Tom-

Who was the editor, Scarabin?

  Jim

On 11/5/97 11:05 AM Tom Mount wrote:

>No Jim, if you read the orginal chapter it was correct the editor
>changed the answer
>tom 
>Jim Cobb wrote:
>> 
>> Hey, Tom-
>> 
>> Were you at 300' when you did the #5 calculation on page 296 of Mixed Gas
>> Diving? I get 137.62, not 144.
>> 
>>    Jim
>> 
>> On 11/4/97 4:02 PM Tom Mount wrote:
>> 
>> >Jack and Jon
>> >
>> >I have reasonable math skills, Dick Williams MD also does and we did the
>> >test 3 times. The point is with a focussed mind you can do single points
>> >of concentration and work, What the test proved to me was the real
>> >danger of narcosis in that when given multiple factors you lose
>> >everything and yopu lose it quickly. It means one may go from a point of
>> >feeling quite in control to totally losing it when more than one
>> >focussed event has to be accomplished. That was the point I thought I
>> >made in the post.
>> >
>> >
>> >Tom
>> > Kreska wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Maybe he has NO math skills at any atmosphere, huh?
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From:   John R. Rose [SMTP:rose@CS*.Sc*.ED*]
>> >> Sent:   Monday, November 03, 1997 7:51 PM
>> >> To:     TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*
>> >> Cc:     jeg154@ps*.ed*; gmirvine@sa*.ne*; techdiver@aquanaut.com;
>> >cavers@ge*.co*
>> >> Subject:        Re: Math Under Pressure
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Jon
>> >> >
>> >> > I have completed math test during actual research both in chamber and 
in
>> >> > the water. In the book mixed gas diving the results are discussed.
>> >> >
>> >> > In my experiences our personal abilities to do the math alone, as well
>> >> > as purdue pegboard test and a variety of other test was not imparied
>> >> > significantly. Much less than we expected and we did these test at a
>> >> > variety of depths up to 300 feet/91 meters.
>> >>
>> >> Tom,
>> >>
>> >> Let me see if I understand you correctly. Are you saying that your
>> >> math skills at 300 feet do not differ significantly from your math
>> >> skills at 1 ATA?
>> >>
>> >> -John
>> >
>

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