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At 03:22 PM 4/2/99 -0600, Jess Armantrout wrote: >Oh, if DECOM help file says it, it must be correct. I am sorry I questioned >you. And if DECOM generates tables that make the dive longer, that too must >be correct. What was I thinking. Jess, why are you getting so defensive? I quoted the Decom help file and tables because Decom is VERY widely accepted as being a correct implementation of Buhlman's model as well as Richard Pyle's algorithm. Decom is actively being used by hundreds of divers every day. What it says must be given some weight, even if you disagree with it. If Decom says deep-stops add to the total deco time and you say they don't, then doesn't it stand to reason that the thing to do is to discuss the contradiction -- without becoming defensive? In my last post, where I responded to your comment that deep-stops HAVE been shown to reduce the incidence of DCS by quoting the Decom help file which says they have not, I asked you for pointers to the data supporting your assertion that they do. Instead of pointers, you reply with sarcasm and no information to advance the discussion. If you do have evidence that deep-stops reduce the incidence of DCS, please tell us where to find the data. If your evidence is based on your extensive experience instead of experimental data, then tell us that. I would consider any statement you make based on personal knowledge and experience to be as important to this discussion as hard data. >Try doing a few hundred dives that require one to eight hours of deco and >dive with guys with colectively several thousand dives with decos ranging >from one to sixteen hours of deco and I think you may find a different set >of information. The VAST majority of divers never do such dives. If your statements contradicting Decom and other accepted software are intended in the context of this type of diving, then we're comparing apples and oranges. If your statements are intended to cover ALL types of diving, then I don't see the relevance of me doing hundreds of dives requiring eight-hour deco. -Mike Rodriguez <mikey@ma*.co*> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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