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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 20:17:48 -0300
To: techdiver@terra.net
From: caccioly@ma*.ri*.co*.br* (Carlos Arruda Accioly)
Subject: Re: Stage Bottles
I don't get it. Why do people mind so much the way G gets when he sees what
he perceives as stupidity, when the guy hands out such incredible information?
Way I see it, we all should be incredibly grateful to the man. I know *I* am.

Cheers,

Carlos   8^)



>
>  T.J., just clip the upper clip to the left chest d-ring, and the lower clip
to 
>the left hip d-ring. They should never cross the body, and they should never
be 
>clipped to the tank in the back. Only a stroke would do that. If you do, it 
>makes you appear like a Thanksgiving turkey, a fitting image for most 
>"techdivers". Keep the upper clip tight, that is the one that matters for
drag, 
>and the lower one loose, so the bottle does not fight the flow. 
>
>  We put the first three on the left side so as not to get a pendulum effect 
>going (two in that position, one towed by the nose from the hip, and so as not 
>to get in the way of the scooter wash, as the scooters have a right-hand
trigger 
>and are closer to the body on the right. If yoiu keep the bottles together,
they 
>present less drag as well. 
>
>  Some buffoons think they should put certain mixes on one side and certain on 
>another. Anybody that stupid need not be doing this. The bottles should be 
>marked as in the video, and that is the end of the problem. Do not mark the
regs 
>eithter, as this doubles your chances of a fuckup. - G 
>
>On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, <tjm@ea*.ne*> wrote:
>>George,
>>
>>Could you please post someplace an explanation of the RIGHT way to carry
>>stage bottles.  It's almost impossible to tell from the video and it
>>seem different people are carrying them different ways.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>T.J.
>>tjm@ea*.ne*
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>
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