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Not really. I could get rich if I could get a few million people to pay me $10 premiums for my insurance that covers all relocation expenses if they win the lottery and are being bothered by people who want a handout, because despite my full coverage there would be very few claims. The question...

Of course. A lot of policies even include an accidental death benefit that doubles the amount of coverage. I don't have any actuarial data, but I think it's a very safe bet that well over 50% of accidental deaths are the fault of the deceased. The only out the insurance company has will be...

This guy has inspired me. From now on I'm going to get all of my steak with a pocket knife during the running of the bulls in Pamplona.

Sometimes the very last thing you learn would be very useful information if you were able to pass it along.

The International Shark Attack file maintains a list of confirmed unprovoked attacks (which excludes those related to spearfishing) where the species was identified, though the data has to be taken with a grain of salt: Species Implicated in Attacks :: Florida Museum of Natural History It says...

Yeah, I've forgotten almost all of what I learned about that in my OW class. Maybe you could offer a short primer, and most importantly tell me how big a difference between ET PCO2 and PCO2 should require concern and what instrumentation you suggest for monitoring them.

Ooh, me! Me! I can imagine some people using it as a substitute for good buddy procedures. Who needs to stay close and pay attention when your buddy can just page you?

That's almost certainly about the guide line that both divers were using (and presumably maintaining a connection with), and pretty typical of what happens when a reporter who doesn't know much about a subject gets information from somebody who knows a lot. The knowledgeable person says...

Babysit may not be the right word, but it's close enough. That makes me wonder "why?" That might address the "why?" He's used to things being regimented, he's used to having somebody as backup (or being backup if he's not the pilot in charge), and he should realize that there are times when...

Every time I've taken a CPR class I was taught that you're supposed to do CPR on a bare chest. Shouldn't they therefore require that all swimmers be topless?

That excuses the reporter but the chief still said it, and there's no rational basis since there were no witnesses. Even if the apparent increase in tension on the line was caused by Thompson pulling "extremely hard" we still don't know why he did that. I'd hope that a police chief would be...

Go back and pay attention to the full length video at 3:00 to see somebody bolt for the surface (in the right background).

You can watch the video from here: Unblock YouTube Videos - SSL Encrypted Video Proxy Make sure you select the London server, so that the request Youtube gets isn't from the US, and paste in the video URL: https://www[ put the . here]youtube.com/watch?v=BK-_d1Bnuec It certainly appears to be a...

I'd say regulators are made to work when they're wet, and that depth (within reason) is irrelevant. The pressure depth of my garage is the same as the pressure at 5.75' in a lake at an elevation of 5000'. Or about 11' if I were diving in Lake Titicaca. If I was diving such a lake I would be...

I looked yesterday, but the drainage is so unobvious that I missed it. I also had a significant brain fart. As a whitewater kayaker (that's my photo I linked to) I'm used to water flow being measured as volume (commonly CF) per second. As a result I just converted gallons to CF, missing the...

I'm not sure if you're asking for specifics about this cave, or if you expect one cave to be fairly similar to the next in terms of challenge but caves have quite a wide range of characteristics. I'm not a cave diver and I don't know much about this particular cave beyond what's been reported in...

I came very close on my 3rd dive after getting certified. Since I didn't have other convenient options for more diving I went ahead and took AOW immediately after, so it was #3 of the AOW course. We were at a certain popular quarry in eastern Pennsylvania, and it was my first night dive. As I...

Of course I'm perfectly happy to believe that the figure supplied by somebody who seems to have joined specifically to resurrect a thread that died 3 1/2 years ago may be somewhat suspect, but if you actually did the math I'm afraid your mind must be easily boggled. I've got a friend who did...

I don't have personal experience with it, but I think that's an important detail. No matter how good e-learning is in some respects, it lacks the immediate feedback you have with a traditional classroom environment. If there's already a knowledgeable diver available, they can help with any...

If the people who market cameras sold meat they'd have spent millions of dollars trying to convince you that a 4 oz McDonald's quarter pounder is a better piece of meat than a 3 oz filet mignon. "Mostly intros" meaning you're going to take pictures to sell to students doing DSD's? What...