What's wrong with Split Fins??

[JeffG]

On such a trivial piece of equipment as fins, you don't need facts. Nowhere on this thread does anyone give facts, it's all "I like them", "I don't." Fins, and discussion surrounding them, are inane.

Make sure you put that in your FAQ.

 

[WarmWaterDiver]

Thanks for the correction and the input on the fin.

No problem. Acquistions and divestitures happen all the time - look at XS Scuba for example, or BP, or Plymouth - so I thought you had info on one.

 

[SkullDeformity]

Make sure you put that in your FAQ.

I don't plan on following through with any FAQ. There is too much resistance on the board, apparently FAQs are evil. I guess people like copy and pasting responses. Makes them feel important.

 

[JeffG]

I don't plan on following through with any FAQ. There is too much resistance on the board, apparently FAQs are evil. I guess people like copy and pasting responses. Makes them feel important.

and some people post information on things that they have no experience on. Go figure.

 

[WarmWaterDiver]

Women have lower SAC than men, unless she is 300+ lbs, which I doubt, she will most likely have a better SAC than you. Split fins are overpriced training wheels.

I still don't see data tables from you on this. I also didn't see where smoker / ex-smoker / never a smoker came up in your data. Or why empirically presented data from me would only be an outlier in your theory. There are plenty other examples I could present, but one valid data set that doesn't support a theory, and even contradicts the premise of the theory, is enough in the scientific community.

Trends are one thing, as are tendencies. Absolutes are rarely absolute (except for pressure and temperature - absolutely).

 

[SkullDeformity]

and some people post information on things that they have no experience on. Go figure.

You know Jeff, I asked for help, and I tried to the lead the charge, and it didn't happen. Oh well, let it go.

 

[ffestpirate]

You know Jeff, I asked for help, and I tried to the lead the charge, and it didn't happen. Oh well, let it go.

Does this mean that there won't be a book of faq's on split fins anytime soon?

 

[JeffG]

You know Jeff, I asked for help, and I tried to the lead the charge, and it didn't happen. Oh well, let it go.

Let go? What is it that I have to let go?

I'm talking about posting information vs an internet derived opinion.

 

[SkullDeformity]

I still don't see data tables from you on this. I also didn't see where smoker / ex-smoker / never a smoker came up in your data. Or why empirically presented data from me would only be an outlier in your theory. There are plenty other examples I could present, but one valid data set that doesn't support a theory, and even contradicts the premise of the theory, is enough in the scientific community.

Trends are one thing, as are tendencies. Absolutes are rarely absolute (except for pressure and temperature - absolutely).

Sorry, didn't realize I was trying to get my professional journal article published into scientific divers monthly. Next time I'll be sure to properly cite all my sources and run cigarette expirements on male and female mice. I'm sure the study will be very enlightening. You can peer review it for me, it'll be fun.

If you want to go after people giving free advice, there are bigger fish to fry than I.

 

[WarmWaterDiver]

Make sure and post a video of the cigarette smoking mice doing scuba, with both paddle and split fins. Then have them all drink a case of Tab and see if the SAC improves.