Could a person really live in the sewer?

LordShredder · 04-20-2013, 02:14 PM

I've been wondering could a person really live in the sewer like the ninja turtles? I've seen how they hook up TV's and computer's lol and it makes me wonder if a person really could hook all that stuff up.

Ville Leskinen · 04-20-2013, 02:31 PM

There are homeless people who live in the New York sewers and tunnels. Doubt it's as glamorous as the turtles homes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_people

*ObiWanFan4life* · 04-20-2013, 03:24 PM

Yes but it's not as glamorous as the show

*Powder* · 04-20-2013, 04:48 PM

Indeed but the odds of it being as glamorous as they make it seem...

Shreddhead · 04-20-2013, 04:48 PM

If you had the money for supplies, the know-how for tapping into existing power lines, and the nasal awareness of a 100 year old man, I have no doubt you could set up something livable and somewhat similar to the lair down there. Now whether or not the power co would send someone down to see what was leeching power is another question.

*Icebot* · 04-20-2013, 05:28 PM

I don't see how that's possible. I know I could never live there.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 04-21-2013, 12:57 AM

Someone try it and let us know

*Zulithe* · 04-21-2013, 01:30 AM

It's listed in the wikipedia article above, but you can find this on netflix. i recommend watching it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Days_%28film%29

*Wildcat* · 04-21-2013, 01:53 AM

Im sure its possible but like said before the power companies will eventually find you.

However the thing Ive always wondered was, wouldn't it stink like "human waste" (to put it nicely)? Yet the water is usually clear and/or they just don't mind the smell, lol.

Thats one thing thats never made sense about the turtles. To have them live in the sewer.

TurtleFan2012 · 04-21-2013, 10:52 AM

A TV is out of the question. I would just bring board games, a game boy, and some comics in the sewer. Just hope you don't run into a rat obsessed hobo in rags and you will probably be alright

*snake* · 04-21-2013, 12:16 PM

I'd say you can live there. It would smell, though. Personally, I like the old subway station in the new show, it would be more comfortable to live in.

Lord Nightwalker · 04-21-2013, 05:57 PM

It's very possible. I've seen articles and books on the very topic. Plus, say the disinfranchised individual had even a rudimentary knowledge of survival skills and the creativity to apply them, they could increase their level of comfort.

There's books on the subject of homeless living underground, I believe one's actual titled new york underground, or something similar.

Shreddhead · 04-21-2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleFan2012

A TV is out of the question. I would just bring board games, a game boy, and some comics in the sewer. Just hope you don't run into a rat obsessed hobo in rags and you will probably be alright

Sure now adays it wouldn't work. But up until a few years ago you didn't need cable to watch tv, just a pair of rabbit ears and you could get at least 3 channels.

*Katie* · 04-21-2013, 06:38 PM

Why would anyone want to live in a sewer?

I prefer clean places.

Shreddhead · 04-21-2013, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie

Why would anyone want to live in a sewer?

I prefer clean places.

Those are the first places the Foot would think to look for ya

*Sage Ninja* · 04-21-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

Im sure its possible but like said before the power companies will eventually find you.

However the thing Ive always wondered was, wouldn't it stink like "human waste" (to put it nicely)? Yet the water is usually clear and/or they just don't mind the smell, lol.

Thats one thing thats never made sense about the turtles. To have them live in the sewer.

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Originally Posted by snakeweed101

I'd say you can live there. It would smell, though. Personally, I like the old subway station in the new show, it would be more comfortable to live in.

not all sewers are for nasty stinky human waste. Some seweres are used as transporting and housing clean drinking water and eletrical wiring under the foundations of buildings and even have underground rivers running through them from outside. These places are not that filthy and wouldn't be near the areas of the sewers that house human waste so they wouldn't smell.

*chrisdude* · 04-21-2013, 10:21 PM

Of course, if there's space, you could live there. And I could see the subway thing. But what about the 'sewer den?' I mean, they didn't just build rooms in the sewers, did they? A den like in the original cartoon and movies would totally flood as soon as hurricane season hit.

*CyberCubed* · 04-21-2013, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie

Why would anyone want to live in a sewer?

I prefer clean places.

Probably because watching the cartoons have tricked people into thinking that sewers are clean and pleasant places to live in.

ryukenden · 04-22-2013, 09:45 AM

It certainly would not suit someone who has a fear of rats and roaches. Even the areas that wouldn't stink would be infested with them.

04-20-2013, 02:14 PM	#1
LordShredder Random Punk Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 23	Could a person really live in the sewer? I've been wondering could a person really live in the sewer like the ninja turtles? I've seen how they hook up TV's and computer's lol and it makes me wonder if a person really could hook all that stuff up.

04-20-2013, 02:31 PM	#2
Ville Leskinen Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 120	There are homeless people who live in the New York sewers and tunnels. Doubt it's as glamorous as the turtles homes... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_people __________________

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ObiWanFan4life Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,724	Yes but it's not as glamorous as the show __________________ "The force will be with you, always" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

04-20-2013, 04:48 PM	#5
Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	If you had the money for supplies, the know-how for tapping into existing power lines, and the nasal awareness of a 100 year old man, I have no doubt you could set up something livable and somewhat similar to the lair down there. Now whether or not the power co would send someone down to see what was leeching power is another question. __________________

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Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	I don't see how that's possible. I know I could never live there. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

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Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,954	Indeed but the odds of it being as glamorous as they make it seem...

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04-21-2013, 01:30 AM	#8
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	It's listed in the wikipedia article above, but you can find this on netflix. i recommend watching it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Days_%28film%29

04-21-2013, 01:53 AM	#9
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	Im sure its possible but like said before the power companies will eventually find you. However the thing Ive always wondered was, wouldn't it stink like "human waste" (to put it nicely)? Yet the water is usually clear and/or they just don't mind the smell, lol. Thats one thing thats never made sense about the turtles. To have them live in the sewer. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

04-21-2013, 10:52 AM	#10
TurtleFan2012 Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 300	A TV is out of the question. I would just bring board games, a game boy, and some comics in the sewer. Just hope you don't run into a rat obsessed hobo in rags and you will probably be alright

04-21-2013, 12:16 PM	#11
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	I'd say you can live there. It would smell, though. Personally, I like the old subway station in the new show, it would be more comfortable to live in.

04-21-2013, 05:57 PM	#12
Lord Nightwalker Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 698	It's very possible. I've seen articles and books on the very topic. Plus, say the disinfranchised individual had even a rudimentary knowledge of survival skills and the creativity to apply them, they could increase their level of comfort. There's books on the subject of homeless living underground, I believe one's actual titled new york underground, or something similar.

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Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	Why would anyone want to live in a sewer? I prefer clean places. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

04-21-2013, 10:21 PM	#17
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	Of course, if there's space, you could live there. And I could see the subway thing. But what about the 'sewer den?' I mean, they didn't just build rooms in the sewers, did they? A den like in the original cartoon and movies would totally flood as soon as hurricane season hit. __________________ PSN/Miiverse: MikeFarber

04-22-2013, 09:45 AM	#19
ryukenden Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 383	It certainly would not suit someone who has a fear of rats and roaches. Even the areas that wouldn't stink would be infested with them.