The Mudoc Corporation
The E x p a n s i v e Swimming Pool
The Mudoc Corporation is producing a
novel that spans the next two decades.
The novel, The Metafarm,
depicts the kind of residence/workplaces that will become more and more
commonplace as we move further into the communications age and into the era of
fuel independence. Since the beginning
of the industrial age, human society has shown a growing trend toward
urbanization. The Metafarm describes
the reversal of that trend. As the novel
progresses, increasingly larger numbers of people move from urban to rural
areas to live and work on many different kinds of metafarms
– as described in the chapter
summaries of The Metafarm
production and marketing
plan.
One of the principal nonhuman
characters in The Metafarm is the
metafarmhouse, which is described in “The Home of Tomorrow: The Good-Health
Home”. An integral element of each of
the novel’s metafarmhouses is a special kind of swimming pool, an “expansive
pool” (see “Tomorrow's Home Pool”).
Expansive pools are small indoor pools that can function like
Olympic-size lap pools through the use of “pool expanders.” Pool expanders are described on the next page
and are illustrated in Appendix A of The
Metafarm plan. Because of their
size, their design, and other limitations, most present-day backyard pools and
aboveground pools are not well-suited as exercise facilities. But, with pool expanders and other special
accessories, most small pools can be turned into superb fitness facilities that
can be used by anyone – and used
safely with little or no assistance from others.
The Mudoc Corporation hopes to make The Metafarm
the decade’s most widely
exposed literary work. It will be the
first novel written and published as a MuBook, a new
kind of print-on-paper book – a book with its text presented in the mu
typography. It will also be the first
novel produced and published as a MuvieBook, a new kind of electronic book that
provides readers with a powerful new linguistic tool, interactive movable type.
The novel will be published in many different languages and produced in
a variety of other media, as discussed in The
Metafarm production and marketing plan.
If The
Metafarm does become a major literary work, is produced as a television or
movie series, and is translated into many languages, it could be read and/or
seen by millions of people – possibly hundreds of millions. The wide distribution of the work could
provide expansive pools with more exposure than would be possible through any
amount of paid advertising. The
expansive pool’s exposure in The Metafarm’s
different forms may lead
to marked increases in the construction and use of swim spas and related
swimming and fitness facilities –
particularly in rural areas and in colder climates.
The Mudoc Corporation hopes
to see expansive pools on the market before The
Metafarm is published a year or two from now.
On the pages that follow are
descriptions of the kinds of expansive pools that will be seen – from the
low-cost, low-tech, bare-bones pool to the ultimate high-tech swim spa suited
for presidents, kings, and professional athletes, expansive pools that range in
cost from less than $2,000 to multiuser swim spas that exceed $200,000.
The following Web pages will soon be available on "mudoc.com":
The Expansive Pool’s Elements,
Optional Accessories,
and Commercial Opportunities
1. The
Vessels Page 2
2. The
Pool Expander Page 2
a. The
O-ring belt and harness Page 2
b. The
crane and support line assembly Page 2
c. The
anchor and energy collector Page 3
3. The
Pool Computer Page 4
4. The
Hydrotherapy Section Page
5
a. The
massage table and tools Page
5
b.
The exercise table and tools Page
5
5. Medical
and Therapy Systems Page
6
6. The
Flotation System and In-and-Out Tools Page 6
7. The
Hydrogen Heater Page 6
8. The
Solar Water Heater Page 7
9. The Quadridome Page 7
10. Entertainment
Systems Page
8
11. Communications
Systems Page
8
12. Pool
Exercise and Training Tools, Games, and Toys Page
8
13. The
Densometer Page 9
14. Video
Productions for Expansive Pool Users Page
9
15. Expansive
Pool Centers Page 10
16. Expansive
Pool Partnering Page 11
Illustrations
Three New Rooms for the Home of Tomorrow Page 12
Expansive Pool Layout Page
13
Expansive Pool Massage/Exercise Table Page
14
The O-Ring Belt Page
15
The Quadridome Page
16
The Simple Heater: The Hydrogen Heater Page
17
The Porter Pool-Xpander Page 18