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On Mon, 18 Sep 1995, A.Appleyard wrote:

>   Someone wrote:-
> > a) Is it possible/wise to snack out UW?
> 
> On Mon 18 Sep 1995 Simon Hartley replied:-
> > ... I have also celebrated new years at 30ft with 6 friends and a couple
> > bottles of champagne...the corks don't fly very far ;) but it's fun anyhow.
> > ... For drinks I've only tried bubbly stuff (just hold the bottle
> > upside-down and keep it capped or your finger in the top when not drinking!
> > that way only the first sip is salty. good luck and let me know what other
> > foods you try.
> 
> This sounds dangerous. I read once that some dignitaries had a dinner with
> champagne under pressure (not in diving, but in air under pressure in a
> caisson tunnelling under water). The champagne was flat due to the pressure.
> When they came up, it fizzed in their guts and gave them severe gut gas
> distension, and at least one of them had to be urgently recompressed.

we only had one bottle between all of us...it did give us a little gas 
though...I wouldn't reccommend drinking a lot because of the alcohol anbd 
the bobbles..
    Bob F.

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