TexasMike
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Why would one be "intimidated" by the phrase?
Where did the "life support" phrase...
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TexasMike--In my post that was lost to cyberspace, I talked about much of what Uncle Pug has mentioned about diving equipment in this thread. The intimidated by the phrase "life support" equipment came from that.
Basically I think many people are "intimidated" by the whole life support concept in regard to regulators. Since regulators are closed mechanical devices I think its easy to conjour up sort of a mystical voodoo science image about them.
Certainly for people like you and NetDoc things mechanical are no problem at all. For many people though the inner workings of a regulator are a complete and total mystery for them and they would never dream of opening one up to see how it works or clean it or anything.
I think the thread about servicing your own regs brings this out.
jbd
Basically I think many people are "intimidated" by the whole life support concept in regard to regulators. Since regulators are closed mechanical devices I think its easy to conjour up sort of a mystical voodoo science image about them.
Certainly for people like you and NetDoc things mechanical are no problem at all. For many people though the inner workings of a regulator are a complete and total mystery for them and they would never dream of opening one up to see how it works or clean it or anything.
I think the thread about servicing your own regs brings this out.
jbd
TexasMike
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Ahhh...okay....now I see what you mean....and that makes sense.
And to address that, maybe I need to collect some resources (printed matter) that I could refer folks to (or hand out) that helps them understand how it works. That way if I'm asked, I can provide info from an "authoritative" source. (Rather than, "well, the air goes in here, the pressure changes, and then it comes out here")
Also, have you seen the article on SCUBA on the "HowStuffWorks.com" website?
And to address that, maybe I need to collect some resources (printed matter) that I could refer folks to (or hand out) that helps them understand how it works. That way if I'm asked, I can provide info from an "authoritative" source. (Rather than, "well, the air goes in here, the pressure changes, and then it comes out here")
Also, have you seen the article on SCUBA on the "HowStuffWorks.com" website?
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I haven't seen that yet on How Stuff Works. I do have that site bookmarked for recipes on meat preservation.
jbd, good for you. This "life support" bit is a mystical term to intimidate the uninitiated and make the SCUBA industry priests feel more important, lock up trade, and charge higher rates. Already, they hang out shingles like physicians and lawyers. Heck, people used to build their own diving sets and other gear from surplus parts, and they were respected for it. Now you can't even buy a maintenance parts kit for some brands, even at inflated prices, and told that you are a fool for trying. This nonsense has even spread to charter boats where some captains specify which gear configuration is "approved".
It's all part of the transformation of a resourceful frontier people into a sickly, risk averse and regimented society.
It's all part of the transformation of a resourceful frontier people into a sickly, risk averse and regimented society.
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