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At 04:24 PM 1/3/2001 -0800, Ron Sallee wrote:

Hello Ron,

>Questions:  Why is it that only the inert portion of a gas is responsible
>for tissue
>loading?  I understand that oxygen metabolizes but this occurs over time
>doesn't it?  When a diver ascends why is it that no oxygen comes out of
>solution to form bubbles...or does it?

Good question.  Actually, oxygen bends do occur.  In practice,
if you ascend fast enough to get oxygen bent, you're probably
in so much more trouble from a metabolically inert gas bend that
the oxygen bend will be inconsequential.

-Mike Rodriguez
<mikey@mi*.ne*>
http://www.mikey.net/schedule.html
Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n

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