Here's a video showing some OW divers coming out of a cave and losing buoyancy control in the cave. (go to 24:00)
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I didn't think it was that good either. "A deceptively easy way to die" was much better. Not only does it tell you what can happen but what kind of techniques are needed when you get proper training to dive caves. Should be required viewing in all OW classes.
Is good will the only thing that really matters? I don't think so. The issues raised in this thread probably weren't meant as snarky bashing. If you want to get your message across to the public, a genuine effort isn't enough. The form has to be good, and although the video raises an important topic that can hardly be stressed too often, it'll probably fail to reach a significant part of the intended audience on account of being too long and, frankly, with less than professional acting. And that it'll probably miss an important audience is what's really sad.It's making me sad that somebody made a genuine effort to do a good and needed thing for the benefit to others, only now to be subjected to snarky bashing
It's making me sad that somebody made a genuine effort to do a good and needed thing for the benefit to others, only now to be subjected to snarky bashing.
Although I generally agree with your post, I disagree quite a bit here. Aunt Bea gives a personal touch, her experiences is something we can relate to, and we bond.Putting the Death graphic at the front of the piece would have been a great one, but instead we got Aunt Bea.