Survival bubble

Geodesic Octahedron L3
Diameter: 6 ft (not including exterior layers)
1ft thick layer of TPU 92A-1
3 in. thick layer of flame resistant fabric
TPU 92A-1
Provides a bounce incase it is knocked against something hard it
will not dent or shatter
Durable elasticity
High tear resistance
High abrasive resistance
Snappy response
Good temperature range -4F to 80F (-20C to 80C)
Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2kLEG_RBRw

Top to Bottom: Outside to inner most layers
Layer of TPU 92A-1 (perfectly round)
Flam resistant Fabric (rounded)
Steel frame (geodesic octahedron)
All triangular panels are made of fiber glass

External Features
Filtration system for oxygen intake and carbon dioxide outtake
Camera or video feed of the goings on outside of the survival bubble

Internal features
Several small food compartments
Straps for interior stabilization
Everything strapped down for stabilization if any outside turbulence
Comfy chair
o straps for legs and chest
o Handles
o Hole in center for easy going to the bathroom
Sucked out in a two-way door system and dropped as waste outside bubble
Cleaning system so no mess or smell
Microwave-esq machine that takes small packages and turns them into full meals
o Includes 150 small 3x3 in. package of instant meals
Sink for filtered water taken from a stored supply

The Big Brain Theory Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUFq-HIyaU
(Go to min. 2:15 for red team; min. 3:11 for blue team)
Extreme portable shelter
Has to withstand 3 tests
o Extreme wind
o Water
o Fire




Biosphere 2 Mission: FAILED
Website name: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2011/09/years-glass-biosphere-2-mission/
On Sept. 26, 1991, eight peoplethe Biospherianswere sealed off inside Biosphere 2, a 3.14-acre glass
enclosure located in Oracle, Arizona. The event marked the beginning of the first Biosphere 2 mission, a study
designed to test survivability and to see whether a small group of humans could develop and live in a self-
sustaining colony, as one might imagine on some distant planet in outer space.
Resources were limited
Animals taking up resources and not producing enough in return
People had lost a significant amount of body weight
Seventeen months into the mission oxygen levels dipped to just 14.2 percent
Turned into psychological test
o Group of scientists began to form teams and steal resources from each other
Kind of a similar model but its not an ecosystem within itself and you could survive for several weeks in
case of a serious emergency.