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From: "Marc Dufour" <emdx@ac*.ne*>
Organization: http://www.accent.net/emdx
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 22:59:06 -5
Subject: Re: Come to think of it...
Le  3 Apr 97 @ 18:45, Anthony DeBoer =E9criv=EEt sur "Re: Come to think 
of it...":

> Marc Dufour <emdx@ac*.ne*> wrote:
> >In the scene where Darth Vader briefs the bounty hunters, one of them 
> >is wearing a garment that has several things that look very much like 
> >Poseidon drysuit dump valves...
> 
> Don't forget that the Darth-Vader-breathing sound effect is actually
> somebody using a Dacor regulator.  That's probably that brand's main
> claim to fame.

Come to think of it, when Luke Skywalker gets his face bruises 
pooh-poohed by a laser while being immersed in a big tank, he wears 
what looks like an old Spirotechnique weight belt (with the odd 2 
piece buckle), and breathes from an unidentifiable regulator second 
stage.

Any other instances of SCUBA gear being used as props in Sci-Fi 
movies?


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