Project Hampture: Lake Mission

4 feet down, 24 feet from shore, for 5 hours.

To donate funds for expanding the habitat with more rooms, or just read about how this project came together, visit the blog at http://hampture.blogspot.com/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hampture
• hamster
• rapture
• bioshock
• undersea
• habitat
• underwater

[shaelikestaquitos]

this is so crazy/cool

but at the same time i feel kinda bad for the hammy.

you said you put kitty litter for bedding to handle the waste. are you sure that won't be harmful to him? >_>"

[anonbutt]

@shaelikestaquitos

Yup. I tried corn litter first to see if him eating it would be a problem. He showed no interest so I moved on to a dust-free traditional litter. It had the added benefit of reducing humidity.

[jergorn93]

Hmm, I'm guessing the pressure inside the enclosure isn't that high to the point of being uncomfortable to the hamster judging by the way Mega-Fucker is chilling. Great job :D

[anonbutt]

@jergorn93

Yup. there's an air return hose so pressure couldn't build up to dangerous levels even if the pump were that strong.

[aboveleft]

By the time you take that hamster out of the water, he will be shooting fire and bees out of his hands at you

[Anonymous0057]

One small step for Hampster. One Giant leap for hampsterkind.

[SMWhit3out]

@desu2234 =O

[desu2234]

@SMWhit3out

Kill yourself.

[gorgeconowitz]

@SMWhit3out shut up.

[SMWhit3out]

What is the point of this?

[josuedinho98]

Finally a place where a hamster is entitled to the sweat of his own brown.

The Hampture, a place were strong industrialist hamsters are no longer "hampered" by their entitlement seeking ex compatriots.

[moneymandate]

I am Hamster Ryan and I'm here to ask you a question.

Is a hamster not entitled to the corms of his cheek?

No. Says the hamster in Washington. It belongs to the poor

No. Says the hamster in the Vatican. It belongs to God

No. Says the hamster in Moscow. It belongs to everyone.

I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose the impossible. I chose Hampture

[Froswaldothegreat]

I love the idea of this, reminds me of an article I read years ago about proposed underwater quarters. Looks like hamsters beat us this time.

[Havermayer]

@Zamboro Bringing it up to the surface kind of defeats the point. Use some kind of tube or something. A small burst of air + gravity should be more than enough to get the food down there.

[zomgtehrei]

in b4 PETA

[Zamboro]

@Havermayer

1. To the right you can see the edge of a battery powered heating pad. The hamster can regulate his own temperature by varying his distance from it.

2. By bringing the habitat up to the surface every so often.

3. It's a Scuba drybox rated for 100 feet. It will not break under 4 feet of water.

4. The Mk. III habitat contains an exercise wheel.

5. Hamsters are burrowers in the wild. They are accustomed to and comfortable in dimly lit chambers.