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Walking by this beachfront billionaire house, the garage was open & I saw this. This chamber has a bench in it for seating maybe 2 people max. Oxygen chamber perhaps? (infosec.pub)

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I regret not getting clearer pictures to zoom in and see the words on the instruments but I felt the need to be discreet as I was just walking by, these ocean-front home garages are rarely/NEVER left open unattended. What is this mystery chamber?

One more different angle picture in the comments, you can see the seating bench in the chamber.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My thoughts didn't go to diving, but hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

[–] LyD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably more likely, I didn't know it was useful for stuff like plastic surgery.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Some people also just use them for purposes that are less clinical. Hyperbaric chambers back in the day were one of those cure-alls that were and are purported to treat all sorts of ailments, increase mental performance, sense of wellbeing, etc. I imagine it's a mix of real uses and bogus uses, but billionaires love to splurge on that kind of thing.