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    Some rebreather and rebreather instructor questions

    Ok I realize I run the risk of looking like a total idiot here but I cannot seem to get the answers I am looking for out of anyone I know and frankly I think I've managed to confuse myself even worse. So please please please be patient with me. I'll lay out what I think I know and please feel...
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    What makes a good dive boat?

    Cookies!!!! You think I'm kidding, but I fall in love with boats that feed me right. Doesn't have to be anything mind blowing, as long as the food is simple and edible and cookies are involved I am the happiest person in the world. And snacks between each dive are a MUST!!!
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    Procedure for vomiting

    The only place in the world I get motion sickness is underwater if there is a surge. Puking into the reg is pretty much a normal occurrence for me. I just leave my reg in, puke it all out, and then rinse the reg a bit, rinse my mouth a bit and carry on. Inevitably if it is a repetitive issue you...
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    Scuba Snopes

    I believe it. I just got back from Sudan where Precontinent is located (cool dive btw) and the main site is on the outer reef and the moorings are all on the inner reef. Basically Cousteau dropped dynamite and blew 2 giant channels into the inner reef so his vessel could moor inside the reef...
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    Scuba Snopes

    I know a couple instructors that do this, and sadly a dive shop or 2 that also practices this as well.
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    Semi-dry for women?

    Yeah I second what bluephoenix says. Go with waterproof. Theres about 5000 different size options and I've yet to meet someone who hasn't found a waterproof suit that fits them right. As for what jewelofnile69 says....I also kinda agree. I absolutely adore my Fusion Fit and if you're going with...
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    Padi Master scuba diver

    There are very few dive operations that I use that I don't know the staff of, so most of them know I am an instructor before I even walk through the door. However, with a dive center I've never been to before when it comes down to showing them a c card I'll usually pull out my AOW. It usually...
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    How Long to Drain a 80 Cubic Foot Cylinder - 4 Failures

    One of the morons I was diving with last week had an O-ring go at about 8m. I like to think it was God's version of natural selection but that sadly wasn't the case. I feel like from 8m though other than the panic factor you're really not in THAT precarious of a situation.
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    Why do the zippers on women's wetsuits stop at the waist?

    See I have the opposite problem. I so far have only managed to fit Mares suits and frankly their suits are CRAP. I have extremely broad shoulders and no boobs really and Mares seems to be the only suits I can even get into. I wish they could figure their zipper issues out though. If I had a...
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    Texting and Diving

    I thoroughly enjoy my 40-60 minutes of peacefulness underwater. If something needs to be said it can usually be conveyed with hand signals or if the person is a real PITA wet notes. Past that I probably really don't give a flying goldfish what you have to say and I sure as heck wouldn't want to...
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    Diving a tragedy in FL...

    I believe someone said it before, but I'm so not so sure it's a matter of deaths, but a matter of the story or history or a wreck. I just got back from diving on the Umbria in Sudan. AMAZING wreck. No one died and it was sunk to keep the Italian bombs on board out of British hands. Point being...
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    Earnings of instructors worldwide: references

    I'll add what I know. Cyprus: E1200/month, minus all expenses. Real earnings E200-300/month. Malta: E1200/month, minus all expenses. Real earnings E100-200/month. Rome/Italy: E3,000/month, bloody expensive. Real earnings E500/month. All of these expenses do not factor in transportation. If...
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    Earnings of instructors worldwide: references

    Ok by that logic I do it as a lifestyle choice and it makes a lovely resume addition for my career choice however many years down the line. That being said I do know a couple career instructors. Most of which have gone or are going in the direction of CD. Because let's be realistic, that is the...
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    Statistical outline of scuba diving

    Ok I'm adding this to my list of why scubaearth would be AWESOME if Padi actually made it useful. They could easily compile stats on the amount of dives, where people are diving, what shops they are using, etc etc, how many divers are diving regularly, maybe even make a deal with suunto and sync...
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    Earnings of instructors worldwide: references

    I know a load of them. Myself being one of them whenever I'm not in school (which as of last week is hopeful never again). I think that the difference is US diving verses European/resort diving. Most instructors around here are full time. The options are somewhere equatorial (aka Caribbean or...
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    Protune Raw White balance files color correcting

    Where would I even find this? Sorry so not a camera person and have NO idea where to even start.
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    The EYE Cam

    Ok so I picked up this little toy from the shop where I work and I'm rather amused by the little guy. It has a laser pointer on the front so i I know exactly what it's pointed at. Also has a display on the back so I can see what im filming. I haven't managed to find it anywhere in the US yet...
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    Encounters with military divers

    Apparently my boredom level is so high that I just read this entire thread, but seeming that this all just seems rather irrelevant to anyone I feel the need to say if anyone DOES know any single SEALS who want to dive recreationally feel free to send them my direction...I'd be MORE than happy to...
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    What to do about air consumption?

    When I was first trying to get my air consumption down to a reasonable amount, I started counting my breaths in. I first started with what was comfortable. Obviously I am not going to exhale to a 20 count if there is only 10 counts worth of breath in my lungs. Once I established a count I did it...
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    Too much foot material on the Fusion Drysuit.

    Yeah this is about the same stance I'm taking....
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