On 1 Mar 2001, at 15:06, J.M. Vitoux wrote:

> Mike wrote:
> >
> > On 1 Mar 2001, at 13:59, J.M. Vitoux wrote:
>
> > >
> > > To my very limited knowledge there is no such evidence.
> > > Saturation and desaturation is function of the sole difference of
> > > partial pressures between the gases in the lungs and those in the
> > > blood with no relation to volume.
> > > In fact, the sudden increased air consumption registered by a
> > > given computer is not analyzed as the cause for increased DCS
> > > risk. It is taken as a symptom for possible exertion which itself
> > > is recognized as contributing to an increased DCS risk.
> >
> > And which may have nothing whatsoever to do with increased
> > exertion.
>
> Wivh is why I wrote "possible". I very much prefer the mermaid
> scenario. ;-)

Mebe Tobe........ :-)


>
> Jean-Marc