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To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:45:25 -0500
From: Udo <udo@hy*.or*>
Organization: Hydronautics - Diving for Science and Adventure, Inc.
     http://www.hydronautics.org
CC: Quest List <quest@gu*.co*>, Techdiver List <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Bondage Wings Inflation?!?
Sean;

Don't get me wrong... I am against those wings for all the reasons I am aware
of. I was merely hoping to give the proponents something to think about.

Udo


"Sean T. Stevenson" wrote:

> Udo, the physics do not change with depth.  The only thing that would make it
more difficult to inflate at depth are the flow dynamics due to increased
density.  While it is possible to inflate these
> things, you are fighting the tension in the bungees to do so, introducing a
lung loading which is probably not smart.  You know the feeling you get when
you blow up a balloon?  While probably not
> as strong, the bungeed wing presents the same problem.  Besides, these things
have so many other problems that this conversation is "mute"... ;-)
>
> -Sean

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