Tell the Truth - Is your brain rotting?

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by metridium
I always try to keep a mental picture of the profile as I dive it, though not in terms of time nor do I record it other than as a single entry.

Constructive criticism is welcome.

Try keeping track in your head of depth/time as a running profile during your next dive.

 

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by Blargh
[*] Neither.
If that option was available, of course

Blargh... *neither* is usually an option when there are two other choices. *None of the above* is often used as an alternative when there are more than two other choices. Since this poll had 4 choices plus the catch all *What is profiling* (which incidently has caught nothing) I omitted your choice of *Neither*.

I apologize for the oversight...
Would you like me to ask a moderator to add it for you?

btw... just how long have you been using that computer?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by NetDoc
I am ususally paying too much attention to the divers in my charge to allow me the "fun" of profiling the way you described. Heck, I think I know their SPG readings better than my own!

If/when I do confined diving, I will probably pay more attention to that sort of detail. For now, my focus is elsewhere and I expect my Cobra to do the job that I have assigned it. So far she's been good to me.

Good Pete... I am glad *she* is watching out for you... while you watch out for the divers in your charge....


btw... do you ever just go out and do dives to improve your own skills? Perphaps on one of these you and your buddy could attempt keeping track of the developing profile (as I use the term) in your head... just for fun of course.

 

[daylight]

Pug,

You did a great job setting up this thread and poll. You responses to everyone comments really provided a valuable insight. Wish we had more threads like this.

Do it again! Do it again !

Larry

 

[Blargh]

Originally posted by Uncle Pug

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btw... just how long have you been using that computer?

huh ? wazat then ? :mean:



Seriously though, your "whats profiling" option is not applicable to me since it (very sneakily imnsho) implies that one is using a computer.

I don't use a computer. I don't profile. I don't do multilevel dives. Where does that leave me ?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by scuba-sass
I'm pretty new to diving, so I can still remember how to use tables from my OW Class. However, I bought a computer so I could have increased BT at a variety of depths in each dive.

Thanks again, UP, for bringing up this interesting discussion.

Happy Diving,
Scuba-sass

You are welcome Scuba-sass... though not everyone is so happy to have this brought up and be challenged to think

As an experiment... and without trying to adjust your NDLs (let your trusty computer do that) just try keeping a running mental profile of the unfolding dive in your mind... each time you look at the computers bar graph... go ahead and mentally note your time and depth and actually think about it.

The way I use the term has nothing to do with pre-planning a profile... it is a running awarness of the time/depth profile of the actual dive as it unfolds.

What can it hurt to be a little bit more aware, eh?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by daylight
Pug,

You did a great job setting up this thread and poll. You responses to everyone comments really provided a valuable insight. Wish we had more threads like this.

Do it again! Do it again !

Larry

Thank you Larry....
I must go diving an recharge my brain before starting any new threads though...

 

[Uncle Pug]

Originally posted by Blargh
I don't use a computer. I don't profile. I don't do multilevel dives. Where does that leave me ?

Neither I suppose

However some would say in grave danger...
Others might figger that you have something else up your sleeve.
Care to share?

 

[GP]

I use a computer but I DO keep a mental tab in my head of what I am reading on the computer, I don't just glance at it and forget what I just saw if that's what you mean by "rotting your brain". I monitor my computer more often than every 5 minutes, I would say more like every couple minutes and each time I look at it I keep in mind what readings I had the last time I checked. Same goes with my analog pressure gauge. By the time I'm done with my dive I have a pretty accurate picture of what my dive looks like in my head. I am a pretty new diver but I can honestly say I haven't been surprised at any of the data of my dives when I view it in Dive Manager.

 

[Blargh]

However some would say in grave danger...

Hmmm.. I wonder Lemme think about it.

Thinking.....
Thinking.....
Thinking.....
Thinking.....
Thinking.....

Nah

Others might figger that you have something else up your sleeve.

Well, I tried, but the damn wrist seal is too tight

Care to share?

Actually, nothing mysterious. I would call it "standard dive planning by the book" but I wouldn't want to sound patronising, now do I?

This is how it works:

1) Agree dive plan with buddy.
2) Dive it.

Simple ? You bet... Will it work always? Yes.. Why? Because we dont do ad hoc dives. Full stop.


Surprised ?