Michael,

	I think that you need to put your money where your mouth is. Take a
two week vacation from your practice and spend it with George and the WKPP
and see what it is that they really do. I'm sure that it will be very
enlightening for you. If you can show them that they are wrong I'm sure that
they will listen to you. If they can show you that you are wrong, then
hopefully you will have an open enough mind to listen to them.

	Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael J. Black [mailto:mjblackmd@ya*.co*]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 6:13 PM
To: Aquanaut Mail
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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