Funny Underwater Hand Signals

[SteveAD]

Like the fist on the chest for "low on air", use the fist on the middle of your forehead for "I'm low on brains"...


Darin

I just use clenched fist to forehead.

 

[TimAZ]

Arm extended, palm out (stop)
middle finger extended tracing a circle (screwing around)

 

[diveman7683]

Middle finger sticking out and thumb sticking up point to your head: "my head is ********* up"

 

[rawls]

Make a big circle with your arms....Then make a circle with your thumb and index finger with one hand and move your other index finger in and out...see where I'm going with this....Lastly take a flat hand, fingers pointing up and place it against your head....

Big ****ing Shark

 

[SkullDeformity]

Wouldn't the universal signal for "big effing shark" be the drawing of your enormous knife from your ankle sheath and assuming the shark fighting position?

 

[rawls]

Nah...If it gets that bad I'll just stab my buddy

 

[sarita75]

Wiping forehead in a horizontal motion (like a sign of relief) while hanging on at deco stop indicates urine coming downstream your way.

Ohhhhhh that's what THAT meant!! Just kidding.

The only one that I have ever had to ad lib was for a moray. Did this really weird, arm gesture, like something out of a bad 50's dance. Attempting to mimic the wave of the moray tail. Was pretty successful... I guess. The two people got the point. Eventually. Well, maybe it wasn't that successful afterall.

 

[SkullDeformity]

Eels are an opening and closing "mouth" hand. Like as if you were mimicing someone talking, but slower.

 

[BeachBumatHeart]

Like the fist on the chest for "low on air", use the fist on the middle of your forehead for "I'm low on brains"...


Darin

This means dumb*** in our group...pretty much the same thing.

 

[AlaskaDiver]

Make a peace sign with your index and middle finger stick your thumb in the middle and hold it downward.

I have to go pee (obviously this is only an issue in a drysuit and you don't have a p-valve).