The first step in the Deep Sentinel program, one of the most ambitious ocean-engineering projects in decades, will be completed this year. This initial step, called Vanguard, will shelter three aquanaut-scientists at depths of 100 meters. Eventually, the project will create a modular underwater habitat system that will let scientists live underwater for weeks at a time.
Build them as connectable hexagons. Learn from the insects, they’ve had a half billion yearsto figure out what shit works and what shit don’t.
Sure when in air. Not so much for underwater or really anywhere where they have to deal with a pressure differential, either positive or negative, where large flat sides are detrimental.
The hexagon is only stronger than a circle if you’re gridding it.
EDIT (stronger for the TOTAL material used)
Did you mean “truncated icosahedron”? A hexagon is 2d.
Nah if you only build a 2D structure, you won’t have to worry about the water pressure because your structure will likely not be able to interact with 3D matter. It’s genius engineering IMHO.