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There is a great video, done by Lamar Hires, called a deceptively easy way to die. (I think it was sponsored by PADI and DAN). Anyway, it does a pretty good (almost graphic) job of describing some of the dangers of entering caverns/caves and other overhead environments without the proper training and equipment. I show this tape to most of my open water students. ESPECIALLY the ones I take down to Florida! David E. Smith dsmith218@ho*.co* Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of which I am neither. - Polver -----Original Message----- From: Rodriguez [mailto:mikey@ma*.co*] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 3:29 PM To: The McLeods Cc: techdiver Subject: Re:cement pig At 09:03 AM 8/3/2001 -0300, The McLeods wrote: Hello Randy, >Hi Jim,I agree there should be more control over these cavern area's for >newer diver's.I will admit I was at Ginnie once when I was an open water >weenie.I found the cavern very safe line out gated off and exit visible at >most times.I don't know about the other's,but this experience really stoked >my interest in cave diving without having to take an expensive course.Common >sense should prevail in these location's The problem with your position is that, while open water divers are generally safe in the Ginnie cavern, allowing them ready access there desensitizes them to the potential dangers. This is often what leads them to enter caverns and caves elsewhere (like Royal Springs) expecting similar conditions. Better, I think, to tell open water divers they should *never* enter any cavern, not even the Ginnie cavern, until they've been through the training. -Mike Rodriguez <mikey@mi*.ne*> http://www.mikey.net/scuba Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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