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Apparently I have taken a few things out of context, and unintentionally placed some of my views along with a conversation which was not directly suporting the conclusions I reached on my last posts. To set the record straight, 1). Blow and Go was my figure of speech, which I used to describe traveling from 10 ata to 6 ata....Jack Kellon just indicated that the transition should not be a slow one , and getting to the gas switch was a primary concern. Jack did not use the term BLOW and GO. I did. And I used the technique for many years. 2). While in our discussion (Jack's and mine), Morgan Well's name came up a number of times in the conceptual part of the delta P aspect of the discussion... I should not be including ANY ideas about decompression theory as having been discussed with Morgan Wells, since Dr. Wells was Not in this discussion with me . 3.)My interests in the thread which recently developed into this "Blow and Go" discussion, were toward finding a better way for us to plan deco, based on our individual gas exchange capabilities. My use of Jack's name was not to support my ideas about fit versus unfit divers, it was to stimulate discussion in another area where it seemed a wealth of decompression theory was developing. I appologize again to Jack for taking him out of context, and hopefully he will decide to share his ideas on delta P and gas switching with the list. Dan >In my haste to point out a different viewpoint and get back to work, I neglected to mention that "THE REASON" that Kellon and the others would suggset the "Blow and Go" approach is to get from 10 ata to 6 ata quickly, where they can do a gas switch, i.e., Nitrox. At 6 ata , a high ppO2 mix can now begin a more efficient offgassing ... ... The higher saturation attained in a slow initial ascent will do more harm in delaying the gas switch which would occur at 6ata.. My apologies to Jack for the omission. >> > Dan Volker SOUTH FLORIDA DIVE JOURNAL "The Internet magazine for Underwater Photography and mpeg Video" http://www.florida.net/scuba/dive 407-683-3592
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