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Yeah, JC was awesome in his day, but there are much better things out there today. Science and technology has brought us so much more than he could have way back then. Get yourself a Blu-ray player and some new videos...might even be cheaper to!

I was wondering if the lesser fatigue and lesser soreness when diving Nitrox might not also be related to hyperbaric O2 therapy? Might it be possible that breathing EANx at depth is giving an accelerated healing affect? We are talking minute damage that causes muscle soreness from work or...

You really cannot conceive of a realistic scenario where swimming competence won't cause an issue? People can and do panic in the water when things don't go smoothly, and I cannot imagine a situation where a LACK of ability makes things better.

I absolutely refuse such services! Not quite to that level of extreme but I have been in more than a few establishments where bathroom attendants were posted. I don't ask for their help, refuse if offered, and am all around creeped out by them. If the service is optional, yes I do. If it is...

The PADI swim test is what...200 meters? I don't see this test really as a measure of swimming ability as much as I see it as a fitness test as close as they can come to SCUBA specific fitness. If you really struggle to finish the swim test it says more about your fitness level than your...

PADI does have a swim test, and the distance in more than enough for a competent instructor to evaluate whether or not you can swim. The problem I have is that there is really not much of a standard, and really poor swimmers can slip through as the instructor has no basis for failing someone...

I think hovering and attitude underwater are things that need time to become second nature. Think of things that require balance, like simply standing up on your feet. In the beginning you have to concentrate and react to changes in your balance, but as you gain the experience of standing and...

I do believe you have answered your own question. I would say you are plenty loaded up just getting comfortable with diving, no need to get creative. As you gain competence things will sort themselves out. Being in control of where you are uw is the important part of being task loaded, i.e. you...

You're gonna drown...

Yeah, for sure. I got an Otterbox and waterproof headphones and solved most of that problem. I also enjoyed the time to think. I don't know how much lap swimming really helps though. I have always been a strong swimmer, but I grew up playing in the ocean all summer long. Surfing, snorkeling...

93% of people who make up statistics on the spot say things like "general consensus", so it wasn't really a typo;) BTW what happened to our avatars?

Probably. I should have voted the next one down but I am also lying to myself right now:rofl3: Im still in shape im still in shape im still in shape:D

What is your overall fitness? It could be that diving is more exercise than you are used to and toward the end of the day you are just plain getting tired. The general consensus is that nitrox helps the fatigue and soreness, probably because of the higher O2 content, even someone with a poor...

I answered that I am a fitness swimmer (although I took the winter off). That is now. When I was certified I was badly out of shape and could barely swim the distance required. I think it took me 25 minutes or something. I am still not a great swimmer, I think when I stopped I was 1:40 per 100...

After about 50 dives on my store brand surfer suit, I can not agree. I am warm in mine. Again we are only talking water that requires a 3mm suit, so it is not that cold to begin with.

Agreed> The biologists at my aquarium stay around the clock if an animal needs that sort of attention. If there is a major storm then people sleep over so someone will be there in the morning to tend to them even if the public is locked out. I don't know how much everybody makes but they start...

Lots of good technical stuff above. I dive a surfers 3/2 full and a shorty because they are soooo much cheaper. I use these suits in warm waters and compression is not much of an issue for me with them either. I would not use a surfers 5mm and up, but the thinner suits I have no worries using...

For sure. A better philosophy would be to try and turn that walkin into a regular...

I have had my computer for years, and only needed to change batteries (user replaceable) These things really are simple (from a computer standpoint). Of course caveat emptor was made for Ebay

It is a double edged sword for sure. When I first noticed Steve Irwin I could not have hated anyone more (I am also an amatuer herpetoculturist). Here he was being all crazy and loud and, well I am sure you have seen his shows. But look at all the support he got? The awareness he raised was...