Thumbing the dive

[ScubaSteve]

That long?

Well, people had not had their yet on this side of the world so they were still "Warming up" .

 

[Doc Harry]

Thalassamania and DCBC, I love ya both.

 

[MichiganScott]

That long?

Well how long has it been since anyone had a go on Spare Air??

 

[RJP]

I wonder why they did not use an "OK" with is also rather universally recognized and is rarely confused with, "come here a-hole"?

OK sign is also not without risks outside the US.

My guess is they are also choosing photos from available stock photography as well, where you save money, but have to "play the hand you're dealt" so to speak.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

... so where'd the picture go?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[mikemill]

Well how long has it been since anyone had a go on Spare Air??

Not that long...

Note to self: find out how much a Spare-Air weighs...

 

[The Chairman]

What picture?

... so where'd the picture go?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Drewski]

Why are all these people thumbing the dive before they even get wet?

Because they didn't take a class from an instructor with this dive training agency:

 

[Mike Boswell]

They are giving the "Thumbs Up" signal because it is a widely recognized gesture of approval in most parts of the sane world.

It is the annular Scuba "Okay" gesture which is in fact a problem, since it is intuitively and most evidently a zero, and in some Northern European countries is understood to be comparing someone with a universally distained anatomical feature.

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[eponym]

Why are all these people thumbing the dive before they even get wet?

Maybe times are a-changing. I saw the same image (the smiling foursome, no SDD banner) heading up a California dive shop's Master Diver program page.

-Bryan

PS. I can't believe no one responded to the OP's question with "Hey, never question a team member who thumbs the dive!"