“Diving Deep: Daredevil Sets World Record for Surviving Months Underwater—Is Ocean Living the Future?”
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live underwater—like, in a real-life fish tank, just without the whole being a fish part? Well, hold onto your snorkel, friends! Rüdiger Koch, an aerospace engineer and the co-founder of Ocean Builders, just broke the world record for the longest stay in an underwater room, clocking in a whopping 101 days beneath the Caribbean Sea near Panama! That’s right, he not only shattered the previous record of 100 days but did it while residing in a state-of-the-art Deepwater Model SeaPod, a futuristic underwater home designed to pave the way for a new era of ocean living. Koch’s extended aquatic stay wasn’t just about lounging with the fishes (though we can only imagine the Instagram pics); he’s on a mission that even includes a wild angle on—wait for it—space travel! Curious to find out the challenges he faced and how this adventure might just steer humanity towards living in floating cities or even launching payloads into the cosmos? Dive right in—oh, and don’t forget your air supply! LEARN MORE
Yesterday (Sunday, January 5), Rüdiger Koch set a new world record for the longest continuous stay below the water in an underwater room. The aerospace engineer spent 101 days under the Caribbean Sea just outside Linton Bay, Panama, beating out the previous record of 100 days set by Dr. Joseph Dituri. He passed the 14 weeks and change in a specialized Deepwater Model of the SeaPod, a line of fully aquatic residence homes designed and sold by his company, Ocean Builders.
