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> > 'But on the subject of videos, how many people have seen "Cave
> > Fossils" by John Stoneman?
> ...
> > complete bullshit.
> ...
> When I see something on TV that talks about something I know (either
> diving, computers or railroading), they manage to make gross
> mistakes. Don't you guys get the same feeling, too?
>
> So, when they talk about something I don't know much about, how can I
> be sure they're not spewing out bullshit as well????
>
	you guys are right on about t.v. and films, I work for the Blood
	Bank and my wife is an R.N.-we love to pick apart trauma and
	patient care when we see it on screen. Mr. Miyagi was right when
	it comes to people who claim to be experts-"you, too much t.v."

	The problem is that without the dissemination of accurate info,
	these programs give the wannabe just enough push to try stupid
	stuff themselves. Even when the events shown are blatently false,
	some kid tries to jump off the roof with an umbrella. This is why
	Information should be brought to the O.W. people before they
	decide to get a taste of cave or tech diving on thier own.

	There is at least one O.W. instructor in the Tampa area who only
	has a TDI basic nitrox rating to his credit for any kind of
	extended/tech type diving who constantly goes to Eagles Nest and
	Arch sink and Ward's sink without proper gear and brings other
	O.W. divers into places they do not belong. He does this because
	he thinks he knows enough to do it and he says "you think your
	training makes you a better diver than me"-my response was "no,
	my brain makes me a better diver than you"

	The idea of a video for the O.W. students on what is involved and
	where to get training for truely advanced diving is a good one
	that should not meet with the response-"giving them too much
	information will cause them to do dangerous things", the fact is
	that we have found out that holding back information is much much
	more dangerous. The same can be said for the transmition of
	STD's.-EZ

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