"Fish Breathers" on the horizon?

DeepSeaDan · Oct 5, 2005

Check this out...

http://www.gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/new_scuba_technology_breathe_like_fish_06110721/

Wow, for those of you who recall / envied Don Knots as the "Incredible Mr. Limpet", this could be a dream come true!

Regards,
D.S.D.

m3830431 · Oct 5, 2005

All you need is enough money

chip104 · Oct 5, 2005

1 kilo bat = 1 hour, I use 12 lbs so give me about 5 of those!

seriously though, that's awesome.

pakman · Oct 5, 2005

guess I'll need to strap a car battery on my back...

Halthron · Oct 5, 2005

If everything goes according to plan, in a few years the new tankless breathing system will be operational and will be attached to a diver in the form of a vest that will enable him to stay underwater for a period of many hours.

Oh, to hear the DIR people now.

Firebrand · Oct 5, 2005

Yeah, but that's assuming your diving in oxygen rich waters. You'll have to take a chemistry set along with you to ensure there is a high enough oxygen content in the water before you can dive. I think I'm going to stick with a compressed gas cylinder for a while.

Oh, a couple more comments that just came to me. Will it provide enough air should you need to share air? What kind of back-up system will there be if the unit shorts out (still lugging tanks around, I guess). What would be the proper procedure should the need to buddy breathe be?

liberato · Oct 5, 2005

It can't work until we have a portable power source many, many times more powerful than the best battery available. So, he is idling until then. Nice idea though...

mjh · Oct 5, 2005

This guy and this idea have been bouncing around for several years now. It would be great if they can really get it to work.

JasonH20 · Oct 5, 2005

Firebrand:
Yeah, but that's assuming your diving in oxygen rich waters. You'll have to take a chemistry set along with you to ensure there is a high enough oxygen content in the water before you can dive. I think I'm going to stick with a compressed gas cylinder for a while.

Not sure if you meant to say air instead of oxygen, but his system does NOT produce oxygen, it provides plain ol' air.

It also seemed he was leaning towards using the system for re-breathers. In which case you would still need the scrubber. From what little I know about re-breathers, isn't the actual oxygen and dillutent tanks pretty small? I don't see how this system would be much more compact. Plus his system would only be providing the delutant, you would still need to bring an 02 bottle.

Or maybe I'm just confused?

At any rate, it's a cool idea, and I'm sure at some point in the future this kind of stuff will be a reality! Can't wait!

ekremer · Oct 5, 2005

JasonH20:
Not sure if you meant to say air instead of oxygen, but his system does NOT produce oxygen, it provides plain ol' air.

It also seemed he was leaning towards using the system for re-breathers. In which case you would still need the scrubber. From what little I know about re-breathers, isn't the actual oxygen and dillutent tanks pretty small? I don't see how this system would be much more compact. Plus his system would only be providing the delutant, you would still need to bring an 02 bottle.

Or maybe I'm just confused?

At any rate, it's a cool idea, and I'm sure at some point in the future this kind of stuff will be a reality! Can't wait!

actually I think he really did mean oxygen as in this device seperates the oxygen from the water and gives it to you to breath, and if there isn't enough oxygen in the water, like in many lakes and rivers, especially with some polution, the device may not be able to keep up with your demands.

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