Video of diver going to 308m

[FFMDiver]

John Bennett footage at 308m

http://www.inspired-training.com/JohnBennett.WMV

 

[pasley]

991.25 feet....OK, so I suppose he now holds some silly record or somthing.

Next question is....Why? How does it improve or better the human condition?

 

[tzeyap]

991.25 feet....OK, so I suppose he now holds some silly record or somthing.

Next question is....Why? How does it improve or better the human condition?

There may be a purpose or perhaps csome benefit but personally I lost as to what !!

 

[Steele]

991.25 feet....OK, so I suppose he now holds some silly record or somthing.

Next question is....Why? How does it improve or better the human condition?

According to this article John Bennett was the first person beyond 1000' with scuba. Mr. Bennett died 15 March 2004, btw.
As far as improve or better the human condition; who can say other than those directly involved in the operation or people who possess the data gained from it?

 

[robcap]

991.25 feet....OK, so I suppose he now holds some silly record or somthing.

Next question is....Why? How does it improve or better the human condition?

As far as I know (I know very little about it, but I recently had a long talk with a rebreather manufacturer) there are medical teams following these events, in order to study human physiology.

ciao

 

[proyce]

The video mentioned something about John's "theories". What are they? Is it something radical? Sorry if I should know this stuff, but I am fairly new to diving.

 

[dherbman]

How does it improve or better the human condition?

I'm thinking that if I had his endorsements and backing, my human condition would improve. Beyond that, I'd like to think that there may be some degree of 'trickle down' of knowledge gained that may benefit me in some way.

Besides, if 'bettering the human condition' were the only criteria by which to judge an achievment, I'd just shoot myself. I don't know about you, but I'd rather watch extreme skiing than reruns of Mother Teresa feeding a leper.

 

[Bruciebabe]

John Bennett footage at 308m

http://www.inspired-training.com/JohnBennett.WMV

Full details of his record dive:

http://www.scubadivesites.com/feature_articles/308_metre_dive.htm

 

[Steele]

And a link to John's own recount of the dive.

 

[Ishie]

Ick; that doesn't seem like fun at all.