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List has been kinda dead, so I thought you might get a chuckle out of the latest pearl of wisdom from the good doctor. Apparently, the doc is for real: MICHAEL BLACK Address: Riverview Clinic 580 N Washington St City, State ZipCode: Janesville, WI 53545 Phone Number: (608) 755-3500 Specialty: Ophthalmology What a tool. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: <mjblackmd@my*.co*> Newsgroups: rec.scuba Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:09 AM Subject: DIR: Myths & Realities > Myth 1: DIR has had no fatalities or accidents. Reality: Bobby > McGuirre, a WKPP/DIR diver, died while diving DIR in a cave, and > represents at least one accident DIR cannot deny. > > Myth 2: DIR is useful for cave diving, but can be applied to ALL > forms of diving. Reality: Very few people use DIR outside of cave > diving, because the system is inflexible and impractical. In fact > DIR teaches using NO COMPUTER, only a bottom timer, hardly a practical > recommendation nowadays. > > Myth 3: DIR uses safe procedures, both in and out of the water. > Reality: DIR uses procedures that do not comply with guidelines > established by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, including flying only three > hours after a deep deco dive, in-water recompression for decompression > accidents, diving well beyond recreational limits and simultaneously > striving to shorten decompression times, exercising heavily shortly > after diving, plus others which are hardly safe. > > Myth 4: DIR is practiced by the BEST divers in the world. Reality: > The BEST divers in the world are too busy diving and conducting > research to be sitting around posting to Techdiver, Rec.scuba, the > GUE list, Rodale's, or any other newsgroup in cyberspace. The BEST > divers in the world, with few exceptions, are conspicuously absent > from these lists. > > Myth 5: DIR is a new movement in Scuba that will grow and someday > surpass other systems. Reality: Tech diving will continue to grow, > but the training agencies that will attract the most students are > the ones with time-honored teaching skills, including respect, patience, > and avoidance of name-calling such as DIR's infamous "stoke." > > Myth 6: DIR is a system based on experience and proven facts. Reality: > Although many DIR divers have experience in technical diving, there > are many among them who extrapolate facts to the point of distortion, > confusion, and lack of truth. The message soon becomes lost in all the > noise. > > Myth 7: DIR is a system for everybody. Reality: Personal preference > is the system for everybody. You have the right to choose DIR or the > right to choose another system, or to incorporate useful parts of any > system that suits your needs. No single system will ever be the panacea > for everybody. > > MJB -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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