Not understanding the "whole thing"

[Eric Sedletzky]

I thought gas was something I put in the tank of my car.
When did the term for just getting a good old air fill become "gas"?

 

[LiteHedded]

I thought gas was something I put in the tank of my car.
When did the term for just getting a good old air fill become "gas"?

when it's not air

 

[Blackwood]

I thought gas was something I put in the tank of my car.
When did the term for just getting a good old air fill become "gas"?

In the south, they sometimes call any soda "coke." Personally, I call coke "coke", pepsi "pepsi" etc..

Gas is appropriate because it covers anything that is likely to be found in a dive cylinder.

 

[ScubaInChicago]

In the south, they sometimes call any soda "coke." Personally, I call coke "coke", pepsi "pepsi" etc..

Gas is appropriate because it covers anything that is likely to be found in a dive cylinder.

don't forget POP, but to be DIR you should call it SODA POP.....

 

[redacted]

OK ScubaInChicago, you're starting to sound like a broken record.

Damn, I understood broken record. I don't think I will ever catch up to Ipod with a corrupted file.

 

[Cave Diver]

... or did you mean to say a CD with a big nasty scratch in it ...

I can explain where I got those scratches!

 

[scubafanatic]

OK ScubaInChicago, you're starting to sound like a broken record.

...yeah, at this rate it's gonna definitely be a long, boring winter...for the love of god people, PLEASE try to start some remotely interesting threads.....

 

[irishsquid]

As long as you know there is a 50/50 chance you will DIE, who cares.

Now that is funny!
I'm easily amused.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I thought gas was something I put in the tank of my car.
When did the term for just getting a good old air fill become "gas"?

... when air became something you put in the tires of your car ...

What? You've never heard of the ideal gas laws? Didn't they teach those back when you got certified?

Air is a gas of a specific composition ... but it's not the only gas that people use when they go diving. Hence the need for a more generic term that applies regardless of the composition of what you're breathing.

BTW - some cars use diesel ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Druid]

... when air became something you put in the tires of your car ...

My local tyre shop is offering nitrogen fills for £1. I didn't check if that was per tyre.

BTW - some cars use diesel ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Mine uses petrol. It avoids confusion and embarassment, I don't think it would run well on nitrox 32




Sorry I snipped the sensible part of your post.