"Downward vortex"? Oh, come on Paul!, this is Techdiver, not recdiver!

On Techdiver you have a deco obligation, shooting to the surface is simply
not an option! You don't even plan for it you idiots! Downward vortex???
Goddamn, now I've heard everything...

Hey, here's a new TDI techicule divving rule for you techicule divvers out
dere...  "When technicule divving, please endivvor to a-void divving in
areas where there are upward, downward, time or space vorticules".

Jumping Jesus, "downward vortex", what next, giant squid???

   Jim
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> From: Paul Braunbehrens <Bakalite@ba*.co*>
> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:25:46 -0700
> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>, <CaptnDale@ao*.co*>,
> <shimell@se*.co*>, <einar.hagen@un*.co*>, <thomas@ha*.ne*>
> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re: Ditching the $800 light
> 
> Jim Cobb wrote:
>> 
>> And you know, I don't regret a thing. I can't believe that there is
>> discussion about $800 or $8000 when it comes down to a life or death
>> situation.
> 
> 
> Jim, I think you misunderstand my original comment.  No one is going
> to worry about $800 or even 100000000 when it comes to their life.
> That's not the problem.  Let me give you a hypothetical situation.
> Let's say you are diving, and you are caught in a downward vortex.
> You're going down, but you think you'll probably be able to swim up.
> You try for a while, and then realize you can't.  Now you think "it's
> life or death, I better drop my light".  Maybe you make it, maybe you
> don't.  If it was a weight belt, at the first sign of trouble you'd
> be saying "who cares about a weightbelt, I'm not even going to think
> twice about dropping it", and you'd drop it immediately.
> 
> Maybe I didn't make myself clear.  What I'm saying is that you're
> more likely to drop something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg,
> then something that does.  There are plenty of possible scenarios
> that could be life or death, but just start out as a small problem.
> This is what I'm talking about.
> 
> Whether or not you actually need ditcheable weight is another
> discussion.  With my Pro 6 it's probably not enough to be worth
> dithing anyway.
> 
> Cheers.
> -- 
> Paul Braunbehrens mailto:Bakalite@ba*.co*
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