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if you fart in your drysuit, it causes buoyancy issues that make you instantly rocket to the surface I heard. :thumb:

Actually the opposite. The drop in buoyancy will make you s(t)ink like a stone!
 
Say, Just who is volunteering to do these test anyway? Won't the detractors just boo hoo and results anyway?:rofl3:

I was thinking that if we got enough semi-legitimate submissions, we'd turn them over to mythbusters. Unless someone else has a video camera and want's to volunteer to try them? :D



In the event of a first stage failure you can take the reg off a tank and sip air directly from the valve.

A ruptured low pressure hose will drain a tank before you can shut the valve off.

You can use a wing as rebreather in an emergency.

Spare Air is adequate for a safe ascent from 130'

"diving with a metal detector will attract sharks"

if you pee in your wetsuit - it does attract sharks.
 
Long hose system is for tech diving only.
 
I can dispute that pharting in a wetsuit causes any variation in buoyancy. I have performed this experiment personally. Busted.
 
you want to ditch your weight at 100' when you run out of air so you can get to the top in a hurry. assuming no spare air is available.
 
I can dispute that pharting in a wetsuit causes any variation in buoyancy. I have performed this experiment personally. Busted.


Busted?

you Busted your wetsuit when farting in it?


(note to Docc, no more bean burritto's before diving :thumb: )
 
I was thinking that if we got enough semi-legitimate submissions, we'd turn them over to mythbusters. Unless someone else has a video camera and want's to volunteer to try them? :D


I have the camera and would be happy to film a pilot or teaser reel for submission.:wink:
 
How could I forget this one?

You can't use titanium with nitrox (for all those that want to see a tank explode) :rofl3:


In the event of a first stage failure you can take the reg off a tank and sip air directly from the valve.

A ruptured low pressure hose will drain a tank before you can shut the valve off.

You can use a wing as rebreather in an emergency.

Spare Air is adequate for a safe ascent from 130'

"diving with a metal detector will attract sharks"

if you pee in your wetsuit - it does attract sharks.

Plastic buckles are a more prone to failure.

using a webbed glove will allow one to swim faster in a serious rescue situation.

Titanium regs will blow up if used with nitrox
 
I have the camera and would be happy to film a pilot or teaser reel for submission.:wink:

It's a shame I didnt think about this before my friends flew home with his video camera!

Dang Dave, you may have to make a trip. :rofl3:
 
How about:
If you fill a tank with Nitrox, it must be O2 clean first or the whole shop will blow up.
or
Will water get into a tank if it is brought back on board with only 100 psi.
or
How dirty can a tank be before it will explode when filling with pure O2.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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