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    Dolphin and Whales save fisherman

    Of course, we never hear about the wild dolphins who drag shipwrecked sailors or drowning swimmers farther out to sea.
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    back plate fit

    Although the website linked to above does a good job of illustrating the problem of backplace size and correct fitting, I wouldn't spend a lot of time trying to figure it out for yourself - the people who really know best what size you should get are the people who sell them. I settled this...
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    Ok im getting a BP and Wing setup...help!

    I recently purchased a DSS single tank rig with the large backplate (I'm 6'3" and about 208 lbs) and the Torus 35 lb wing. I got the pro-fit harness with the quick-release buckles in part because I was concerned about a left shoulder rotator cuff problem from last year (aggravated by too much...
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    Backplate weight update-the ultimate setup!

    Codyjp, I have the Halcyon pockets on my DSS harness (also 20 lbs capacity), and I think I understand why you would prefer to have the weight pockets attached to the backplate instead of hanging on the waist belt. But I'm not familiar with the Zeagle release system - what holds the weights...
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    NITROX and SWB

    I don't think so, but I am willing to be corrected if I am missing something here. Breathing EAN shouldn't increase the risk of SWB if you are not hyperventilating. Hyperventilating leads to SWB because it depresses the amount of carbon dioxide in your lungs, so that you run out of oxygen...
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    PADI 5-Star Water World sued for selling toxic scuba tank air

    Apparently, North Carolina is a true contributory negligence case. From a current website on medical malpractice claims: "In North Carolina, a claimant's contributory negligence bars recovery completely. Miller v. Miller, 273 N.C. 228, 160 S.E.2d 65 (1968)." Of course, in true contributory...
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    PADI 5-Star Water World sued for selling toxic scuba tank air

    I'm a little surprised by the notion that there is something suspicious or even unusual about filing a lawsuit three years after the events. It isn't unusual at all, and there are lots of good reasons for doing it. I don't know the reasons in this case, but I *would* be surprised if anybody...
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    Need help with crash course in Spanish

    El caballo que Doroteo Arango más estimaba se llamaba Siete Leguas.
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    Any info about diver falling on his own knife?

    That story is badly written, but an earlier story posted here (#32 in the thread) makes it clear that the victim was still alive when he was found, and told the person who found him that he had fallen on his own knife and pulled it out himself. He subsequently died. Here is the relevant piece...
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    PADI 5-Star Water World sued for selling toxic scuba tank air

    One other thing - if they were able to report exactly how much carbon monoxide, methane, etc. were in the tank, then obviously the tank was isolated and tested after this occurred. I think it is more likely than not that the incident was investigated and known at the time, and we're only...
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    PADI 5-Star Water World sued for selling toxic scuba tank air

    From the shop owner's comment, it is pretty clear that the story is not news to him, because he commented on it as if he remembered what happened; the filing of the lawsuit may have been news to him. We don't know how much the accident was publicized at the time it happened, or whether it was...
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    Unusual or Unique Dives?

    A dive I once considered, did not attempt, and that is probably no longer possible (I believe the mountain is still closed to climbers because of volcanic activity) - diving the lake in the crater of Popocatepetl in Mexico, the 5th highest moutain in North America (the summit was just below...
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    Grateful or Ungrateful.

    For what it's worth, I'm with you. Anybody can abort a dive for any reason, but I don't take that to mean that a discussion about the reason(s) for aborting is off limits.
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    OK...Want to know about island living? THIS will make you laugh!

    I lived in a house up in the mountains in Honduras for a while, mostly surrounded by pines and below the really dense rain forest - but the wood in the house was rotting away and turning to mold a little faster than it could be replaced, and after a while the notion that there was any difference...
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    Any info about diver falling on his own knife?

    For what it's worth to anybody who may be called upon to assist somebody with a similar wound in the future (whether from a knife or some other object stabbed into a person's body), it is a mistake to try to remove the object on the scene. Let them do it at the hospital. I certainly don't...
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    Hi/Where's the cheap stuff?

    And I probably should have added that the costs of ownership (not just buying the thing) should also be considered. A somewhat more expensive regulator that only requires service every two years may be a better buy all around than a regulator that has to be serviced every year. And if you...
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    Hi/Where's the cheap stuff?

    I wasn't thinking about "gear crapping out," but about mostly pretty small differences in breathing effort required for some less expensive regulators. I don't consider it a big issue, but if I were planning deep diving I would consider it. I also wasn't suggesting "cheaping out" on...
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    Any recommendations for a newbie

    The fins you already have may be perfectly appropriate for SCUBA diving. There are fins made for snorkeling that are lighter or smaller than the fins typically used for SCUBA, and a lot of people don't think the full-foot fins (the kind that your foot fits inside like a shoe - as opposed to...
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    Hi/Where's the cheap stuff?

    I would suggest reading, renting (or borrowing), and asking around enough to be educated about the types of equipment available, and looking for opportunities to buy good used equipment in the middle price range before spending your money. For example, if a reputable dive shop is selling its...
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