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>Bungees were required because the wings were so huge. Instead of putting >bungies, somebody should have asked why are the wings so huge? Answer, >because we are diving steel tanks with wetesuits. Better solution...dive >dry or dive aluminum. If you want a real sick illustration of this, check out the new issue of the British magazine, DIVER. They have an article on the PADI technical diver program. What is interesting is several pics of two divers (one instructor, one student) during training in the Red Sea. One with bungee wings diving steel doubles and twin (small) steel deco tanks and the other with AL80s (but still with the small steel deco tanks). The guy with the bungee wings has them cranked perhaps to max inflation so it looks like a freakin Zepplin on his back. It is ludicrous. The guy with the AL80s has his wings barely inflated. I wonder which one is more streamlined? The punch line to the whole scene is the guy with the Hindenburg is the instructor... _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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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