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On Sat, 26 Apr 1997 CHKBOONE@ao*.co* wrote:
>
> So you are suggesting that the END calculations used by trimix divers is
> meaningless ? If Nitrogen Narcosis is caused by or a direct result of an
> increased partial preasure of Nitrogen how could reducing that partial
> pressure not effect the degree of narcosis ? The increased nitrogen effects
> the myelin sheath chemistry and thus the electrical characteristics of nerve
> cells and the speed at which they transmit impulses. Maybe other stuff too,
> but this is enough.
>
I was under the impression that END was used to calculate decompression
obligation not narcosis. Since narcosis is such an individual thing (even
to varying from dive to dive for the same diver) do people actually plan
at what depth they will be narced?
ooooO Bob
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