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    Regular quarry diver found dead - Falling Rock Park, Kentucky

    There's a hole a bit east of the middle, seems like a 2nd thermocline and about 70' deep or so.
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    And so it begins. Panic in the California dive boat industry

    Charge the batteries on a Zodiac and pull it 25 feet behind the boat with a rope/power cord umbilical. Crash axe in the stern right where the umbilical attaches.
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    How did decompression tables change in the 1960s?

    I've read some stuff on the development of tables here: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=4EBCITJyNvI=&tabid=20538&portalid=103&mid=48858 Document is huge, and I cant remember where. Some help, huh?
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    Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    Where was propane stored? Vapor is heavier than air
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    Help preparing for exam

    It's a multiple choice test. Even if you have very small errors in your calculations or don't calculate temperature, the answers other than the right one are pretty wrong.
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    SSI nitrox course

    My Nitrox40 cert was from 2013. Here's the card, click for larger image:
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    Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

    I thought we were going to talk about Freddy Fender
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    SSI nitrox course

    This was how my SSI Nitrox class worked, about 2016 as well.
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    Ears full after doing handstands in pool !

    Can you gently open your tubes by yawning? Stand on your right leg with some kind of support to grab with your right hand a couple feet away to your right. Bend to your right, lifting your left leg up. Bend your left knee up towards your head, left foot towards your butt. Forcefully extend...
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    "giant stride entry" Why can't you jump?

    Y'all are doing this the hard way. Skip to 8:10. After I win the lottery I'll get my own boat. Y'all are invited, but this is how we roll:
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    200m swim test and 10 mins water treading

    You just need more time in the water to get fishey. Sidestroke, elementary backstroke, breast stroke. You need to do 4 laps. Your legs probably feel like they sink, but your chest full of air will definitely float. When your face is in the water exhale, when your face comes out breath in...
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    Shallow then deep dive.

    US Navy’s Thalmann algorithm has you ongassing exponentially but offgassing linearly for some compartment(s). That would make it more of an advantage to do your deeper dive first compared with the algorithms programmed in recreational dive computers. If I’m doing the numbers rightly, which is...
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    Safely diving with heavy tanks

    If you're not using much air at depth, you're still ongassing nitrogen. You might hit the NDL (time) and still have lots of air in your tank. If you're hauling around a big tank but not using a significant amount of the air in it, you may decide your tank is too big.
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    Padi To Naui Crossover

    This thread is 13 years old
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    Added tourniquet to my thigh pocket

    I am the original poster of this thread. I've learned a lot here, and my first choice for a TK was not up to speed. I now have a SOFTT-W in my truck FAK, and I'll put it in my thigh pocket when I dive. HBVeteran2312- your offer of the first aid class is Awesome!
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    TSA experiences: Backplate, integrated weights, lead

    Don't be surprised if the carry-ons get weighed / rejected at the gate if it's really hot outside and a (small) plane is full.
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    Care of latex seals - KY jelly ?

    That must be an awesome liveaboard
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