Why Go Into Space? Let's Go Underwater.

I always wondered why people wanted to build space stations on the moon so much. Yes, it would be pretty cool, but why not go underwater first and build underwater cities. It would get us ready for space cities and be much easier to maintain. I mean we have 75% of Earth that is just water, we should use it and build cities.

Yeah, I mean we are way ahead of ourselves with thinking about sending guys on a one way trip to Mars.

Because that would be simple? We have to make things overly complicated and spend billions of dollars on something we will benefit little out of.

setting up a self sustaining city underwater does not keep the species from going extinct like setting up a self sustaining city in space or on another planet would.

the ultimate payoff is huge.

we are one asteroid strike away from extinction so it's kind of a having all your eggs in one basket concept.

maybe because we walked out of the sea millions of years ago and don't want to go back.

Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

racer8dan

I think it would be cool to live in that, but you can say the same for Mars or the Moon.

setting up a self sustaining city underwater does not keep the species from going extinct like setting up a self sustaining city in space or on another planet would.

the ultimate payoff is huge.

we are one asteroid strike away from extinction so it's kind of a having all your eggs in one basket concept.

Riverwolf007

True, but like I said it could be practice then in another 100 years or so we could actually go into space. Hoping, that we won't get hit by an asteroid for a few million more years.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

JustMe64

I think it would be cool to live in that, but you can say the same for Mars or the Moon.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

racer8dan

I think it would be cool to live in that, but you can say the same for Mars or the Moon.

Very true, but maybe they will have some platforms at the top with....an elevator to get up there. lol

Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

racer8dan

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I think it would be cool to live in that, but you can say the same for Mars or the Moon.

JustMe64

Very true, but maybe they will have some platforms at the top with....an elevator to get up there. lol

It's also much easier to build a structure that can withstand zero pressure instead of one that can withstand the massive wieght of water.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

Pirate700

There could be a tunnel system where automobiles could be used. Who knows what we were meant for though. I don't know if we were meant for space, water, Antartica, the atmosphere, or anything else. I am just thinking out loud about some ideas of underwater cities.

It's also much easier to build a structure that can withstand zero pressure instead of one that can withstand the massive wieght of water.

dagreenfish

Yeah, I didn't totally think it through. :\ Underground cities would probably work out better, but I'm sure if we can build oil wells at sea then we could one day build underwater cities, but it would be much easier to MAINTAIN than space cities IMO.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

JustMe64

There could be a tunnel system where automobiles could be used. Who knows what we were meant for though. I don't know if we were meant for space, water, Antartica, the atmosphere, or anything else. I am just thinking out loud about some ideas of underwater cities.

Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

racer8dan

Capitalists.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

Palantas

Capitalists.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Exactly. We are humans. Not fish. we are meant to be on land and not have to take submarines to go everywhere.

Pirate700

There could be a tunnel system where automobiles could be used. Who knows what we were meant for though. I don't know if we were meant for space, water, Antartica, the atmosphere, or anything else. I am just thinking out loud about some ideas of underwater cities.

It does make logical sense, but no I wouldn't want to spend my whole life there. Just like I wouldn't like to spend my whole life in the USA.

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Who'd want to live in an underwater city?

racer8dan

Capitalists.

I'm just wondering why go to space when going underwater SEEMS easier. You know they do have those underwater habitats for astronauts to train in, so its already kin of being done.

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There could be a tunnel system where automobiles could be used. Who knows what we were meant for though. I don't know if we were meant for space, water, Antartica, the atmosphere, or anything else. I am just thinking out loud about some ideas of underwater cities.

JustMe64

It does make logical sense, but no I wouldn't want to spend my whole life there. Just like I wouldn't like to spend my whole life in the USA.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]So you want to spend your whole life in bubbles and tubes. Yeah that makes great sense.

Pirate700

It does make logical sense, but no I wouldn't want to spend my whole life there. Just like I wouldn't like to spend my whole life in the USA.