Hank49
Contributor
TSandM:I honestly think, if somebody did the research, that nitrogen does something to the dopamine pathways in the brain -- those are the pleasure center circuits, and the ones that tend to be involved in addictive behavior. Because diving sure makes us happy, and we are all ridiculously hooked.
That may be but I get the same good feelings from the water whether snorkeling or diving (even 10 foot max dives) or riding waves or just riding the boat.