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I appreciated receiving the Sheck Exley obituary...a nice tribute
to a true pioneer.

On that note, I read somewhere (while perusing magazines in the grocery
store, actually) of a new record depth of over 500 feet on air.  I don't
know what to think of this.  My first reaction is that it is reckless and
stupid to attempt such a thing, given the number of people who have
died attemping to break the compressed air "record."

Are any details of the dive known?  What safety precautions (if any are
possible at that depth) were used?  Was this a case of Exley-style
meticulous planning or just a hot-dog stunt?

Thanks for any info....
                                         --Rodger Ling

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