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Early in my diving career I used to routinely feel definite narcosis at 90-100 feet, and my first few dives to 125' really hammered me -- even in clear water/no current/no stress situations. Now I can't detect anything shallower than about 160 feet anymore, but I don't know if that's because I'm "acclimated", or if it's because I have sustained sufficient brain damage that I can no longer detect subtle symptoms. My hunch is that it's a combination of both. Aloha, Rich > On Tue, 6 Aug 1996 20:52:16 -0400, you wrote: > > its a no > >> brainer, 85' to the mud, 70' to the deck, > >The Marsh is deep enough for some narcossis to set in at the bottom, and > >buddy > >up two new divers who have never expereinced being narced can be a deadly > >combo. > You know, every so often,I see someone state they were "narced" at 80 > or 90 or even 100',and i have to be a bit skeptical.I will grant you > that it may be statistically possible,but really..unless the diver > already has severe problems and is sucking harder than a porno star at > an orgy,is this really a SIGNIFICANT factor?I'd think that over-task > loading,anxiety, & stress probably play a much larger role than > narcosis does in these environments.Take a new diver,put him in zero > vis & stress him,& yes,he may experience dizziness or > disorientation,but I would hesitate to say he was "narced".It's a > convenient excuse,since a diver doesnt have much control over what > depth he becomes susceptible,when in fact,his screwup was a result of > factors he DOES have control over,i.e. doing a dive that's too > advanced for his experience,poor gear configuration that contributes > to task loading,etc. > For a very few individuals,maybe narcosis at depths shallower than > 100' is a factor,but let's not start making it to excuse poor > judgement that began on the surface. > John L. Dunk > Tallahassee,Fl. > screwloose@ne*.co* > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > Richard Pyle deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* ******************************************************************* "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" *******************************************************************
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