SCUBA Diving, Urban Legends and Mythbusters

[Teamcasa]

Dang Dave, you may have to make a trip.

Let's get the volunteer divers and I'll work something out. or we can just do the testing here in the lovely Catalina waters.

 

[Blackwood]

Don't forget diving's biggest myth: drysuits.

 

[I Dive]

SCUBA diving is an awesome way for a person to get over their fear of water!

 

[kjvander]

if you dive with equipment on retractors....you will die.

 

[Teamcasa]

You lose 90% of your body heat through your head.

 

[Cave Diver]

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.

 

[Cave Diver]

if you dive with equipment on retractors....you will die.

Debunked. I just spent two weeks diving with someone with gauges on a retractor and in spite of my best efforts she not only survived, but enjoyed the trip immensely!

 

[Cave Diver]

You lose 90% of your body heat through your head.

We'll have to try that one in Catalina. It's not cold enough here to verify. Water temp is averaging 88*

Don't forget diving's biggest myth: drysuits.

We'll have to save that one for Catalina also. Bet we can come up with some p-valve myths as well...

 

[Teamcasa]

If you take a e-learning class, you will not learn anything.

 

[Teamcasa]

Does the air pressure on the INSIDE of a scuba tank increase as the diver ascends?