What does "FSW" stand for?

[Walter]

That depends on how far away the nearest diver is hanging out and how shrill your girlish scream.

 

[lamont]

you could go diving in a liquid which was 2x the density of water, and since your gauge reads pressure depth (fsw/msw), you could just follow what it says and do the appropriate NDL/deco profile and it'd all work out. the number you'd be reading on your gauge wouldn't be close to the actual number of feet/meters you were below the surface, but you'd safely be able to execute the dive.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

That depends on how far away the nearest diver is hanging out and how shrill your girlish scream.

Yes.. If you happen to only hit a G, no one would hear you, but if you managed to croak out a high C#... LOL

 

[Thalassamania]

Absolutely. And if you use a gauge calibrated to atmospheric, like a capillary, then you don't care about the altitude, as long as you've been there long enough to offgas.

 

[miketsp]

And if I dive in Mercury do I worry first about increased deco or heavy metal poisoning?

 

[Thalassamania]

You can't dive it, it'll float lead.

 

[miketsp]

You can't dive it, it'll float lead.

Uranium, Platinum, Gold or Osmium weight belt. Take your pick according to your pocket?

 

[Thalassamania]

U 238, 235, or 234?

 

[Walter]

U 238, 235, or 234?

Who cares, the viz sucks.

 

[Thalassamania]

But since you glow in the dark you can leave that can light home.