If you have to ask, you're not ready to solo......?

[miketsp]

Be kind and understanding Aqua - he will learn with time (we hope).
..snip..

Too late, according to his profile he's already gone over to the dark side...

 

[Cacia]

There is solo diving in reasonable proximity to others, team diving and real solo diving. I don't think that mainstream dive training or the recreational community as a whole does a very good job of distinguishing between them or that they really understand the difference. If you're going to team dive the way you were most likely taught in class you might be just as well off to just quit fooling yourself and just go solo diving.
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yes, wish this discussed more. The purists like keeping things black and white.

 

[grazie42]

But the thing is, if you are a purist diving with other purists, it is all black and white.

Of course, if you aren´t or only think you are, you may be SOL by the time you find out...

 

[Walter]

Dunno about piloting, but I dont buy the argument that women make better divers than men (or that men make better divers than women, either). Being comfortable in the underwater environment is the main element in becoming a good diver, and being male or female has nothing to do with that.

(Phew, I did end up disagreeing with Walter, albeit on a relatively minor point - all is right in the world again! )

Vandit

I never said, "women make better divers than men." I said one reason women "often........" Not always, not usually, but often. Often means frequently. My exact quote is:

One reason I believe women often become better divers than men is they are used to finessing things, using their minds to solve problems instead of trying to muscle their way through. None of us are strong enough to over power the ocean. Women often realize this sooner.

I get in enough trouble all by myself without folks attributing ideas and words to me that are not mine, thank you very much.

 

[vkalia]

I never said, "women make better divers than men." I said one reason women "often........" Not always, not usually, but often. Often means frequently.

Whether you said "often" or "ever" is not the main point; my comment was centered around the assertion that being female can somehow be linked to being a better diver.

Even "Often" implies enough of a link btween the 2 - atleast in the informal language of communication that is used here. My apologies for appearing to misquote you, as that wasnt my intent, but this distinction is a matter of semantics - it really doesnt matter.

I maintain my position - that, IMO, there is no causal or contributory link between being female and being a better diver. I dont really care to debate this point with you, as we'll merely end up stating our opinions over and over again; I just wanted to throw it out there as a differing opinion.

Cheers,
Vandit

 

[Cacia]

Nope, Walter only identified a female strength. It is like saying Africans are good marathoners because of their lung capacity....or is it Peruvians...anyway somebody.

Women process from both sides of the brain, it is a scientific fact. One reason that it is speculated most "genius" has historically been male, is that they can be gifted in more focal areas of the brain, Music, art, math, physics, even though these centers are in different hemispheres. Where women have a distinct advantage is multi-tasking and "processing" more globally. Which of course, if you are "physically inferior" is an important attribute for survival, and also critical for child rearing. (multitasking, maintaining vigilance while cooking the prey)

Someone feel free to correct me. I think this is pretty much mainstream science at this point. (All the "exceptions antedotes" won't convince me though.)


There is a critical difference in saying "often better" and "better".

 

[Firefyter]

I maintain my position - that, IMO, there is no causal or contributory link between being female and being a better diver. I dont really care to debate this point with you, as we'll merely end up stating our opinions over and over again; I just wanted to throw it out there as a differing opinion.

Cheers,
Vandit

In your opinion, is there any casual or contributory link between being male and being a better diver?

 

[Cacia]

hey, if that is in the best interest of my financial survival, no problem! I can bake pies...for a price. If you are a good provider for my babies, . I will give up a career and bake pies, barefoot, if you like. (hypothetically of course, for the literal thinkers, amongst us) It is all biology.

But the thing is, if you are a purist diving with other purists, it is all black and white.

Of course, if you aren´t or only think you are, you may be SOL by the time you find out...
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Grazie, if I am going to 200 feet or into a cavern system, you are spot-on, no doubt about it. that is what fascinates me about risk assessment, it changes how you dive.--that is the real entertaining part for many of us. Operating successfully in the "grey zone" is fun. You have to weigh out everything...there is no protocol.
I get a thrill if I go to the engine room, on air, and get some 'okay" shots, safely. I factor in not to try and shoot manual and do that though--I would be overloaded. That sort of thing...calculating what you are capable of.

yea, I have heard that woman have a certain finesse when it comes to climbing.

 

[rongoodman]

I've often noticed that women do better as beginning climbers than men. While men might have the upper body strength to muscle their way through the moves, women often have to use balance and footwork to do the same thing. In the long run, I think it helps them to progress.

 

[Walter]

Well, I'll stick by my statement. Women are often better divers, of course some are dumb as rocks.