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This is old news for anyone who had watched the Jacques Cousteau movies. They used underwater flares all the time for night lighting. And that was, 30 years ago or so? Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: <ScottBonis@ao*.co*> > Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 17:48:55 EDT > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Fire diving >=20 > Hey Guys, >=20 > I couldn't help bringing this over from rec.scuba. Talk about FIRE DIVIN= G!!! >=20 > Take care and dive safely, Scott >=20 >=20 > Subject: Olympic torch to go underwater > From: Barbara Leigh <A HREF=3D"mailto:qfe@oz*.ne*">qfe@oz.net</A> > Date: Sat, May 27, 2000 11:42 AM > Message-id: <8gp4tv$18g$0@21*.39*.13*.26*> >=20 > SYDNEY (Reuters) -- The torch relay leading up to the Sydney Olympics > later this year will feature the first ever underwater leg through the > Great Barrier Reef. >=20 > A trial of aquatic flame technology had been successfully completed to > allow the underwater leg to go ahead on June 27, a spokeswoman for the > Sydney Olympic organizers, Di Henry, told ABC news on Sunday. >=20 > A local scuba diving marine biologist will swim the torch, burning at > 2000 degrees, on a three to four minute journey through the reef. >=20 > Pyrotechnic technology had been developed to make a "fierce flame" too > powerful to be drowned out by water, creators of the torch, > Melbourne-based Pains Wessex Australia, said. >=20 > The underwater leg would showcase Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, a > leading coral tourist attraction, Henry said. >=20 > March 28, 2000 > Copyright =A9 1996-1999 Reuters Limited. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >=20 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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