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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic Theo Jansen in the forum Engineering 4 months, 3 weeks ago

    Interesting from an engineering point of view and impressive but what useful application is there for us?
    Roving harvester? plastic from the surface of the gyres, minerals, artifacts, whatever from the ocean […]

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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic large solid foam sailboat like structure in the forum Engineering 6 months ago

    I like this.
    Elmer has convinced me of the usefulness of concrete and the foam core offer more confidence than simple an empty space.
     
    Possible variation?
    cover your foam with metal screen or a conductive coating […]

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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic Ideal Sea Stead City/ Cities? in the forum Dreaming / Crazy Ideas / Speculation 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    I’ll play
     
    Soft-serve ice cream
    Drive in theatre
    Bumper cars
    Holodeck
     

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    Kevin Bales started the topic Spar buoy floating wave break in the forum Dreaming / Crazy Ideas / Speculation 6 months, 2 weeks ago

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    If this does not work here is a link […]

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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic Ancient SeaSteading still going strong in the forum Active Seasteading Projects 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    Bamboo; The normal lifespan in salt water is about two years but some coating that lasts much longer and is very cheap would allow even very impoverished peoples to seastead.
    Like a lot of conversations around […]

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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic What animals would a seastead farm? in the forum Dreaming / Crazy Ideas / Speculation 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    Sparky,

    Interesting. For a small craft a small saltwater marsh garden that could be hauled aboard when underway would be nice. Interesting and decorative even before it was productive.

     

    elspru,

    Of […]

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    Kevin Bales started the topic What animals would a seastead farm? in the forum Dreaming / Crazy Ideas / Speculation 6 months, 3 weeks ago

    Now, those of you focusing on ultra-modern carbon-fiber  casinos probably don’t give a lot of thought subsistence farming but you simply cannot have a truly elegant meal with frozen meat. What can we put on the […]

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    Kevin Bales replied to the topic speculation about the biorock growth rate at different depths in the forum Dreaming / Crazy Ideas / Speculation 6 months, 3 weeks ago

    Spark, thanks for this research.
    Now, some questions you may be able to answer.
    What is the optimum distance between cathode and anode?
    Do you know a quick & sloppy way to estimate how much current would be needed […]

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    Kevin Bales started the topic Hello again in the forum Introductions 6 months, 3 weeks ago

    Was a member of the forum before, haven’t been around in a year or better, forgot my username, got curious about what is happening here now.
     

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    Kevin Bales became a registered member 6 months, 3 weeks ago

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