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On Sat, 18 Mar 1995, Harold Gartner wrote: SNIP > He was scarred "shitless" and proceeded to explain that he was > calling the dive due to the fact that he had just had an explosion while > mixing gas at home. Apparently he had a HP bottle of air and a low > pressure cyclinder of pure O2. He was adding air to the O2 through an > equalizer whip to get EAN 80 when the "silicone" O ring came out of the > yoke and the explosion occurred with flames shooting everywhere burning his > hand in the process. Wait a minute -- Why is it apparent that he was doing what you said he was doing? Alhough I don't allways use O2 clean equipment, I'd say that you are foolish not to change the external O ring - it's right there in front of you. > He had been taught by the late, great Sheck who apparently was less > concerned about O2 cleaning and gas handling than were my teachers. It > just goes to show you that you may be able to beat the odds for years, > then.... You seem to be missing the point that IF the O ring had been secure, silicone or not, and if he had been ussing a mixing valve this might not have occured. The other fact is that if Michael Jordan teaches you basketball you will probably never be as good as he is AND the fact that Sheck was his instructor doesn't mean he learned what was taught. > Guess we all need to be careful; he sure will be in the future ! > r.b.
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