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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: > > >> 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, 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: > In wrecks, I have a problem with it (the long hose) 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 his arsehole from breakfast... 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 Someone might like to post this list over on rec.scuba as well. I believe the doctore has been known to leave snail-trails of ignorance and dangerous misadvice over there too. rgds billyw -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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