Silly me, and I thought the purpose of engineering was to develop practical solutions. . .
He's not an engineer. He's a student doing a student project.
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Silly me, and I thought the purpose of engineering was to develop practical solutions. . .
Using historical data, how many accidents/fatalities might this device have prevented and at what cost?
Every fatality on the Spree (Since I've been around) has been a heart attack with drowning. Heart attacks underwater are fatal, end of story. I believe that the body gives warning of an impending heart attack. You're at prime heart attack age, and I am too with my weight problem and history of high cholesterol. What is it worth to you to live 10 more years?
Yes, I do recall 2 incidents. But what is that? Two out of 20,000 divers? And, what difference would your being able to monitor those heart attacks have made? At some point, it is just not cost effective to attempt to extend life - even if it were mine.
So who will be making these critical decisions? Some zero to hero instructor that teaches on their knees? And what parameters will be used to decide if a decision is necessary? And who will treat the victim, recover them, rescue them, etc.? And what happens when divers decide their vitals are none of your business? Who is the intended consumer? The recreational diver with more money than common sense? And will the system have universal monitoring zo expensive receivers are not necessary? I know, just run a wire to every diver! Will then require monitoring of vitals as they get entangled in the wires!
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Yes, I do recall 2 incidents. But what is that? Two out of 20,000 divers? And, what difference would your being able to monitor those heart attacks have made? At some point, it is just not cost effective to attempt to extend life - even if it were mine.
Sounds like it would useful to the commercial industry. Monitoring folks on a tether when they are doing dangerous underwater work.
Perhaps it could save some goeduck divers or water tank scrubber.
With the commercial operations, the tender would be in charge of monitoring, yes?