The Hatch gets it power from where exactly?

[Scoobing]

I was thinking that the intro sequence showed us something we may have taken for granted.

The computers, blender, washing machine, lights, lava lamps, and music system all need power. So where is that power coming from? What is producing it. I doubt it would be a combustion engine as that would need constant fuel.

My bet is some kind of nuclear source, hence injections, which may be anti-radiation meds. Would that also explain the magnetic field in the hatch (Jack's key round his neck being pulled away from his body).

[Frink]

Are you forgetting the cable Sayid found on the beach which leads into the ground?

Perhaps there is a generator on that cable. And there is a strong electro-magnetic field by some sort of transformer which is why the key went toward it, and the compass being defective.

[Hungry Joe]

The cable that goes into the ground perhaps?

[jetembers]

zero point energy using magnets somehow?

[Burned_Alive]

The cable not only goes into the ground, it goes into the sea at the other end.....so could be connected to anywhere in theory

[Scoobing]

Didn't that cable stop at the French Lady's shack? Or did it just go into the ground nearby?

Still, if that cable is the power source, then someone has left a generator running for the island, meaning that Desmond isn't a survivor or anything, he is supposed to be there, and people on the mainland still know he is there, and are therefore providing power.

Or they could have forgotten to turn the thing off. :P

The experiements or whatever is going on could either be still on going, or finished, but no one has told Desmond.

[Frink]

Well Danielle said there was a radio tower and a power supply on the island, because she had very few batteries, which could not supply enough energy for 16 years for a radio transmitter, and her shack.

[Scoobing]

Is there any kind of power source that would produce a magnetic field like Jack experienced in the hatch? What kind of power source could they use that would not need regular fuel, which I'm assuming cannot be procured. For all I know, they could get supply ship each month, and since we have only been there around a month now, we may have not seen it yet. ;)

[Frink]

Well I believe it was a transformer producing the magnetic field, because a generator could, in what I know, could not generate a field that strong. It is most likely a transformer boosting up the voltage. But I am not sure of anything really.

[lost/wwe fan]

Maybe the hatch gets it's energy from the security system. The security system could be like a hamster on a wheel.

[shred]

I'm currently in favor of solar energy as the power source. Yes, Desmond lives in the ground, but we haven't seen all of the island, and there could be solar panels somewhere. Another reason I like this idea is that solar was a great big deal in the biosphere theories that were kicking around in the 70s (along with Desmond's decor.)

[jater_luvs_josh]

The security system could be like a hamster on a wheel.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andrewbash]

The ocean's full of salt water, all thats needed to make a good batery is salt. Another possibilty is a watermill.

[Carrie123]

I'm thinking the whole hatch is a lot more complex than we think - on the the way into the dome Jack flashes the light over row-upon-row of two foot thick cast iron pipes, I'm guessing Desmond is running a whole infrastructure down there

[Cine]

Well, there is running water there too. He could be using water-turbins and stuff to create the power.

But the cable is what piques my curiousity the most.

[Scoobing]

Ah yes I had forgotten about running water. In the clip I just took it for granted lol. So there has to be some kind of water pump and filter, and enough power for all that too.

[Noetic]

I have suspected from the moment the hatch was found, that the cable Sayid finds is a power cable that leads ONTO the island.

[dogygb]

i also consider the cable Sayid found is the power supply for the hatch.maybe under the water there is something else~~~~~

[Noetic]

i also consider the cable Sayid found is the power supply for the hatch.maybe under the water there is something else~~~~~
Or maybe it's just a very long cable? I.e. it leads to the real/outside world, for want of a better word.

[bapenguin]

The cable went from the ocean into the ground when Sayid followed it. Most likely the cable is attatched to a kind of Tidal Generator (http://www.hie.co.uk/aie/tidal_power.html)

[Mahub]

I dont think the hatch reqiures power, but the bunker UNDER it probably does. Now that we know whats under the hatch, can we stop refering to the structure as The Hatch, please? :)

[soumya86]

Maybe it uses some type of rewnewable energy e.g from the waves/wind/sun. The cable is the most logical explanation but I think it doesn't just connect power, it might also be used to conect vast amounts of data to other hatches/bunkers on/around the island.

[Elbatcho]

I am going to say it could be a fusion reactor or something similar because it would explain the power and the magnetic fields. Also on the OceanicFlight815 site they have those spining circles which could be a clue to the power sorce/containment field.

[Portal]

Obviously the whole hatch is a science experiment, command center. I think it got shut down and quarantined when something went wrong, there looks like a fire or meltdown occured at some point. Now someone else has taken over.

[Angelmonster]

There could be so many things powering the things in the Hatch. It could have to do witht he magnet, the powercord Sayid found on the beach(well, it could be powered by wherever that cord draws its power from) or it could just use water to power the place. Heck, solar panels could be hidden else-where on the island XD

[Noetic]

The cable went from the ocean into the ground when Sayid followed it. Most likely the cable is attatched to a kind of Tidal Generator (http://www.hie.co.uk/aie/tidal_power.html)
If you compare it to the mural, it seems to go to the sun... or at least cross the ocean. Which supports my theory that it connects to "outside" (mainland or whatever).

[in_ferior]

If you compare it to the mural, it seems to go to the sun... or at least cross the ocean. Which supports my theory that it connects to "outside" (mainland or whatever).
i saw the theory of the cable bringing in power on another forum somewhere. i think the debunking argument is why would sayid grab a high voltage power line? he would have recognized it as a power source and would know better.

i like the theory of a nuclear reactor, but the fact that there are no radiation signs anywhere makes me think that's not right. plus a nuclear reactor must be contained and cooled by lots of water constantly being flushed. then again, that could mean the reactor is under water. maybe that explains the cable going into the sea, it's a "control" cable so commands can be sent to the under water reactor. you could also argue that the sun represents the reactor. in the mural, the sun is under the water and the cable goes out to the sun. crazy theory, i know.... but is it crazy enough?

or.... a simpler explanation.. we do know there is a power source on the island somewhere, and we don't know how far the underground tunnels go. he could just be plugged in to that mysterious power source.

[LostSurvivors]

Im not really a science guy but i don't think that cable would be capable to get electricity to all that, i don't know what it is connected to in the sea but we are not sure that that's what brings electricity... Danielle also had electricity in her shelter!

[00scotty]

My theory is that the cable in the water led to the ship she came on and tapped into. It may just be a bit off shore.

[murbot]

Im not really a science guy but i don't think that cable would be capable to get electricity to all that, i don't know what it is connected to in the sea but we are not sure that that's what brings electricity... Danielle also had electricity in her shelter!

Daneille had batteries. :)

[kkina]

"Reactor" is 7 letters long and begins and ends wth the same letter. But, can't think of a 3-letter word that means the same.

[bibwis tolstarx]

kkina--are you referring to what's in the hatch? We found out it was DesmonD (MaN was the corresponding 3-letter word) Welcome to the forum! : )

If it was a power cord into the ocean, it would have to be heavily insulated, wouldn't it? To prevent all the fish from getting electricuted (yes, it's a joke), or prevent the cord and whatever it's attached to from shorting out or being disintigrated by the sea salt. It makes sense to me that there could be more than one hatch and they could all be interconnected--that would explain the cable. Just a thought...

[kkina]

kkina--are you referring to what's in the hatch? We found out it was DesmonD (MaN was the corresponding 3-letter word) Welcome to the forum! : )

If it was a power cord into the ocean, it would have to be heavily insulated, wouldn't it? To prevent all the fish from getting electricuted (yes, it's a joke), or prevent the cord and whatever it's attached to from shorting out or being disintigrated by the sea salt. It makes sense to me that there could be more than one hatch and they could all be interconnected--that would explain the cable. Just a thought...

Oh yes, I know...I was thinking that the producers might be sneaky enough to have multiple answers.

[Noetic]

i saw the theory of the cable bringing in power on another forum somewhere. i think the debunking argument is why would sayid grab a high voltage power line? he would have recognized it as a power source and would know better.
The same reason why you can grab a cable that powers your radio, TV etc. Insulation. It comes out of the sea - surely even someone who doesn't understand electrics knows that a cable coming out of the sea must be insulated, seeing as though nobody got electrocuted when going for a swim? :rolleyes:

[LOSTSOL]

solar panels ?