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I was recently perusing the latest issue of _WIRED Goes Diving_ (aka _aquaCorps_), when I came accross the interview with Phil Nuytten (of NEWTSUIT fame). During the course of the interview, M Menduno mentions that Richard Pyle commented at the Rebreather Forum that "he realizes that rebreathers are probably just another stop gap untill he gets his shallow water NEWTSUIT." I am really curious about this statement: first, is it true, or another Menduno exager-hype? Second, if true, what is the interest in a hard suit, particularly as opposed to a ROV? It would seem to me that once you loose dirrect tactile manipulation, fingers, and swimming, you might as well keep your brain topside, and use a small and highly manuverable ROV instead. The ROV would certainly have economic benefits compared to a hard suit, even without counting insurance costs. With the advances in VR which are currently taking place, I would expect the ROV approach to be more functional, as well. Curious, -frank -- fhd@in*.ne* | [M]athematics is not the study of intangible Platonic 1 212 559 5534 | worlds, but of tangible formal systems which have arisen 1 917 992 2248 | from real human activities. 1 718 746 7061 | -- Saunders MacLane
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