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#51828
Would you live/work in an underwater city/colony?
Greg - 4/13/2011 4:36 PM
Category: Survey
Replies: 445

If you had the chance to live/work in an underwater colony, would you? Please add a short comment about any concerns you would have about doing this OR how long you would choose to live this way.
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Eric_R - 8/08/2014 8:13 PM
[Choose #1] If I somebody is going to benefit from us being in the colony then we can benefit from it also.
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Greg - 12/03/2012 4:19 PM
[Choose #2] I wish they would hurry up already with an undersea colony!
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imkaohs - 1/14/2012 8:06 PM
[Choose #2] i would for room and board and a steady job that does pay i think it would be awesome.
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dutydanker - 6/23/2011 6:45 PM
[Choose #2] Miss friends and family
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Thunderdiver - 5/26/2011 12:57 PM
[Choose #1] Concren being at depth for such a long time
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brainscramble - 5/06/2011 3:46 PM
[Choose #5] Work - Yes/ live - No : Like the sun too much
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Pixel - 5/03/2011 5:13 AM
[Choose #1] get paid to work. Pay to live.
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greysquirrel - 5/02/2011 3:54 PM
[Choose #3] Having to dive to go to the surface would be cool, can i get a job working on the bubble so that I can spend all my time diving and getting paid for it.
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branum - 5/01/2011 2:16 PM
[Choose #1] i would but only if i had the freedom to surface when i wished to
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sabrinacgw - 4/28/2011 1:05 PM
[Choose #4] I get sea sick too easy!
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rsuave - 4/27/2011 11:14 PM
[Choose #2] Work ok but no live there. If work was extended over a few days that would also be ok.
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rockbandaddict67 - 4/25/2011 7:13 PM
[Choose #3] it would be no different than topside, have to get a job, pay rent, etc. No?
#361
atomic333 - 4/24/2011 10:22 PM
[Choose #2] Only for about a month. After that I’d want to get paid.
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Paudie - 4/24/2011 6:19 PM
[Choose #1] I do Work underwater already
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digicus - 4/24/2011 1:09 PM
[Choose #1] Hey, A guy has to be able to afford a vacation!
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frogger - 4/23/2011 8:32 PM
[Choose #1] I love water I have wunted a home underwater
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red27cancer - 4/23/2011 1:39 AM
[Choose #2] that’s my dream come true to live in an underwater colony. :)
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Nesher - 4/21/2011 10:02 AM
[Choose #2] There are a couple of active projects already underway. If only I could take the family...or do a short tour..pay would be nice too
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Benoit - 4/21/2011 5:35 AM
[Choose #2] But only part time, still need some sun.
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captkirk - 4/19/2011 9:25 PM
[Choose #1] Everytime I get back from diving there are bills in the box, or on the way
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rohan - 4/19/2011 2:29 PM
[Choose #2] any job
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scubadmike - 4/19/2011 3:20 AM
[Choose #1] short time only
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Noel2 - 4/18/2011 7:13 PM
[Choose #4] it would have to be a huge city for me - think Atlantis! but with existing technology its like living in a submarine.
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Elonna - 4/18/2011 3:24 PM
[Choose #2] It would be an awesome adventure!
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Kennro126 - 4/18/2011 10:29 AM
[Choose #4] I think itd be difficult to facilitate this. You’d have no sunlight to flourish and grow food.
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trace - 4/17/2011 9:32 PM
[Choose #2] few dive, and if some lived there, id have to look into space or who knows what to be different.
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diverchet - 4/17/2011 4:24 PM
[Choose #4] I’d miss my harley and wife too much.
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warchief - 4/17/2011 2:40 AM
[Choose #3] I think it would be very blissful and depending on the way the city is set up it could protect you against most natural disasters.
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ratherbreathcompressed - 4/16/2011 4:47 PM
[Choose #2] Living and working in an underwater environment would be really ideal. How many other options does one have to enjoy one of the greatest hobbies out there. I couldn’t think of anyother way to see and experience something new everyday.
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Scubakitty - 4/16/2011 4:38 PM
[Choose #3] Cool experience, but I would always wonder when the ceiling would crack. Where’s the closet emergency oxygen station, lol.
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brixn - 4/15/2011 5:55 PM
[Choose #1] Fun for a month or so
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divenutt - 4/15/2011 4:15 PM
[Choose #1] I would love to do it for a couple of weeks. I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t miss the wife.
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scott - 4/15/2011 11:25 AM
[Choose #2] so long as it’s not in Japan
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T-DIVER - 4/15/2011 11:21 AM
[Choose #1] I would love to do this but would have to be paid.I have a family to take care of. Thanks,Terry
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Repa - 4/15/2011 10:40 AM
[Choose #4] a brief description of the city might generate different answer.
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diveanimal - 4/15/2011 10:25 AM
[Choose #2] in a HEARTBEAT
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daz88 - 4/15/2011 8:42 AM
[Choose #1] would there be mermaids? ;)
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H2OSprtlvr - 4/15/2011 2:01 AM
[Choose #1] In light of the huge earthquakes that happened in the ocean off of the coasts of Japan, I would worry how these structures would hold up to an earthquake.
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dbon - 4/14/2011 9:53 PM
[Choose #2] That would be so Cool!
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k-lambertus - 4/14/2011 8:22 PM
[Choose #1] I would live under water for free but if I worked underwater then I would like to be paid.
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lakelayer - 4/14/2011 7:42 PM
[Choose #1] I answer only if paid because I still have a family to feed.
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rk288 - 4/14/2011 5:59 PM
[Choose #1] When do I start?
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scuba4fun - 4/14/2011 4:52 PM
[Choose #5] No, the safety backups would be on par with space travel. Which would make it to expensive for practical living.
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frosty - 4/14/2011 2:02 PM
[Choose #3] bags are packed when do go
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Scubadog1 - 4/14/2011 12:54 PM
[Choose #3] In a nanosecond!
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Cpt_Randall - 4/14/2011 12:37 PM
[Choose #5] I already Divemaster 6 days a week 3x per day. My fingers are water logged permanently!
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LandSeaAir - 4/14/2011 11:44 AM
[Choose #5] 2 months ago I’d have said yes(before earthquake/tsunami) to living there if I could scuba all the time. I’m in FL and still can’t get wet as much as I want to because of cost/time etc.
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seadp2001 - 4/14/2011 10:45 AM
[Choose #2] As much as I love the water I couldn’t live there for an extended stay. I would say a month maybe two and would have to move on. It’s just in my nature to move around
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Capt-Tom - 4/14/2011 10:33 AM
[Choose #1] Might encourage us to clean up the Oceans.
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scubamel - 4/14/2011 9:50 AM
[Choose #2] i would love to live in the ocean...i am always talking about liveing down there...that would be a dream come tru
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ScubaNut08 - 4/14/2011 9:22 AM
[Choose #1] If I was paid for my work like on land & I would also pay for my expenses as well. Time wise would depend on amenities
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mikebarnhart - 4/14/2011 9:11 AM
[Choose #1] You have to earn a living some way ...
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CaribbeanDiver2 - 4/14/2011 8:38 AM
[Choose #3] only concerns I would have would be about recompression and the absence of the sun. I am already used t my family and friends not cming to viist me and I live above the sea. (lol)
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SaintsReturn - 4/14/2011 8:17 AM
[Choose #2] I would volunteer for a short period of time for the experience, but need to be paid to maintain a job.
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BarracudaPoint - 4/14/2011 8:12 AM
[Choose #2] It all depend on where ? Cheers !!
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scuba123 - 4/14/2011 8:12 AM
[Choose #3] be there in a heartbeat and love it
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ohioyscuba - 4/14/2011 7:55 AM
[Choose #2] Since I’ve stayed in Jules Undersea Lodge, I am already an Aquatnaut. It was a blast and I think I could spend a lot of time underwater with unlimited gas.
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Tincanguy - 4/14/2011 7:37 AM
[Choose #1] would enjoy it for a while, but I have bills to pay and responsibilities to take care of. Working for room and board wouldn’t cut unless I was only there for week or two of my vacation time.
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MrManta - 4/14/2011 6:51 AM
[Choose #2] Having been involved with the Sea Lab project in the mid 60¨s, I would do it in a blink of an eye. If we lived in huge underwater habitat´s maybe we would take better care of our ocean environment, and war´s would be more difficult to sustain.
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joeydives - 4/14/2011 6:31 AM
[Choose #4] not so much me, but in a group or isolated people lots of problems can arrise.
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Matt65 - 4/14/2011 2:05 AM
[Choose #2] Would be very interesting I think, kinda like the international space station, only is underwater. I would do it in a minute!!!
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HawaiiDiver - 4/14/2011 1:54 AM
[Choose #5] visiting fish is fun, moving in seems presumptuous...
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peter2204 - 4/14/2011 1:20 AM
[Choose #2] So long as I was guaranted good viz
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DiveRex - 4/14/2011 12:04 AM
[Choose #2] That has been my dream since I was a child!
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Scubadad2 - 4/13/2011 11:41 PM
[Choose #1] I would if I could there was more than just living in a bubble, ie diving or submersible work involved.
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Opus - 4/13/2011 11:13 PM
[Choose #1] including room/board w/a chef and house cleaning deal! How long can you stay?
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pwhite34 - 4/13/2011 11:11 PM
[Choose #3] how awesome would that be
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RAWalker - 4/13/2011 11:01 PM
[Choose #2] As long as I’m not restricted from coming and going as I feel the need.
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daidrow - 4/13/2011 10:56 PM
[Choose #1] room and board sounds nice but nice doesnot pay the bills
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chgodvr - 4/13/2011 10:47 PM
[Choose #1] still gotta pay the bills
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Condor - 4/13/2011 10:05 PM
[Choose #2] But not on a permanent basis.
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DolphinDancer - 4/13/2011 9:38 PM
[Choose #1] I work under it already and get paid
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naturewalker - 4/13/2011 9:23 PM
[Choose #1] For as long as i was Needed
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Divinandjeeps - 4/13/2011 9:16 PM
[Choose #1] Depending on what my job was, I would be able to do it for about a year!
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L-Orca - 4/13/2011 9:02 PM
[Choose #2] Heck Yeah! I wouldn’t want to PAY to work, though...WTH? I’d just go diving at my fav. places and pay them and not have the WORK part! Lol!
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JimmyW - 4/13/2011 8:40 PM
[Choose #1] The right job and the right location would be all it takes for me.
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Granitehawk - 4/13/2011 8:35 PM
[Choose #2] along as i can get internet
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Paramedic41 - 4/13/2011 8:28 PM
[Choose #1] with the way people are getting today, the futher away from the rat race of people the better.to spend time with a group of profec people would be rather nice.
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nokia25 - 4/13/2011 8:20 PM
[Choose #1] as long there was would be access to the internet, and tv.
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Rex - 4/13/2011 8:18 PM
[Choose #1] week on week off
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undertaker1st12 - 4/13/2011 8:10 PM
[Choose #1] what could be better?
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Padidiver88 - 4/13/2011 8:05 PM
[Choose #5] I need to be able to go to the woods and wide open spaces on a regular basis.
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123654J - 4/13/2011 7:57 PM
[Choose #2] I would live in an underwater city for the rest of my life, let me know where to sign up
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usenix1 - 4/13/2011 7:54 PM
[Choose #1] I would need some type of income to pay my bills and if I had that resolved then I would volunteer
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Dusty - 4/13/2011 7:52 PM
[Choose #4] I would like 2 visit the colony as a diver and perhaps a short stay like a day or so.
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Clarky - 4/13/2011 7:45 PM
[Choose #1] An under water colony would bring like minded people together which would be like living with a big family
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AK - 4/13/2011 7:42 PM
[Choose #2] But getting paid would be nice. :-)
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OHWceta - 4/13/2011 7:40 PM
[Choose #3] Mt lifelong dream is to live underwater.
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slippin2darknezz - 4/13/2011 7:38 PM
[Choose #1] I work and deal with SAT systems currently.o yes I would but the time away from the outside world definetly warrants pay.
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Rhonda - 4/13/2011 7:28 PM
[Choose #2] My only concern would be a flood...But I’m sure safety measure would be taken....Would be an incredible ( and possibly life changing) experience....
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midas6t6 - 4/13/2011 7:22 PM
[Choose #2] temporary basis only
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Cheech - 4/13/2011 7:16 PM
[Choose #2] As long as if I could get away
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BigGlen - 4/13/2011 7:08 PM
[Choose #2] it would be fun but you have to come up every now and then
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skullymon - 4/13/2011 7:03 PM
[Choose #2] what could be better?
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lreese2 - 4/13/2011 7:01 PM
[Choose #2] I would go in a heartbeat for a month if I could get the time off from work
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Jay168 - 4/13/2011 6:54 PM
[Choose #2] Sounds like a real adventure, can be fun too!!!!
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purplelibrarian - 4/13/2011 6:50 PM
[Choose #2] I would pay for a vacation, but day to day would depend on the social life.
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Subaqua - 4/13/2011 6:45 PM
[Choose #1] Might get troublesome with saturation living and injuries
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Fyamon - 4/13/2011 6:42 PM
[Choose #5] love fresh air and wind too much
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stephenb - 4/13/2011 6:42 PM
[Choose #2] Two or three weeks a year