Otter:Having not dived the Galapagos, I can't comment from experience. However, I understand that the water temps can be cold so she was likely wearing a 7mm suit
They actually did say it was a 7mm suit at one point so you are correct.
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Otter:Having not dived the Galapagos, I can't comment from experience. However, I understand that the water temps can be cold so she was likely wearing a 7mm suit
RIOceanographer:They actually did say it was a 7mm suit at one point so you are correct.
She said she'd only been down for about 22 minutes. What wasn't mentioned was the depth. So, assuming she had at least 1500 psi in her tank, there is no way, airhog or otherwise, she could have swam 3 hrs breathing from her tank. Perhaps she swam on her back for some time then turning to see where she was going, for which she would have needed the regulator. Otherwise, this is an example of what can happen when a diver goes solo.RIOceanographer:I don't think she could have still be using the regulator for the swim back. They said she was in the water for something like 6 hours if I recall correctly. Now maybe I am just an air hog but I have yet to be able to get 6 hours out of a tank.
JustAddWater:I recorded it on TEVO, and watched the first few minutes of it late last night. I agree that it seemed a bit hyped, and the screaming became tiring; still I will probably watch the rest tonight. I'm looking forward to the Tiger Shark show too. Is Discovery Channel airing Shark Week tonight? I didn't see anything on the guide.
I agree!!!sdwho:By the way, I thought that the Tiger SHark show was signficantly better than the Primal Fear show, although there were parts of it (particularly the ridiculous "recreations" that made me cringe. It did a better job at suggesting that killing sharks is a stupid response to a shark attack, although for a while, I wasn't sure if they were going to get that message through or not....
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Damn. I wish I saw the shark versus hippo show. Who won?ScubaCollin:Damn, i dont think discovery aired it over here. It started at 8 right? When i tuned into discovery at 8 it was the bullshark against the hippo.