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> Just called Dive and Surf, the store run by the Meistral's who also run Body
> Glove. On their suits, the SAS brand, the Ti is a fine flake embedded in the
> plush layer inside the wetsuit, as somebody mentioned. This guy said that when
> water penetrated the wetsuit, the Ti captured and stored heat, keeping you
> warmer longer. Weird.

Now I'm extremely skeptical. What is the heat carrying capacity of titanium
powder? Not very much I'd bet.

I have to wonder if the power of suggestion doesn't play a role
in how much warmer a titanium wetsuit keeps a person. If so, perhaps
I'd better shut up if I don't want to be responsible for an increased
number of cases of hypothermia among titanium clad divers. :-)

Eric

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