Diving in the year 2025 and 2050

[Zeeman]

you will be able to unlock your car with a retina scan, so you don't have to worry about pockets for your key...

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[Zeeman]

2050 - DIR community accepts colours other than black.

Z...

 

[Halthron]

-- your shop will carry the equipment you want to buy

This is just crazy talk!

 

[Wayward Son]

In 2025 I plan to still be diving at the ripe age of 64.

By 2050 I expect that my daughter will take me diving by sticking a bottle of my ashes in a pocket somewhere.

 

[brutus_scuba]

Padi will have over 5,000 specialty courses like Golf Ball retrieval... (oh wait they already have that)

 

[mfalco]

No, you are making false assumptions (i.e. the water flow would be generated by diver motion), the technology already exists. Check out this story.

No I've read about the technology and how it's not possible for a diver.

 

[ReefHound]

No I've read about the technology and how it's not possible for a diver.

No you read that it IS possible, if perhaps not practical or wise.

But we are not talking about THIS VERY MINUTE, we are talking about 20 to 40 years from now. Get away from the limitations and capabilities of present technology. Take virtually any computer or electronics equipment we have today, go back 30 years ago, and see what the state of technology existed then. The very fact that the process is even possible at all today is amazing.

Besides, you're ruining the whole point of this thread. :58:

 

[Misplaced Priority]

Hmmm. What if we didn't have a BC or wings at all? Just lots of microtubes running through our exposure suit. Buoyancy controlled by how many tubes active, trim controlled by which tubes active.

Now there is an idea! :14:

 

[ReefHound]

If battery technology improves you could have electric heaters.

One other thing. I can imagine a 12,000 PSI tank. It wouild have a pre-regulator" built into the valve that supplies a 3,000 psi to the current technology first stage. The tank would be very small and light. But we'd need a new maerial to build tanks with. Some kind of carbon I'd guess.

I hope it comes with a GFCI.

I can see stronger tanks capable of higher pressures, but we'll never change the weight of air. If the air in a 80cf 3000psi weighs about 6 pounds, then 12000 psi would weigh about 25 pounds. That's a big buoyancy change to deal with.

 

[Lead_carrier]

Classes will be done totally on computer and internet.

Tables will no longer be used.

Swimming will no longer be required.

Complete certification will be done in 2 da....

Wait a minute.... Say WHAT????? Sorry, I must have dozed off reading that last thread..