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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 10:02:29 -0500
From: "G. Irvine" <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: Woodville Karst Plain Project
To: Jeff Hirschman <jeff_h@pi*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: DEBUNK 3 -Re: Divers Supply Press Release
Jeff, steels with steel deco bottles - about 35 pounds of negative
weight - you left out that they were wearing wetsuits. 

 Whoever came up with this deco gas choice has obviously not done much
of this - totally inefficient.

Jeff Hirschman wrote:
> 
contained in twin low pressure steel 95
> cubic foot
> tanks with an isolation manifold system.  The travel gas, a 40% Nitrox (40%
> Oxygen, 60%
> Nitrogen) mix was contained in a single low pressure 72 or 80 cubic foot
> scuba tank
> mounted on the left side of the divers harness.  The decompression gas, a
> 80% Nitrox
> (80% oxygen, 20% Nitrogen) mix was contained in a single low pressure 72 or
> 80 cubic
> foot scuba tank and was mounted on the right side of the divers harness.
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