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J322Y
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Except then it wouldn't have been funny....
Jonathan Bird panics while diving for sea lion video
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I got all excited at first sighting and for a second thought it was another Argonaut Kraken
Bert van den Berg
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OK, got the idea but still had to read other people's posts before committing to presenting my view.
I can't actually remember being taught that pulling your mask up onto your forehead is a panicked diver response. I think I learned it on the internet. Obviously this guy was not anywhere near panicking.
Personally, I think it much more comfortable to push my mask up onto my head than to pull it down. That way it's not in the way. The only reason I don't push it up is because of this "panicked diver" thing.
In 49 years of diving I've seen two panicked divers and neither one pushed their mask up onto their head or removed their mask. In both instances they shot up towards the surface but did the exhale thing all the way up.
I can't actually remember being taught that pulling your mask up onto your forehead is a panicked diver response. I think I learned it on the internet. Obviously this guy was not anywhere near panicking.
Personally, I think it much more comfortable to push my mask up onto my head than to pull it down. That way it's not in the way. The only reason I don't push it up is because of this "panicked diver" thing.
In 49 years of diving I've seen two panicked divers and neither one pushed their mask up onto their head or removed their mask. In both instances they shot up towards the surface but did the exhale thing all the way up.
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