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At 08:35 29/11/99 , mcz wrote: > Sean, please allow me to respond. > >>The same >>Mark Zurl who states deep air is a good thing, and acceptable, despite >>OVERWHELMING evidence of it dangers... > I did not say Deep Air was a good thing ... We all recognize the advantages > helium has, but I believe dives to 200feet can be done safely (on air). I did not say that driving drunk is a good thing... We all recognise the advantages sobriety has, but I believe driving can be done safely (after a few drinks). > There are > many people in the world who do not have access to helium and their > safety record is impressive. Many dives have been done (maybe millions) > on deep air before generating a helium table became common knowledge There are many people in the world who do not have access to taxis, and their safety record is impressive. Many partygoers (maybe millions) have driven home while drunk before breathalysers and tough anti drink-driving laws became commonplace >and > the statistics would not indicate that air (to 200') is compromising safety to a large degree. And the statistics would not indicate that drinking (up to, say 4) before driving is compromising safety to a large degree. > I was upset when I saw the statement that teaching deep air is tantamount > to murder. It was irresponsible and slandered individuals who have made > significant contributions to the industry. In addition, it was an > assumption that the recent death was a direct result of the diver breathing > air instead of a helium mixture and this is open for debate. I was upset when I saw the statement that teaching drunk driving is tantamount to murder. It was irresponsible and slandered individuals who have made significant contributions to driving. In addition it was an assumption that a recent death was a direct result of the drunk driver drinking alcoholic beverages rather than soft-drinks and this is open for debate. > That was an old picture of me when I started doing deeper dives. Since > that time I have embraced many DIR techniques and have improved my > equipment configuration considerably. Thanks are in order for all those > who have given us this knowledge. > All the best, > Mark Zurl Mark, the part of DIR which you have not yet embraced is possibly the most important one. rgrds billyw -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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