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I lived underwater in tiny steel pod for record 120 days with no shower  – this is what I did first when I got out

I lived underwater in tiny steel pod for record 120 days with no shower  – this is what I did first when I got out

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I lived underwater in tiny steel pod for record 120 days with no shower  – this is what I did first when I got out
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Source: The Sun
Author: Elizabeta Ranxburgaj
Published: Jan, 26 2025 16:54

A WORLD record holder who spent 120 days underwater - without a shower - revealed the first thing he did when he came back to land. German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch, 59, subjected himself to four months in a 320-square-foot capsule. Koch started his shock adventure on September 26, 2024, just off Puerto Lindo in Panama.

[Rudiger Koch, underwater in a room, being interviewed.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Rudiger Koch, underwater in a room, being interviewed.]

His underwater home - called the SeaPod Alpha Deep - resembled the inside of a soulless chamber but the engineer managed to include some essentials in his space. Koch managed to fit a TV, computer, exercise bike, portable toilet, and fans in the tight space.

[Man exercising on stationary bike in underwater room.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Man exercising on stationary bike in underwater room.]

Despite living underwater in the Caribbean Sea, the engineer was able to use internet through satellites. Solar panels and a backup generator supplied electricity into the space. His underwater home was connected to another chamber above water through a vertical tube - which was how food would have been brought down to him during that time.

[Man in underwater habitat.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Man in underwater habitat.]

He even had his family, doctor, and journalists come into the special home to visit him. Koch joked about this in December when he said: “The last time I checked, I was still married.". Despite these necessities and luxuries, Koch missed having a real shower.

[SeaPod Alpha Deep, an underwater living structure, with a person on a jet ski nearby.]
Image Credit: The Sun [SeaPod Alpha Deep, an underwater living structure, with a person on a jet ski nearby.]

While underwater, he revealed jumping in for a good wash would be the first thing he did when back on the ground. The engineer set a new world record on Friday for the longest time living underwater without depressurisation. Koch was met outside of his temporary home by Guinness World Records adjudicator Susana Reyes to confirm his astonishing achievement.

[Man in underwater room.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Man in underwater room.]

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