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From: "Cam Banks" <cam_banks@ho*.co*>
To: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*>,
     "Aquanaut Mail"
Subject: Re: Oxygen (the quick and dirty version)
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:34:33 -0800
Michael,

I really like the final-sounding tone of this e-mail.  Does this mean that
you're going to go away for awhile now?  Please?

Cam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*>
To: "Aquanaut Mail" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Oxygen (the quick and dirty version)


> 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.  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, just like we're supposed to believe that oxygen
> exposures up to 20,000 percent are safe?  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
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