# Would you live in one of these? A Submersible home? Cool pics.... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658 "2005-01-31T20:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/1 "2005-01-31T20:35:03Z")
WOW! In my quest for the unique I have discovered the [Trilobis 65](http://www.sub-find.com/trilobis65.htm) - a boat that is a home with an under water observation deck. I’m not for the ultra modern/spaceshipish look normally, but I really like this thing. What say you? Would you live in one? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/2 "2005-01-31T20:50:08Z")
The low ceilings would freak me out. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/3 "2005-01-31T20:50:10Z")
If I can moor it in the Turks & Caicos, then I’d do it in a heartbeat. Lake Ontario? Not so much. Also, I’d have to get a divorce first. My wife is afraid of the water. ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/4 "2005-01-31T20:58:53Z")
Theoretically, I’d move in a second. In reality, I don’t think that my current lifestyle would allow it, even if I could somehow afford it. I don’t care what they say about the strength of the material, I have faith in my kids ability to destroy anything once they’ve decided to. Peace - DESK ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/5 "2005-01-31T22:24:16Z")
Theoretically, I would love to. However, I’m sure I will never make enough money to be able to afford one. If I ever _did_ get one, I would probably want it customized. For instance, instead of the six beds, just one king size (what would hubby and I do with 5 other beds?). Awesome idea though. Have any been built? (I only skimmed the article) ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/6 "2005-02-01T00:00:27Z")
That’s amazingly cool. I’d rather die than live in one, but it’s amazingly cool nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/7 "2005-02-01T00:18:50Z")
Basically a very cool, multi-level houseboat, for a very, very cool $4-5 million. I suppose as a nifty toy after I won the Powerball Lottery of $400 million…and maybe park it in the Bahamas, or off the Isle of Crete although I am not quite sure how much fun that sail across the Atlantic would be in it. I think the best idea would be to buy five and get that wharf pod, and then rent them out to rich tourists…so, if anyone has an extra $20-25 million they want to invest, let me know and I will scout out some locations. Would I live in it? Sure. But location would be the main selling point. Probably wouldn’t be a lot of fun to have it docked on Lake Michigan near Gary, Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/8 "2005-02-01T02:40:49Z")
Would it allow you to survive a tsunami? ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/9 "2005-02-01T13:46:26Z")
> [@lavenderlemon](#): > > Would it allow you to survive a tsunami? Or, how fast would it let you boat out of the way? I’d say yeah, so long as none of us were the sea-sick type. Though I’d prefer it for a vacation home, if I were rich enough to afford it in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/10 "2005-02-01T14:19:23Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > What say you? Would you live in one? Nay, says I. I’d rather live in a coastal community and spend time on the water in a traditional boat. ---
**Author:** ![Typically\_Sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Typically\_Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typically_Sunday)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-one-of-these-a-submersible-home-cool-pics/287658/11 "2005-02-01T19:06:41Z")
In theory, I’d love to live in a boat like that. In reality, I’d probably develop extreme anxiety over the glass breaking or something, so I’d never be able to enjoy it.