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From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Deco Stops (was Re: Drysuits (was Re: PADI, SSI, and MOI))


> On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 18:17:38 -0500, Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
> >Reef Fish wrote:
> >
>
> Don't forget (actually it was before your time in newsgroups and
> lists, so you probably never knew) I had the opportunity to dive
> with Dr. Manion, in 1994, when he bounced to 480 fsw, his SO bounced
> to 350 fsw, an instructor instructor bounced to 250 fsw on the same
> dives while I held my ground (shallow depths <G>) of 170-180 fsw,
> because THAT was my limit at the time, and I wasn't in any hurry to
> extend them beyond 200 fsw until hundreds more dives later.
>
>

Sorry for asking this question, (not only because my response is delayed,
but also because I think I know the answer). But I was wondering if all the
dives above were done on air. ...I deleted my opinion of this, because I
know some people here have been to depths close to 300 fsw on air, and I
wouldn't want to insult anyone. :-))  But 480 fsw, and 350 fsw is, well.....
Now I'm wondering, what is the record for foolishness on air, not that I'm
calling any body HERE foolish! :-)) ...I think it might be something like
550, or even more.

I'm way behind on e-mail again, so please excuse me if I have repeated what
someone else has already said.

Brad

Brad