Becoming a snob

[saying]

So between you people and my smarty-pants instructors I'm becoming a scuba snob.

I learned this tonight as I'm thumbing through a "free" booklet from Rodales which was in the mail today entitled Dive Like a Pro where I found the following passage:

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"Why do I sink when I stop swimming along the reef?"

When swimming under water our bodies create lift, almost like an airplane's wing. That's the main reason we tend to sink when we pause -- we need less buoyancy when we're swimming. If you are neutral while swimming, usually taking a deeper breath or slightly tweaking the power inflator when stationary will be enough to compensate.

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And I'm thinking to myself, "Why am I reading this crap?"

And I've only been diving for one year. Now I don't know if I should be more horrified that I'm gettng snobbish or that I actually read that.

 

[WaterDawg]

I know exactly what you mean dude! I'd hate to become a snob, but if you dive like 100+ times a year you really ARE in a diffrent catergory from thoses who only dive a few times a yr.

 

[divad]

I'm becoming a scuba snob.

"Why am I reading this crap?.

Wow, readin' and ritin'.

 

[Uncle Pug]

Dung recognition doesn't necessarily mean one is a snob.

 

[AzAtty]

Pursuit of excellence is not snobbery. Likewise, possession of superior knowledge is not snobbery. What you do once your skills or knowledge increase defines whether you're a snob.

 

[simbrooks]

surely snobbery is an attitude of being above others whether you are in whatever realm you are comparing. To have more experience or knowledge doesnt make you a snob, how you act with that extra "ability" is what makes you a snob.

I personally detest people who act snobbish around me, particularly when they have nothing to be snobbish about in any way, i just have had the displeasure of knowing such people. I have known people with vast knowledge and experience of certain things, who are humble, but i respect them and learn from them in any way i can.

 

[Cudabait]

What??

Snobs on this board?

 

[cyklon_300]

a individual with no discerning tastes.

I kinda feel sorry for the folks that never develop any ability to define excellence. You know, the ones that love every film they see, detect no difference between craft-brewed beers and swill, consider rototilling an 'acceptable' finning technique...

 

[Big-t-2538]

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"Why do I sink when I stop swimming along the reef?"

When swimming under water our bodies create lift, almost like an airplane's wing. That's the main reason we tend to sink when we pause -- we need less buoyancy when we're swimming. If you are neutral while swimming, usually taking a deeper breath or slightly tweaking the power inflator when stationary will be enough to compensate.
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See....the problem is that Rodale's is technically correct b/c they fail to mention one major assumption....the diver is not horizontal. This statement is perfectly correct if you're diving in a head's up, butt down position.

 

[GQMedic]

Maybe you're confusing snobbery with ego. I know I'm an egomaniac! *chortle*

Eh, quit yer worrying about it, just dive and have fun. You're in good company. I've yet to meet a diver that didn't think they were "The Stuff"! (Myself included) make observations just as you have. It's a funny world, laugh at it.