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Please provide the scientific proof for point #2.
Not that I'm a disbeliever (I do believe helium deco's a lot better),
but I want to see your "proof" that it works, just like you want to see
Trout's "proof" that deep stops limit DCS.
Ken
Mike Rodriguez wrote:
>
> At 11:51 AM 4/6/99 +1000, James Dibbs wrote:
>
> >Is air a bad option because of the narcosis effect or is it for another
reason.
>
> Deep air is a bad option because:
>
> 1. Below about 130' to 200' the narcotic effect of N2 is
> subtle enough to make the diver think he/she is not impaired.
> Being impaired is bad enough, being impaired and thinking
> you're not is very dangerous.
>
> 2. It has a negative effect on your physiology. Red blood
> cells, for example, are deformed which hinders their
> passage through your capillaries including the ones in
> your lungs... the ones that allow you to decompress.
>
> 3. The first time you dive a deep site on trimix that you'd
> previously dove on air, you'll never want to go back to
> air again. Everything will be bright and colorful, and
> you'll remember more from that one trimix dive than you
> will have remembered from a dozen air dives.
>
> I'm sure there are other reasons I can't think of right
> now.
>
> There used to be a time where deep air was the only choice.
> Today there's a better option, and I can't think of a
> reason not to use it.
>
> -Mike Rodriguez
> <mikey@ma*.co*>
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