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Let's have a look at some of the Best of Dr Michael J Black... Black (a non trimix diver), on the safest deep-diving project in the world... At 01:38 16/02/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >(WKPP divers are going to get hurt, and are lucky to have made it this far Black - on chosing the right boat for technical diving.... At 01:15 1/03/00 , mjblackmd@ya*.co* wrote: >as a fellow boat owner I too frown upon doubles in my boat. >If I wore my double steel 112's, I would break my boat ladder Black, on the drawbacks of doubles... At 07:40 31/05/00 , Michael J Black wrote: >Do you techno-weenies have a clue how despised you >are by some boat captains, with all your gear clanging around? Black, on the agencies that killed most tech divers... At 08:12 16/05/00 , mjblackmd@ya*.co* wrote: The agencies that have been in the business longest have enviable safety records, a testimonial to their quality of instruction, given the inherent dangers involved in scuba. Black, on the benefits of precarious gear rigging... At 11:23 8/11/99 , Michael J. Black wrote: My preference is to not clip the SPG to my left hip or chest D-rings. I prefer to tuck the SPG on a long hose into my butt crack. That's right, between my legs, in the butt crack, which cradles the thing nicely, and I know where it is at all times by feel. Black "If I can't dive without a computer no-one else should"... At 12:59 25/07/00 , Dr Michael J. Black wrote: >While we're on the subject of DIR, here are a few more of my "esteemed" >objections: No computer (HELLO??!!), Black - A Dive Legend In His Own Mind... At 13:07 16/05/00 , MJB wrote: > As for my diving credentials, they've been posted too, but >let's just say I dive alot (over twenty years, and 1000 logged dives >in the last ten) and in fact, I'm going diving tonight after work. Black, on why he is an ignorant little drip-tray... At 02:12 26/05/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >I am not trimix-certified Since he pretends to be an authority on mix diving, let's have that one again... At 02:12 26/05/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: I am not trimix-certified Black's alternative to intelligent gear rigging... At 03:07 26/07/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >As for better systems, mine works well and is quite simple: no dives >below 220 feet, using a large primary, a 30cf (or 40cf) pony, and >40cf sling bottle(s) if needed. No doubles, and no dives that require >more than 45 minutes of deco Black, on hanging seven pieces of equipment off the HP hose... At 11:23 8/11/99 , Michael J. Black wrote: I often have to reach for the SPG (which is mounted to a console, that has a compass, knife, scissors, computer, slate, depth gauge, pencil) mainly to read my compass. My usual diving is in freshwater lakes in Wisconsin, with poor visibility (yesterday vis was 3 feet in Lake Mendota, Madison, WI) and I rely on my compass for underwater navigation on a regular basis. Black knows better than the US Navy... At 10:49 1/02/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >Thanks for posting the Navy info. Frankly that is amazing, and makes >me wonder who's making the rules in the U.S. Navy. Black, on how to choose the right regulator (like, ask someone who's sponsored by a reg manufacturer)... At 04:49 16/02/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >Simon L Hartley <shartley@sc*.ed*.au*> wrote: > > Is the R190 actually a better performing reg than the D400? > >This would be a great question for Jim Bowden, who currently holds >the world depth record on open-circuit Scuba. Having spoken with >him personally about this, I can tell you that he likes both regs Black on "to be as stupid as me, learn from the worst in the business..." At 01:48 1/06/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >As for my "extreme ignornat stupidity" were you referring to the pony >bottle with pO2 1.9 debate? Thought so, and just FYI here is what TDI >says in one of their coursebooks (authored I believe by Jan Neal, who >IS a BEST diver, i.e. absent from this list): >"A small volume scuba cylinder of EAN39 carried with a diver for a >decompression gas can also be a redundant gas supply. In the event >that the primary gas supply is exhausted, the diver can switch to >EAN39 and make a normal ascent. If this emergency occurred at 130 fsw, >the pO2 for EAN39 would be 1.92 ATA. Black boasts coyly about his deep air experience... At 02:12 26/05/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >I will not divulge how deep I have been on air, as if I haven't been >crucified enough already. Black forgets he just boasted coyly about his deep air experience... At 02:12 26/05/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >I am not trimix-certified, and believe it or not, one reason is I have >an objection to TDI's requirement that Extended Range (on air) precede >Trimix. Black on diving medicine - "Ignore the Pros. Trust Me Instead. I'm A Hobbyist"... At 02:12 26/05/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: >Diving medicine has been a second hobby, and I have >been fortunate to have learned from some experts, whose names have >already been bashed on this list, so keep guessing. Black, the truly clueless, never lets ignorance hold him back... At 23:09 28/04/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: If you're going to dive Hogarthian, the long hose (5 or 7-foot) should go under the right arm and around the neck. This makes sense in caves, for air sharing. In wrecks, I have a problem with it in that the length of hose represents an entanglement hazard. I prefer a 40-inch primary hose, and recommend bungying your long octo to your tank(s), or even diving with a 40-inch octo hose realizing that your buddy's going to have to ride your ass in an air-sharing emergency. Black, on not knowing shit from clay... At 12:59 25/07/00 , Dr Michael J. Black wrote: >While we're on the subject of DIR, here are a few more of my "esteemed" >objections: Scubapro regulators (do you turds know we call these >Scubaflows in cold water, and I mean icy cold). Want >a better system? Start over, unless cave diving is your only diving. Black "You need lots of dive experience to talk to me (cause I don't have any)"... At 02:32 19/07/00 , Michael J. Black wrote: You're a wannabe, lying, sniveling, loudmouthed, ranting POS, DIR's poster boy. Suck it up, weenie. Or better yet, try logging a few dives, puppy. MJB Black finally demonstrates his true level of diving expertise. Fish feeding... > > What is good to use. Someone suggested cheese-wiz, but this seems a > > bit unearthy to me. Any comments on this. >Well if you must know, Nabisco Easy Cheese. It comes in a can and >withstands the hydrostatic pressure from descent, if you get to dive >besides snorkel on your trip. >Mike Black Thanks for the laughs, buttcrack rgds billyw ps If any of you would like to supply the gems of buttcrack's ignorance that you have collected, send 'em in. I'll compile and repost 'em here and on rec.scuba. This moron should have a warning label attached. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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