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At 6:41 PM 6/5/95, <DeepTek@ao*.co*> wrote: [snip] >We are not all affected the same amount, however. Persons with a high IQ are >affected less than persons with a low IQ. Divers with IQs in the 130-160+ >range have greater cognitive assets and posess the ability to mentally "get a >grip" on the situation and think through the narcosis. [snip] >Any takers? This is a serious post! Win - OK, I'll do my best to be serious ;). Let's just say that someone I know real well has an IQ (as measured by the Stanford-Benet test) well in excess of 160. He's tested many times over the course of several decades with consistently high score. On at least one occasion the test administrator claimed his scores were off the scale. Recently, while diving in Mexico, he got mildly narc'd at 100'. First time it had ever happened to him. Maybe he's just getting stupid in his twilight years? I think it's more likely that he was excited and breathing too fast. Of course this doesn't come close to a scientific study, just one person's experience. Maybe we should run an experiment to determine the effects of IQ on a diver's susceptability to O2 poisoning? Perhaps catheter size would be a good predictor of DCS risk? Sorry, I lost it, I'll sign off ;). Regards, Scott
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