sheck33 once bubbled...
quote: it amazes me that you imply that i could heat up the huge body of water i am diving in from 50 F to 200+ F with a mere 10 W HID bulb in a matter of minutes in order to 'cook' marine life. Even with a 200W halogen light, that convert more battery energy into heat than HID's do, that would be utterly impossible.
Psssst, sheck.
(<whisper> It was a joke)
I don't think your light hums or has dylithium crystals (the power source for the Starship Enterprise) either.
sheck33 once bubbled...
quote: nobody said you cant use smaller lights for communication, but HID's are far more efficient and far better to see than anything else.
By that same extention, double 80s would be better for the average rec dive, right?
Somehow, I didn't think that "More is better" was DIR ideology.
sheck33 once bubbled...
quote: the marine life i have encountered so far didnt seem to be bothered by it, and seals love it.
I'll throw the BS flag on that one. Your light in the eyes of a fish (especially at nite) is like you staring into a nuclear blast.
sheck33 once bubbled...
quote: well then, maybe we should go for a dive sometime
Sure.
You can even bring the light, if you promise not to turn it on. ;-)