ANd when you switch to pure oxygen at 6 metres do you feel the narcotic hit?
I haven't noticed it with 32%, I'll let you know if it's different with air...
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ANd when you switch to pure oxygen at 6 metres do you feel the narcotic hit?
So, is there anyone from Europe (or anywhere else) reading this that does indeed hold it as an article of faith that nitrox reduces narcosis? If so, what are the reasons?
This does indeed support the idea that nitrox is less narcotic than air, but the degree that this is true is not at all clear. Or am I reading this wrong?
I, personally, have never had the fabled talking to the fishes giddy narcosis, nor have I had the holy crap I'm going to die 'dark-narc.' For me, I usually recognize it as a lack of focus and poor attention: no idea what my gauges say 30 seconds or a minute after looking at them; inability to hold to a compass heading, etc..
^^ You mean on eDiving.us?.
...I, personally, have never had the fabled talking to the fishes giddy narcosis, nor have I had the holy crap I'm going to die 'dark-narc.' For me, I usually recognize it as a lack of focus and poor attention: no idea what my gauges say 30 seconds or a minute after looking at them; inability to hold to a compass heading, etc..