> 
> Sorry to butt in, you are obviously very knowledgable about rebreathers but
> you definitely need to go back to particle physics 101.  The stuff coming
> from the sun are called photons.  They can be described as particles (see
> wave/particle duality) but definitely not as a gaseos element.  They are
> used by plants (including ocean plankton) during photosynthesis.  You could
> say the light acts as a catalyst for the production of energy.  In fact
> plants use up CO2 and produce O2.
> Don't mean to sound pretentious but I can't comment on the diving aspects
> (way over my head) so I thought I would share what knowledge I do have.
Well if the sun isn't really shooting oxygen to earth, answer me this, 
why is it that I can take the valve out of my cylinder, tilt it towards 
the sun, put a straw in and breath 21% O2 if the sun wasn't sending O2 
packets that we techdivers call OOtoms. And the photosynthesis thing went 
out with the dark ages in case you weren't told in world history class.  
The other thing that is funny about your answer is that if the sun wasn't 
pumping OOtoms to earth how come when it is dark the leaves on trees turn 
black instead of green. You can observe them changing back to green if 
you bombard them with ultra low level OOtoms from a flashlight, Stop the 
flow of OOtoms and the leaves turn black again. Plus it is harder to 
breathe at night when the sun is out, and the lack of OOtoms makes 
breathing more difficult and make people tend to snore. 


> >
> >> But on the rest of the stuff (e.g. head bowing, etc.), I fully agree.
> >
> >BTW, I thought your explanation for the bailout procedure if you lose all 
> >three sensors in the Cis-Lunar ( the three sensor concept came from the 
> >MK155) was excellent. Unfortunately, it is probably lost on 
> >non-rebreather divers because you have to practice the concept 
> >with a rebreather for it to become second nature. For many divers, the 
> >only procedure to adopt if all three sensors fail is to place their head 
> >squarely between their legs and kiss their butt goodbye. Rod  
> >
> >
> > > 
> >> Aloha,
> >> Rich
> >> 
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