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Shallow Water Blackout

Shallow Water Blackout If you’re like most Scuba Divers, what you likely remember about shallow water blackout – the sudden loss of consciousness due to oxygen starvation – is that it happens in shallow water while free diving. But given the growing interest in snorkelling and free diving, especially as a family activity, your working […]

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what happens to the lungs of a freediver during a deep dive, boyle´s law

<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/X7roaf8kckM” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> experiment with a liquid meter, open and turned upside down. it plunged to -55 m with 1 liter of air inside. the water pressure push up the air, compressing it to 154 ml at 55 m depth. the air expands while climb back up to 1 liter. Boyles law! what

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PADI on rebreathers: Are they safe for recreational divers? PT2

PADI on rebreathers: Are they safe for recreational divers? PT2 The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), the world’s largest scuba training agency, has expanded its course offerings in recent months to include recreational rebreather instruction. What follows is the continuation of an interview with Mark Caney, PADI’s Vice President of Rebreather Technologies, published in

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PADI on rebreathers: Are they safe for recreational divers?

PADI on rebreathers: Are they safe for recreational divers? Pt1 | DIVER magazine The world’s largest dive training agency thinks they are, and they’ve developed courses for the rec and tec diver alike. Here, the agency’s Vice President of Rebreather Technologies, Mark Caney, weighs in on PADI’s new direction, the rise of a new ‘Type-R’

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Great White Serial Killer: Will Sharks Attack if They Sense Vulnerability

<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/WjmaU5luc8E” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> A purpose built cage is made of plexiglass on one side so it looks like easy prey to a Great White Shark. But an 18ft shark shows up and the cage may not withstand the attack. Its a bit scary, it will have you sat on the edge of

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