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Scaleworks@ao*.co* wrote: > Guys, (big snips) > And please give me a break, no one is going to be showing up with a knockoff > Tony Maffatone Rig on a dive boat. Pick on TDI or someone killing students, > this great perceived threat Tony poses to the tec business is laughable. Tony > loves what he does, and does it for himself, so what, what is the problem? A good point, provided he only kills himself. The problem is that that rig would probably (I'm guessing it's weighty) give me a broken back and I'm not small. The problem is that I consider that rig extreme overkill for a 111 ft (or whatever) dive (I make no comment other than possible weight on the rig itself). Equally I consider that the other photos of other divers in their multitank configurations are overkill for that dive. I repeat, FOR THAT DIVE. My guess is that this was a "pretend" tech dive for purpose (it would seem) of the article and the publicity. Hell's teeth, 111 ft? Even 130 ft? With twins at least? Yes, I know, DIR sort of requires twins. Nevertheless. > The general public looks at Tony, they probably think he looks cool, big > deal. The general public could give a crap about tec diving, so don't worry > about your public image, you don't have one. Tec diving to the public is > "Death on the Doria" , "Nobel Laureate Dies", glamour sells, face the facts, > gotta have good copy you know. Mabel in Minnesota doesn't care about a cave > or Billy Mitchells Fleet, it is not news. The general public IS NOT the problem. The novice, easily influenced, diver who looks at and reads this, and perhaps considers this "way cool", IS the problem. Christian -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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