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On Fri, 21 May 1999 09:54:39 +1000, bdi@wh*.ne* wrote:

>>As in life there is no "one size fits all".
>>Would you drive a Corvette off road in the woods?
>>Would you wear office shoes to the mountains?
>>I agree DIR is appropriate for cave.

Trying to incorporate this rather silly analogy to the DIR philosophy,
a 4x4 works perfectly well on roads, and I suspect that the probability
of failure of a good pair of hiking boots in the office environment is
pretty low.  This is what DIR is about.  Something that works,
regardless of where you are.  I would not use a single aluminum 80 in
an overhead environment at 80 meters in zero visibility.  Using twin
104's with an isolation manifold on a reef dive in perfect vis in 25
feet of water, although overkill, is not IMO a safety concern.

-Sean


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