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Re:Biosphere 2 by hotpotamus on Friday May 26, 2023 @06:18PM (#36090172)
Came here to add that. I saw it as kind of a joke (and there is a Star Trekky 90's techno-optimism to the whole thing that I miss now) due to the Pauly Shore parody of it, and so I went on a whim when I was in town. It's actually an impressive work of engineering in its way, and used to study ecosystems to this day although it is no longer sealed. I'd recommend a visit to anyone.
Re:Biosphere 2 by sacnoradhq on Friday May 26, 2023 @09:35PM (#36091277)
It only needed to be, what, 30-50x bigger to be sustainable?