if the floor was solid the only place for all that wind to go would be through that poophole.
by making the floor slotted the design lowers the wind resistance and allows it to pass through, thus equalizing the pressure inside the room vs under it (think of it like a balloon).
also because of the small size of the hole, should the floor be solid, the pressure is increased.
this could be resolved by attaching a pipe the same size of the hole that sticks out of the bottom between 6-8 feet. I assume they didn’t do that for maintenance reduction. though, this wouldn’t stop sheer winds from shooting up the pipe.
I had not thought about this but it totally makes sense.
It does seem possible to engineer it to allow air but not light through. But given the demeanor of the folks that work on these platforms, they do not likely give two shits (pun intended) about the floor being a little open. Hell I bet most of the floors on this thing are like this.
you want to turn the toilet into a shit cannon?
I have a problem with heights so the see through floor would not be something I’d enjoy. Although I’m curious about the “shit cannon”.
it’s very windy on the open ocean.
if the floor was solid the only place for all that wind to go would be through that poophole.
by making the floor slotted the design lowers the wind resistance and allows it to pass through, thus equalizing the pressure inside the room vs under it (think of it like a balloon).
also because of the small size of the hole, should the floor be solid, the pressure is increased.
this could be resolved by attaching a pipe the same size of the hole that sticks out of the bottom between 6-8 feet. I assume they didn’t do that for maintenance reduction. though, this wouldn’t stop sheer winds from shooting up the pipe.
I had not thought about this but it totally makes sense.
It does seem possible to engineer it to allow air but not light through. But given the demeanor of the folks that work on these platforms, they do not likely give two shits (pun intended) about the floor being a little open. Hell I bet most of the floors on this thing are like this.