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From: <billy@v3*.co*.au*>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 12:00:00 +1000
To: Techdiver <techdiver@aq*.co*>
Subject: RE: Die Deep On Air
Cc: Cavers <cavers@cavers.com>
At 10:11  1/09/00 , Christopher Brown wrote:
>I read that Rob Palmer "mysteriously" died in the
>bahamas in Gilliam's Deep Diving book.  Gilliam made
>it sound like it was a suicide, or at least inferred
>that.


Christopher, there was a deliberate, orchestrated campaign of
bullshit about Rob Palmer's 'mysterious' death, probably to 
protect the reputation of the organisation he was with.

All it did was slow the promulgation of the message that diving
deep on air is sensless and dangerous stupidity.

But after the lying bastards were done, the truth came out. 
It can be found at:

http://www.divernet.com/profs/palmer399.htm

It is a PERFECT example of why rule No 1 - 'Don't dive with strokes'
is absolutely CENTRAL to good, intelligent diving pratice.

Palmer ended up diving deep on air because he chose to keep the 
company of strokes.

Rob *Parker* died in a cave in the Bahamas. His back-gas was one of 
mix, one of air. Rob had to switch to the air cylinder at depth after 
an equipment problem. He toxed and died. Chalk up another one to 
associating with mindless strokes.

rgrds   billyw



> > Didn't Rob Palmer die in a cave, near the exit from
> > being crushed (or
> > pinned) by the falling rock of a cave-in?  I may be
> > wrong, but seems to me
> > he did not die from using air.  I am NOT advocating
> > air mind you, only
> > separating apples from oranges.
> > 
> > Quinn
> > 
> > 
> > > From: Joel Markwell wrote:
> > > <snip> ...  One article quotes Rob Palmer in the
> > margin:
> > > 
> > > "When you dive deep you can really enjoy the cosy
> > effect of nitrogen
> > > narcosis as it closes around you." --Rob Palmer,
> > shortly 
> > > before he died.
> > > 
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