dan i hope for all are sakes this will be the last post on this. i think we have all agreed that there is a good chance that your thoughts on weight MAY be correct. i personally would welcome the study that you are suggesting here be DONE & then we make our conclusions based on that study. i would hope that the study tests both fat & thin, fit & unfit subjects. i suspect that you might be somewhat supprised at the results. \ all that i have asked is that you don't recomend a standard to be followed (which is what started this whole debate) until you get your answers. at that time if your are correct then i will agree to do what i can to stand behind your recomendations. until then why don't you treat your theories as only theories. BTW if they do any testing in NY area i will gladly submit my aged mediocrely fit bod to your tests. are you going to take Capt Zero up on his challange, i will join the party if you come out. hank In a message dated 98-03-08 11:25:49 EST, you write: << Subj: Re: Why Obesity in deep tech diving is a contraindication---gas exchange, revi Date: 98-03-08 11:25:49 EST From: dlv@ga*.ne* (Dan Volker) To: Scaleworks@ao*.co* (Scaleworks), GarlooEnt@ao*.co* CC: CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co*, Wahoojan@ao*.co*, Wahoo2001@ao*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com >Hi Dan, > >Don't mean to offend you any more than I already have, just a few questions. > >Who is we, WE: Myself, WKPP, and probably many on this list who have an interest in furthering the science and safety of tech diving----this "IS" a forumn...these discussions help to create the foundations for testing criteria. >what are we's qualifications to do scientific testing, what are the >parameters that the conclusions will be based on? I never said I was the scientist that would run the studies needed by tech diving. I have contacted several Physiologists about this, some have expressed extreme interest in this as a project, as well as one grad student in Zoology, working on his Ph.D.-----he was interested in helping with chamber simulations and lab animals. Tom Mount said he has some excellent connections in hyperbaric medicine, that he thought he could get involved in this, and I'm sure George Irvine's friend, Dr. Bill Hamilton, will help with this "scientific testing" and development of conclusions as well. Its NOT my job to set up all the parameters----I'm only making suggestions, and providing feedback to the research minds. And this , I might add, is a LOT more than you are doing----it seems all you want to do is waste my time trying feebly to bust my chops, and must really care little about advancing tech diving. Or are you saying that you see NO value in finding out what how decompression issues vary by gas exchange rates in each individual??? I would hope your petty jealousies could be set aside for a moment, and that you could attempt to "contribute" to this inquiry we are proposing. And if you are giving me shit because you are fat, and I hurt your feelings, get over it. I targeted no derisive material about obesity at you----whenever I have used Obesity + sedentary behavior together, it has been to illustrate a strong probability of poor gas exchange----a condition largely ignored by tech agencies up to now. How about being more intellectual about the issue, more scientific yourself, instead of being antagonistic to our ideas, because they include descriptions you find demeaning to yourself and others. >How can testing soon occur? >This is not just something you jump in the pool and do. >Seems to me the cart is always being put before the horse in your statements. We are talking to researchers now. A team will be put together. If you can fit your fat body on a cart, chances are not too many horses will pull you :) (OK, cheap slam, but it was self defense, because you have been attacking me in your post Don't worry, I'll get over it :) >Most scientists do not publish results and conclusions before the experiment. Perhaps you are not aware of the academic history of the Internet. It gained widespread use in academic circles, as a tool to discuss theories and concepts, to have them argued by peers, and then to preview findings in, prior to final publishing of a paper. What is your problem????? >I am not arguing the merits of fitness as it relates to diving, just your >methodology. Butthead..., I am not supposed to have methodology at this point in the process. That will be part of the actual research process, which OBVIOUSLY has not yet started. How dense are you??? I would love to see your study be done, but in a proffessional >unbiased scientific manner. It will be. > >Please factor in age in your studies, as I am not getting any younger. And probably no thinner either :) >Best regards, >Kevin Gannon Regards, Dan Volker ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <dlv@ga*.ne*> Received: from rly-za03.mx.aol.com (rly-za03.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.99]) by air-za05.mail.aol.com (v40.7) with SMTP; Sun, 08 Mar 1998 11:25:49 -0500 Received: from osage.gate.net (osage.gate.net [198.206.134.25]) by rly-za03.mx.aol.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id LAA13514; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:25:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from gate.net.gate.net (wpbfl2-26.gate.net [199.227.125.153]) by osage.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA111552; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:25:42 -0500 Message-Id: <199803081625.LAA111552@os*.ga*.ne*> From: "Dan Volker" <dlv@ga*.ne*> To: "Scaleworks" <Scaleworks@ao*.co*>, <GarlooEnt@ao*.co*> Cc: <CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co*>, <Wahoojan@ao*.co*>, <Wahoo2001@ao*.co*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Subject: Re: Why Obesity in deep tech diving is a contraindication---gas exchange, revi Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:31:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1008.3 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.1008.3 >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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