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- Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Date: Sunday, 15 Nov 1992 20:40:39 CST
- From: MATT HUNSAKER <U61474@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Message-ID: <92320.204039U61474@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Newsgroups: rec.scuba
- Subject: NITROX 2
- Lines: 53
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- I have recieved a number of hate mail responses for my note on NITROX. I
- thought it was amusing that it came from both sides. I was going to post each
- of them here for everyones enjoyment, but some were so ridiculous I felt it wou
- ld only perpetuate the ignorance of some of those misguided people. I think
- they champion ignorance just fine on their own. In opposition to the expert
- diver who identified himself as such (undoubtedly so I wouldn't question his
-
- knowledge), I offer this reply; "Training and experience are the key to safe
- and enjoyable diving, and knowing "****" about diving is not my personal
- approach. ....... I think this is probably more important to fertilizer
- salesmen than to the issue of NITROX."
-
- I'm sorry to indulge in stupidity, but that reply was particularly abusive
- and it was nothing by character assassination. <PLEASE DON'T WASTE MY TIME
- WITH ABUSIVE MAIL. -THIS INCLUDES THE, "IF YOU WERE MORE OF A MAN YOU WOULD
- SEE IT MY WAY" mail.> To those of you who wrote intelligible letters, thanks
- but why not post them to the network? If you are talking fact don't be afraid
- to post!
-
- ------------------------Good Stuff------------------------------------------
-
- I am not a NITROX diver. I have read some articles on the technical aspects
- of it, but remain some what a novice to the organized classes that are being
- taught. Could one(1) person take a moment and currently define, what is being
- taught; (ie: depth considerations, oxygen toxicity, what tables/saturation
- model is being used, what sampling procedures are required, what is the
- allowable margin of error in gas concentrations and what is the current
- requirement to recieve certification.
-
- After this has been completed I think the opposition should intelligibly
- and articulately state their case.
- <-------Please refrain from name calling and name dropping---------------->
- -ie. SeALs, Special Forces, and Commercial Divers are all trained
- at a different type of diving for a different purpose and to refer
- to their protocols is comparing apples to oranges.
-
- I hope that we can as a diving community, learn about and discuss NITROX
- intelligbly.
-
- -And please if you must send me trash mail then please premark it:
- "NITROX-Hate Mail" that way I won't bother reading it- I'll just
- forward it to rec.scuba so others can laugh at your ignorance!
- Inteligent mail is always welcome.
-
- Please let me know if any of you would be interested in having a discussion
- of this at "Our World Underwater" in May. I will contact them and see if it
- would be possible if there is any interest.
- -matt
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