<AllysonClagett@ao*.co*> wrote: ~ >Hi Karl, > >Using the deco plan (80/20) that gets you out of the water faster has your >tissue compartments on-gassing more Nitrogen than the (DIR) method through >all segments of the dive. Except at segment 21 (where you ascend from 40 = to >30 feet) you are now off-gassing Nitrogen in all your tissue compartments b= ut >it does not make up for all the extra on-gassing you did during your dive u= p >to this point. At segment 21 the DIR deco is off-gassing in all but 3 >compartments=8Ain 10 more ft they too will be off- gassing in all compartme= nts >and off-gassing a lot more Nitrogen than the deeper deco stop using 80/20. > >This is one of the reasons why the DIR plan is the way to go, to efficientl= y >off gas the Nitrogen. > >Allyson Clagett Pardon my ignorance, but if the 50 and 100 % plan is so much better, why do you have to stay in the water longer? Intuitively, that seems inconsistent (I'm just asking, not trolling for flames). -- Paul Braunbehrens mailto:Bakalite@ba*.co* http://www.daw-mac.com Mailing list for digital audio on the mac -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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