Why not just use skatol for deco? Add 50% oxygen, and do all your stops
at exactly 17 feet. This is cheaper, safer , and better, and may in fact
be in great abundence given all of the bovine scatology being practiced
here with this subject.

andrew wrote:
> 
> Will,
> 
> Interesting idea.  Why not push it to the extreme?  We have already decided
> that doing the 3m stop at 6m was better.  If diving Argox50, why not do the
> whole deco at 20m?  (Or at least something that is reasonably safe
> considering the ongassing of Argon at 20m.)
> 
> Andrew
> andrew@ce*.co*.jp*
> 
> On Sunday, January 18, 1998 5:47 AM, William M. Smithers
> [SMTP:will@tr*.co*] wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, William M. Smithers wrote:
> > >
> > > Anybody know why?  In theory, Argox should give
> > > all the advantages of deco on 100% O2, while
> > > totally eliminating O2 toxicity concerns.
> >
> > Actually, I should have been more precise, Argox
> > would give the same He/N2 off-gassing gradient (window)
> > as 100% O2, eliminate O2 tox concerns, and
> > offer less vasoconstriction.  The only thing
> > it wouldn't have going for it the slightly lessened
> > ability to directly oxygenate any tissues where bubble
> > formation was causing unnoticed circulation
> > blockages (if this does in fact occur).
> >
> > -Will
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