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  1. molksmith

    Shark footage from Rongelap

    Nice Video, but one question. What music is that?
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    (08 SEP 04) Panic Attack

    I must admit that while I generally keep these feelings to myself and work through them, I always have a "moment" during a dive where I think "what the heck am I doing down here", usually I just look around and think how magnificent this world is underwater and how fortunate I am to experience...
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    (08 SEP 04) Panic Attack

    LITANY AGAINST FEAR I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone...
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    Can Only Equalize One Ear

    Please don't try ever try to force your equalization. You can cause some damage. that wasn't even there to begin with GO SEE A DOCTOR... You could have something as simple as a lot of wax buildup or something like an infection or something else that at depth could cause some serious problems...
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    Help suffering claustrophobia-any tips?

    Science has proved that it is impossible to freak out if you breathe slowly. You have to slow down a bit and just relax. Get comfortable and ease your way in. Confidence destroys Nervousness.
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    Barotrauma Questions. Scared

    First of all I suffered a episode of Barotrauma and basically you just have to wait weeks or months until that fluid drains. It finally did for me. The Other thing is never force your eq. I made that mistake. It should be a gentle blow. Second of all, Rupturing your eardrum won't end your...
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    Recognizing signs and symptoms.

    I had the very same problem in Thailand this last year and when I came back I saw an Ear Specialist and in turns out I had a low-level Ear Barotrauma... I had vertigo underwater, and nausea on the boat. The stupid thing I did was continue to dive and I won't make that mistake again.
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    Best Certification & Liveaboard Red Sea

    Thanks a lot I will pass the information on to the parties...
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    What do you consider "life support gear"?

    Brain, Heart, Lungs...
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    Hub System?

    I thought it looked like a lot of bells and whistles. I want to buy a BCD because I always end up making due with whatever the dive shop or charter has. I wanted to get something that was mine and fit me right. I wasn't sur which route to go. BP/W seems pretty advanced. I have a little less...
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    Hub System?

    Hey Folks, Just looking into some BC/REg Packages. What is your opinion of the HUB system? Thanks in Advance
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    Octopus vs Shark

    Wow, that video is amazing!!!! Who would have believed?
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    White Shark Free Again

    They have released the little lady because she got too big... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=753&e=1&u=/ap/20050401/ap_on_sc/captive_shark&sid=84439559
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    Great White Shark on Maui

    Generally the older White Sharks are WHITE...they lose their distinctive shading at older ages hence the name White Shark....at one point in time there must have more older ones in the ocean...wow aren't you a lucky devil... I am a shark hugger and I still would have been nervous.. Now that's...
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    Scared of sharks

    not so Funny Anecdote I read Bill Brysons In a Sunburnt Land about Australia. Great Read by The Way. In it he meets a guy that describes seeing a victim of the Box JellyFish who was in so much pain that even after they sedated him he couldn't stop screaming... now that's pain!!!
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    scuba books

    While this is more of a U-Boat History... I just finished IRON COFFINS by Herbert Werner and it is one of the most engrossing non-fiction books on war I have read. He is one of the very few commanders to actually survive the whole war. Great Stuff... D
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    scuba books

    SHADOW DIVERS by Robert Kurson (one of the best books I have read period!!) The Last Dive Dark Descent Neutral Buoyancy Movies... The Blue Planet (perhaps the finest documentary on this funny planet of water we call Earth) La Grande Bleu ( I second that!!!) by Luc Besson The ABYSS (OF...
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    Mares M1

    Hey there aquanauts, I know there are all kinds of opinions on the M1 from the hard to push buttons to other stuff...but it is my first dive computer and i am as happy as a pig in you know what...my question is other than the pdf manual are there any tips or tricks that anyone could pass my way...
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    Best Certification & Liveaboard Red Sea

    Hey Folks I need to check out some info on the recommendations first for a certification club in the Red Sea and then for Liveaboard Charters. Anyone have any good tips. The people that will be going are Austrians so a little german would be nice but not totally necessary. One of the members...
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    Who or What Inspired You to Dive?

    GOOD FOR YOU!!!!
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