looks like @elwar had a bad day
$1.5 Million Floating Home Prototype Sinks Into The Water Just As It’s Unveiled.
Three floors, a landing pad for drones, a bunch of electronics - all this is in the houseboat. At first, everyone admired the unique idea, but as soon as the house left the pier, it immediately bent over and went to the bottom.
The SeaPod, builty by Panama-based technology company Ocean Builders, is meant to be a self-sustaining, eco-restorative home that floats above the waves.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatLookedExpensive/comments/xwxlk8/15_million_floating_home_prototype_sinks_into_the/I admire Elwar for his determination in pursuing his dreams, but, man, he should fire his "engineers" ASAP. This should not have happened. Hell, his old seastead was at least stable enough and habitable. If a failed pump could cause a SeaPod to sink, I wouldn't want to even be near it, let alone live in it in the middle of the ocean. The design should have been "open-loop stable", meaning that it should have been able to stay afloat and be stable, even on complete loss of power.
I think Elwar is a dreamer, but with poor technical/engineering skills, and thus easily being manipulated and persuaded into funding poorly designed projects. Even so, kudos to him for being brave enough to jump into deep water (literally).