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What is the best formula for figuring SAC rates?
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the formulas do not include water temperature? why not? the diff between 40 degree water and 80 should be significant no?
Most people work harder in colder water and that will result in a higher SAC but it is not a variable to calculate.
Why include water temp? As far as I can tell, the temp, in and of itself, should have virtually no difference on one's SAC rate -- NOTE, I'm saying the temp "in and of itself" has no (or almost no) influence on the volume one breathes at any given depth.the formulas do not include water temperature? why not? the diff between 40 degree water and 80 should be significant no?