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Some people just have *really* uncomfortable chairs at their computer, so they tend to get nasty for no reason and loose their higher reading capacity. I read your post the first time and got it, no problem, no disagreement here. vpg wrote: > To all the dickheads who keep quoting me as suggesting using nitrox below 40 > metres, please read the message more carefully before you start lecturing me > about the subject. > > The aim of my message was to say we should be promoting gases other than air > as an safer alternative. I stated "including" nitrox, I did not fucking say > go out and dive to 60 fucking metres on nitrox. > > If nitrox is so bad then why does ALL the agencies insist on nitrox cert > prior to trimix? dont give me all this about it being a starting point ( YES > I KNOW IT IS ) if it is a backward step from air then its a bad starting > point. > > And as for Jim Cobb saying "the gases contribute nothing to the safety" well > thats a real dickhead statement, a real stroke statement and you can argue > that one as much as you like. > > So as a summary, here are the key points - > > 1. Nitrox is an improvement on air to 40 metres (35 realistically) > 2. Trimix is the ultimate goal but question use of trimix above 30 metres > 3. Using "extreme" examples such as Rob Palmer going for a world record deep > air dive is bullshit, its like using the death of a driver in an indy car > race as an argument against driving too fast. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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