Scuba

[dannubis]

Just out of curiosity, do you have negative or positive buoyancy?

Positive.

[dannubis]

My sister was into scuba, she'd spend her vacation time in the Caribbean and Down Under... But she got messed up on a dive, I think it was some pressure related issue with the inner ear and she had to stop diving. She got into photography while diving so she's got a nice visual record of her ex-hobby... Its something I'd like to try, albeit I have snorkeled in California.

That is always a risk. Pity.

Anyway, she got out relatively unharmed which is a good thing.

[dannubis]

Most impressive wildlife I had the fortune of diving with is the oceanic white tip shark. Zeven of those babies circling around you teach you some humility.

My most impressive wreck dives were on the Maidan (-120 meters on a vertical cliff) - I would post pictures of it but the pressure killed the waterproof housing unit of my camera.

Best dive site: South Western Ireland - Dingle Bay + Blasket Islands + Valencia Island. S-t-u-n-n-i-n-g-l-y beautiful.

[N35t0r]

I scubaed twice when I was on holiday in Cuba, definitely excellent.

Positive.

The way they set me up both times, I had to completely deflate my jacket to go down, but after that I could control whether to go uo, down or stay level with the air in my lungs mostly.

[KrazyHorse]

Given that you're not supposed to ever hold your breath I'm confused as to how that would work.

[dannubis]

Given that you're not supposed to ever hold your breath I'm confused as to how that would work.

When not diving on my rebreather I tend to do that as well. Only when you go up you need to always exhale no matter what you do.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Just out of curiosity, do you have negative or positive buoyancy?

Is it even possible with an extremely low body fat person to have a negative buoyancy in sea water?

[dannubis]

Unless your lungs and other cavities are full with water, no.

With a wetsuit no chance in hell.

[BlackCat]

@dannubis, how do you strain a muscle in the ear ?

[KrazyHorse]

Is it even possible with an extremely low body fat person to have a negative buoyancy in sea water?

Yes, if you breathe out completely.

[Wezil]

I learned SCUBA at the local YMCA when I was a teenager. Sadly I have never been outside the confines of a large pool.

[dannubis]

@dannubis, how do you strain a muscle in the ear ?

Doh... For whatever reason I thought he had a soar leg... *facepalm*

[Guynemer]

Hank: Scuba. Scooba. Scooba scooba scooba scooba scooba. Say "Scuba."
Brock: Scuba.
Hank: Scuba. It sounds funny. Scuba.
Brock: Scuba. Yeah, it does.

[Felch]

There are definitely scuba classes that you can take. I know a guy who took one a couple summers ago in PA, and he said that below a certain depth the water is bitterly cold even with the wetsuit.

[Jon Miller]

I know several people who do scuba in Sweden.

I think they vastly prefer doing it in warmer climates, but still sometimes do it in Sweden (at least some of them).

JM