"Extreme Shallow Diving"
Think of the possibilities.
As per a hypothetical phone conversation between "Extreme Shallow Divers" Bill and Ed.
Ring Ring
"Ed here, whom am I speaking with?"
"Ed, it's Bill, your extreme shallow diving buddy"
"Hey Bill what's shaking man? Hit any good mud puddles lately?"
Bill- "Nah, you know I wouldn't dive solo, you're my buddy! It's going to rain this afternoon and that's going to create a whole bunch of new potential dive sites over at that paved road that runs by the old farmhouse on Haystack Drive. What do you say we gear up and wait for the rain drops?"
Ed-"Sounds good Bill but it's Sunday on a holiday weekend, do you think there are any Dive Ops going out today?"
Bill - "Ed, where we're going, we don't NEED boats. We're going to do a shore entry from the side of the mud puddle. We're talking maybe a 3 foot swim out on the surface and then a descent to a maximum depth of perhaps 8" tops"
Ed- "Ok, but I haven't had my tank inspected or filled since my last dive"
Bill- "That's OK Ed, we don't need to bring our tanks we can just use the surface supplied air, we're only going to be down about a half a foot"
Ed "Should I bring my Spare Air or split fins?"
Bill - "No need for those either, in fact all you really need to bring is your mask and your snorkel as a back up redundant air source".
Ed- "What about entanglements, should I bring a knife or shears?"
Bill- "No need, if you get tangled, just stand up"
Ed- "Safety Sausages or air horn?"
Bill- "If we need help I'll have my cellphone in my back pocket"
Ed- "See you soon Buddy".
No need to debate controversial gear, find a dive boat, or fill tanks. No need for extra gear such as cutting tools or signal devices. It's probably reasonable to assume that a safety stop or deco stops aren't required either. That's a real timesaver right there.
I think we're onto something here.