure crushes the habitat and the hamster.
This reminds me of Sandy from Spongebob
[QUOTE=Mattk50;25420591]next he puts it in the ocean and is surprised when water pressure crushes the habitat and the hamster.[/QUOTE]
Idiot. The habitat he's using isn't designed to be submerged more than 10 feet, and to be safe he's doing it at 8 feet. At that depth, the pressure is only 1.25 atmospheres so problems associated with pressure difference such as hull breakage and decompression sickness ("the bends") are a non-issue.
He knows what he's doing.
For some reason I think this is really cool.
This reminds me of Anture, what ever happened to that?
[QUOTE=Lucinice;25420688]This reminds me of Anture, what ever happened to that?[/QUOTE]
same guy I think
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;25420666]Idiot. The habitat he's using isn't designed to be submerged more than 10 feet, and to be safe he's doing it at 8 feet. At that depth, the pressure is only 1.25 atmospheres so problems associated with pressure difference such as hull breakage and decompression sickness ("the bends") are a non-issue.
He knows what he's doing.[/QUOTE]
Idiot.
[QUOTE=Mattk50;25420767]Idiot.[/QUOTE]
Dude he is right.
[QUOTE=Mattk50;25420767]Idiot.[/QUOTE]
Yep, can't think of a proper argument so you just insult me.
Real mature.
Just to get this straight: That guy actually submerged a hamster.
[QUOTE=DrLuke;25420936]Just to get this straight: You actually submerged your hamster.[/QUOTE]
read the OP, it isn't me
[editline]15th October 2010[/editline]
where is the bad reading button
Talk about a lot of free time, I mean seesh.
Pretty cool though, but you have to be really insane, or high to actually do this.
[QUOTE=Lucinice;25420688]This reminds me of Anture, what ever happened to that?[/QUOTE]
I dunno. I think spiders got into it and started killing these weird mutated ants.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;25420944]read the OP, it isn't me
[editline]15th October 2010[/editline]
where is the bad reading button[/QUOTE]
I corrected it.
Cool, but pointless.
[QUOTE=SamRinny;25420554]Why do this?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=the scientific community]Heretic! Heretic! He hath questioned the merit of scientific progress![/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=religion]Hey, wait a minute! That's my line![/QUOTE]
... Uh, sorry. I don't even know what just happened there.
What happens when they discover ADAM and start making Big Hamdads & Little Sishams?
How about putting that guy underwater in a tight space...just for tests.
Or i don't know...use a GI Joe or a tennis ball named Wilson. Not that full of live scared hamster.
doesn't look like it's underwater.
[QUOTE=Dahaka32;25421328]How about putting that guy underwater in a tight space...just for tests.
Or i don't know...use a GI Joe or a tennis ball named Wilson. Not that full of live scared hamster.[/QUOTE]
That would be missing the point.
It needs a live test subject to run test on and make sure he is healthy after he is brought back up.
Probably freak out the hamster.
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