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At 04:12 PM 2/16/00 -0800, you wrote: > >Mr. Hunsucker, > >Don't have a knipshin, but there really is a credibility problem >with your data. And given the checkered past and present of your >rogue's gallery of divers, there very likely will always be a >credibility problem. You and your team are looking for respect, >and guess what Adolph, you ain't gonna get it. You say the world >of diving medicine isn't ready for you and your team, when in >truth the world of diving medicine would welcome your accomplish- >ments if only they looked even half-way credible. I am trying to keep from using the foul language that so amuses you, but you make it difficult. The accomplishments of the WKPP are well documented. I have been there and seen the dives they do. I can not personally verify that they went 18,000' back into Wakulla since I wasn't back there in person (I wouldn't consider myself qualified to do a fraction of that), but I can confirm, personally, that they have gone into the springs and not returned for 4-6 hours. I have personally witnessed 10-12 hours in water deco as a safety diver for the team. Unless these guys have found a secret sinkhole where they go hang out, drink beer and smoke cigarettes for 6 hours before returning to the Wakulla basin then, even if you doubt their record cave penetrations, you have to admit they spent 6 hours at 285-300' and safely decoed out in half the time required by the USDCT in a dry chamber. > You say "the >WKPP has amassed an amazing safety record, all the while doing >dives that no one else in the world does." So are we supposed to >believe this too, Absolutely. Who else in the world has done hundreds of dives over a span of several years at depths of 300' with a comparable safety record. The USDCT was there for 3 months and their record shows one death and one really close call. just like we're supposed to believe that oxygen >exposures up to 20,000 percent are safe? Well, they do the dives, don't get bent, and manage to maintain a level of fitness that puts 99%+ of the population to shame. If they were suffering lung damage from the high O2 exposures I doubt they could continue the cardio training regimen they do. You are going to have >to do a much better job of convincing the majority of disbelievers >if you expect to get any kind of respect from the professional >agencies you are so quick to chastise, and that very well might >start with losing the militant, maverick attitude you so fondly >cherish and display. I remain optimistic that you have much to >contribute to dive safety, but until you start presenting data in >a thoughtful, unobtrusive, and credible manner, your contributions >will remain confined to the small group of elitists you think you >are. Good luck with your continued research, I suspect you're >going to need it. > >Mike Black >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com >-- >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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