Do you ever think about what you're swimming in?

[miketsp]

There have been a few articles published recently about just how rich the oceans are in terms of life-forms.

"A recent CoML test showed at least 60,000 kinds of bacteria in a single liter of seawater. A single swallow of seawater (boccone) might contain more than 1000 forms of life!"

Not the sort of thing to keep thinking about while floating at the surface waiting for pick-up.

Quote from
http://phe.rockefeller.edu/docs/CoMLVenice.doc

 

[mislav]

Wow!

On second thought: I don't think I needed to know this.

 

[Michael Schlink]

I was diving in a remote part of Indonesia once and we could always tell when we were getting "too" close to a village, the water "changed" dramatically!

 

[_Bella_]

I always ask the fish to kindly exit the water and use the proper facilities before relieving themselves.

 

[Walter]

Why should this matter?

 

[Kim]

Why should this matter?

Actually Walter....the question they seem to be asking is..."What is this matter?"

 

[CBulla]

Thus at least one agency has now started offering the Poo Diver certification.. never feel worried about diving in poo-organisims again, your certified to do it!

 

[erparamedic]

LOL... I just figured the quarry got warmer mid-day cause all us divers had been peeing in it.

 

[ReefGuy]

Colin and I both have that cert.

 

[erparamedic]

You know the saying.... if it's warm, wet, and not yours... well...

Wanna go divin??