Comments on: Saint Petersburg Unveils Primorskiy Zoological Park Studded With Geodesic Domes

By: Ruroom

Ruroom — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:16:09 +0000

Да чуваки тему говорят. Баобабы на улице – без купола заметим – это вообще как понимать…
Yes, this is secret preparation for moon..it looks sow.

By: lazyreader

lazyreader — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:18:29 +0000

They tried enclosing a replicated natural system in a bubble. Biosphere 2 was a miserable failure. Built by an oil millionaire, it explored the possible use of closed biospheres in space colonization, and allowed the study and manipulation of a biosphere without using our own. These mini-missions were, of course, far too short to attempt any meaningful agriculture or animal husbandry. No data was gathered that might have been useful in estimating whether the Biosphere itself was capable of sustaining eight people for two years. During the first year the eight inhabitants experienced hunger as they adapted. During the second year, the crew produced over a ton more food, average caloric intake increased, and they regained some weight lost during the first year. They consumed the same low-calorie, nutrient-dense diet which had been extensively studied in research on extending lifespan through diet. The crew worked to manage the increasing CO2 by occasionally turning on a CO2 scrubber, activating and de-activating the desert and savannah through control of irrigation water, cutting and storing biomass to sequester carbon, and utilizing all potential planting areas with fast-growing species to increase system photosynthesis. Others called it New Age drivel masquerading as science.

By: nbs51

nbs51 — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:31:09 +0000

That may be a secret preparation for moon colonization.

By: squarevince

squarevince — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:30:36 +0000

So… looks lovely, but you might as well try to put it on the moon… I think they’ll have a tough time getting all that tropical foliage and growing any hundred year old baobab trees in a sub-arctic region where the average winter temperature drops to -10c for a good 4 months.