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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Two weeks in an underwater cabin
As the winner of a £20,000 "Live Your Dream" contest sponsored by the magazine Australian Geographic, 29-year-old Lloyd Godson lived in a 10-foot-long box at the bottom of a lake for 12 days. It doesn't look like the cabin had windows.
The marine biologist used a system of onshore solar panels and a pedal-powered generator to create electricity and recharge his water-proof laptop computer.Link (Via Neatorama)He kept an algae garden to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen for breathing.
A team of divers delivered food and drinking water to the sub through a manhole, including a homemade lasagna and freshly barbecued salmon.
For entertainment, Godson watched videos on his laptop and used a wireless Internet connection to communicate with schoolchildren around the world.
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