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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 09:54:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Tracy Doyle <tracy_doyle@ya*.co*>
Subject: Re: Want to be warmer.
To: grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*, techdiver@aquanaut.com





---Grant Wilkinson <grantw@fr*.ca*.ca*> wrote:
From what I've read so far, and it's not much, the
> difference between the conductivity of air and argon is not enough to
> scientifically distinguish between the two.  It's a completely
different
> story when the choice is between helium mixes and argon, as the helium
> sucks the heat right out of you. 

I used to think that, and that the benefits of argon are partly
physchological..but I used it for the first time for a quarry dive in
the UK in December...and it was the first time ever I have felt HOT
while getting in the water!! Definitely warmer than air....not just
trimix!!

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