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LEGOLAND DeutschlandDallmeier supports underwater Guinness World Records* attempt at LEGOLAND* Deutschland

13 April 2010: Heureka!

The Australian Lloyd Godson has succeeded in setting a newworld record which was verified by Guinness WorldRecords* in LEGOLAND* Deutschland today. The marinebiologist spent 14 days in a house measuring just foursquare metres in the underwater world of LEGOLAND*ATLANTIS by SEA LIFE – without surfacing once. Over thecourse of 336 hours he succeeded in generating 2,502watt-hours of electricity by riding a bicycle. This is thelargest amount of electricity ever generated in this wayunder water. He also managed to beat his own personalunderwater record – in 2007 he endured a stretch of twelvedays in an underwater house in an Australian lake.

A Dallmeier camera monitored everything and transmittedthe record attempt via the internet where countless fanswatched Lloyd every day. Additionally, the images werestored on a Dallmeier recorder for later evaluation.

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8 March 2010: World Record Attempt

From March 30th to April 13th, 2010, a spectacular GuinnessWorld Records* attempt will take place at the LEGOLAND*Deutschland leisure park in the German city of Günzburg.Australian marine biologist and adventurer Lloyd Godsonplans to spend 14 days, living in a four square metre housesubmerged at the underwater world at “LEGOLANDATLANTIS by SEA LIFE”. His goal is to generate the largestamount of electricity ever produced by riding a bicycleunderwater. A Dallmeier camera will monitor everythingand transmit the record attempt via the internet.Additionally, the images are stored on a Dallmeier recorderfor later evaluation.

For his world record Lloyd Godson uses a maximallytechnically downgraded bicycle. Godson will have to pedalhard in order to generate 2,500 watt-hours in 14 days and tothus generate the largest amount of electricity everproduced by riding a bicycle underwater. An officialGuinness World Records arbitrator will confirm this recordon April 13, provided Godson succeeds.

The house Lloyd Godson will move into on March 30measures 2.50 x 1.60m. That small floor area will have tosuffice for the 32-year old, who will have to eat, sleep andwash himself within the limited space. Further space in thehouse is occupied by a compact Dallmeier box camera,various measuring instruments and a computer. Using thecomputer Godson will communicate with the outside worldvia the http://www.legoland-unterwasserrekord.de/homepage. The camera images will also be transmittedonline by a MicroStreamer. So, not only the approximately1,300 fish in the Ocean Tank, which is filled with 535,000litres of water, and marvelling visitors will be able to watchLloyd Godson live.

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For subsequent evaluations and to provide clear evidence ofthe fact that Godson has not left the small underwaterhouse during the record attempt, the images will berecorded on a Dallmeier DIS-2/M StreamerPro HDD Large.“It was very important to me to have a reliable recording ofmy stay underwater so that my attempt at the world recordwould be clearly verified. During my search for a suitablecamera and recording solution I was recommended to useDallmeier because of the high quality of their products”,Lloyd Godson explains. The recording includes audio, which,although not required by Guinness World Records, can behelpful with subsequent analyses following the stay. For theproject will be accompanied by numerous researchers andscientists. The surveillance of Godson’s vital functions isexpected to yield new insights about the effects of along-term underwater stay. The measurements are closelyrelated to research conducted by Dennis Chamberland, a bioengineer with NASA. The results of Lloyd Godson’sunderwater stay should provide valuable information thatwill contribute to the establishment of permanentunderwater colonies. The international association of divingmedicine physicians, the Divers Alert Network (DAN), willalso participate with a scientific study. Among other issues,the flow characteristics of body fluids are to be examined.The results are meant to increase the safety of sport divingin the long term.

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