Xenonite Water Bottle Sleeve - Project Hail Mary

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Futuristic Space Water Bottle Sleeve - Project Hail Mary Edition

Stainless Steel inside with “Xenonite” alien outside

If you loved Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary, you probably remember the exact moment Dr. Ryland Grace finally catches Blip-C from Rocky. This project is a functional, real-world interpretation of how I imagined that advanced Eridian technology looking while reading the book.

I designed this outer shell to perfectly house a standard, everyday Amazon Basics water bottle, transforming it from a boring desk accessory into a piece of hard sci-fi lore.

Eridian by Design

Because Eridians use a base-6 numerical system, everything about this container revolves around that math:

• 6-Sided Hexagonal Profile: A nod to Eridian architecture and geometry.
• 6 Distinct Sections: The body is broken into six stacked, twisting segments.
• Acoustic Texturing: Every single section features a unique, heavy texture. Since Rocky "sees" using high-frequency sonar/sound waves, these varied ridges and geometric patterns would provide a rich, highly identifiable tactile map for an Eridian observer.

Assembly

1. Slide your Amazon Basics water bottle into the main housing. Push hard!
2. Align the upper cap then press straight down onto the lid of the water bottle.
3. The Twist: Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't sell left-hand thread water bottles, so to open this, you'll be turning it the Earthling Left-Loosey way. Twisting the top hex section unscrews the actual bottle lid inside!

This design only fits this one (low cost, high quality) water bottle! It took quite a bit of tweaking to make it work across various materials and shrinkage rates:

Water Bottle: https://amzn.to/4v0YY8Q

Flashforge Burnt Titanium PLA: https://amzn.to/4tUQOxX

Print Settings

• Filament Choice: I did more tweaking that I would like to admit to make PLA, PETG, and ABS work in a single design. 
  • That being said, all material behaves a little differently. I've included test rings for the bottle and the cap. They should grip tight but not be impossible to install. If you need to make a tweak, it's probably only 0.5% so change the scaling to 100.5% (looser) or 99.5% (tighter).
  • Don't use fiber materials! - It won't flex well for install and you don't want those near your drinking water. 
  • If you think you might drop it or will have it in the sun, consider PETG or ABS over PLA for UV and drop resistance.
  • Multi-color filaments like the one I used from Flashforge can produce some really cool effects. Linked above.
  • No supports! Make sure your plate is clean.

Fist my bump and post a picture with your filament choices and consider boosting. :) Cheers friends!