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Mail*Link(r) SMTP               FWD>RE>physical tissue models 

I don't know, but it seems like the given system we are modelling here, either
physically or digitally, is pretty complex. If you're using current
decompression theory (ie tissues loaded over a range of half-times) you'll
need a chunk of gel to model each tissue. I suppose the advantage is that the
gel, being physical, is a better model for real tissues than an equation which
may not take into account all the bits of physics that plague us in the real
world. It's just that now, you have the problem of using gels instead of code
to make a decent model.

Funny, but the last time I heard somebody talk about preferring the devil he
knew to the devil he didn't, I thought he was dead wrong. 

Just the same, I'd rather use code and current theory, but with that attitude,
I'm obviously not going to be the guy that revolutionizes decompression
theory. If you have a new theory and it requires more processing power, I bet
I can pack a lot of processing into the same space as the gel and its sensors.
If you do have a good sensor for that gel, and you know what to measure in the
gel that correlates well with DCI, why not just point that sensor at the
diver? Better yet, if whales are particularly resistant to DCI, there must
conversely be an animal particularly subject to DCI. So you get yourself a
hamster and one of those clear plastic balls they run around in, and some
silicone sealant..... ;-)

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