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Peter, I wonder why these guys are diving air with a rebreather - pretty
stupid, unless this is what the bullshit training agency condones and
teaches ( my bet ). Which agency over there is that stupid? I thought
the idea with the Brits was to use the rebreather to end up saving money
on the expensive helium by using the rb.



Peter Fjelsten wrote:
> 
> Den 06:27 27-05-99 -0400 skrev kirvine@sa*.ne*:
> >Does anyhone have the current score on the "Expiration" rebreather? I
> >am again hearing of another "accident", but have not heard if it is
> >"diver error" ( defined as any use of the unit ), or "natural causes".
> 
> Newly certified diver (certified in Easter) diving to 54 metres with air
> diluent. That's Darwinism for you.
> 
> >   This makes it either five or seven deaths, and a much larger accident
> >toll, and it is just getting into diving season.
> 
> Yeah, the mortality rate is well over 1%. Not bad!
> 
>                                 Hilsen (That's "regards" for you English
speaking folks),
> 
>                                 Peter Fjelsten

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