Virtually everyone on rec.scuba is aware black is a moron....its almost like
a common bond that all its members complain about. Still, with his bluster
and the MD after his name, he has the potential to kill someone, someday
with his advice.
Dan Volker

-----Original Message-----
From: Mcinnis, Don [mailto:Don.Mcinnis@in*.co*]
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 9:25 AM
To: 'Scott'; Tech list
Subject: RE: Myths & Realities


If he'd only stay on the rec.scuba forum where he belongs.

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott [mailto:scottk@hc*.co*]
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:28 PM
To: Tech list
Subject: Fw: Myths & Realities


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


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