Float

[dmaziuk]

I see what you are saying. So if you are heavy in only a bathing suit, plus wearing a tank, you obviously can't really do a traditional weight check by adding/subtracting weight. You just use BCD (and lungs of course) to adjust buoyancy. This is not a situation that any of us up here are used to, of course.

What I'm saying is

• you weigh X in the bathing suit and you sink below eye level,
• you weight X + Y in the bathing suit + scuba gear and you float at eye level,

this means X + Y < X which means Y < 0. That's just arithmetic. Applied to our topic, it means the gear (the Y) is lighter than water. Otherwise

 

[jonhall]

I know I'm being picky, but I was a science teacher: less dense, not lighter! lol

 

[mmerriman]

I had a short guy in OW class that was a body builder - built like a v without an ounce of fat. had a hard time with the 10 minute tread - had to actively kick the entire time.

 

[TMHeimer]

What I'm saying is

• you weigh X in the bathing suit and you sink below eye level,
• you weight X + Y in the bathing suit + scuba gear and you float at eye level,

this means X + Y < X which means Y < 0. That's just arithmetic. Applied to our topic, it means the gear (the Y) is lighter than water. Otherwise

Yeah, I follow that for sure. And I HATED algebra. I'm still gunna try some of the described techniques that have been offered the next time I am conveniently in a pool. Of course, I can (barely) float in salt water, where I do all my diving, and since being "retired" from DMing I'll probably never be thinking about these somewhat questionable tests again.