The Italian Job - rebreathers

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Saw The Italian Job last night. Decent flick, stars Mark Wahlberg, Ed Norton, and other notables.

ANYWAY, near the beginning three of them are using rebreathers. Did anyone see the movie and happen to catch the rebreather brand?

They're also using FFM's, but it's more or less plot oriented ;)

jeff
 
I was looking for it, and didn't make it out. The bags, I think said Scubapro.
 
the bags were dacor. and I think the rebreathers were drager, with full face mask for the com link. but is that even possible? because don't rebreathers need double hosed regs?

is it just me, or were those bricks a little light for them? all throughout the movie, they were just tossing them around like tin. from my understanding, gold bricks weighed like 50 pounds or something.
 
10 days later...
and i got around to see the movie (bored tonight)

1. the bags had definitelly dacor logo on them

2. yes they had full face masks and coms but they also had double hoses. (there is nothing wierd about rebreather with full face mask)

3. i was thinking the same about the weight of the gold but then i noticed all of the divers were standing/kneeling on the bottom so it is not like they were trying to swim with them :-)

4. the viz... they had just plain waaay too good viz in there :-) i've been to venice and really that water doesn't look that clear...

5. the scene that really looked unreal is when they are sitting underwater in the middle of the winter at the bottom of the dam and breathe from the open circuit scuba conveniently stoved at the back of the van. I am sorry but that was in the middle of the winter, basically diving under ice and i don't see how they could survive in the water for long enough in this temp...

6. they all used split fins! ...

7. those looked alike semi closed circuit rebreathers.. i don't know much about rebreathers :-) but all the divers had a steady stream of bummbles comming out.
 
Hoping not to give too much away, but those underwater scooters must have pretty nasty motors to drive off with big piles of gold bricks on them and not just burrow into the Venician silt....gold is pretty close to lead on the periodic table, so probably of similar density....if anyone out there has a chunk of gold the size of a 2lb lead weight, send it to me & I'd be happy to compare weights!
 
FallenMatt once bubbled...
...those looked alike semi closed circuit rebreathers.. i don't know much about rebreathers :-) but all the divers had a steady stream of bummbles comming out.... yes they had full face masks and coms but they also had double hoses. (there is nothing wierd about rebreather with full face mask)
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Those were Dräger Dolphin SCRs, with Interspiro (AGA) full face masks and OTS Buddy Phones. The dividers between the oral/nasal pocket and the eye pocket were removed to better show the faces. Sutherland had the old, straight faceshield. The adapters from RB to FFM were custom jobs by SagaVentures.
Not only does it all look high-tech and cool, the quiet breathing on he SCR makes communication much easier to understand.

FallenMatt once bubbled...
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the viz... they had just plain waaay too good viz in there :-) i've been to venice and really that water doesn't look that clear... they are sitting underwater in the middle of the winter[/B]
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You know they weren't really in Venice or icy waters, right? It's just a movie.
;)
 
caveseeker7 once bubbled...

You know they weren't really in Venice or icy waters, right? It's just a movie.
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AWWWWWW, dang it...cave you spoiled the whole thing for me!!! Now I am not going to believe anything coming out of hollywood. You going to tell me next that spiderman isnt' real:D

Laters
Paul:out:
 
They are Dräger Dolphin SCRs and not fully closed systems you will get bubble and at thier depht as well. plus 100% O2 was used.

Those scooter had a lot of power but also they a lift bag as well that were hided.
 
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