Every so often a thread pops up about a topic that someone has "heard" from a buddy, or some flash of enlightenment that has occurred to them from an experience they've had.
A while back Mythbusters did some shows on stuff that could be considered diving related (exploding tank, shark week, etc.)
I thought it might be fun if we put together a list of some of those things we've all heard, but no one has ever really tried. Then maybe we can get Mythbusters to do a ScubaBoard special.
I'll start with a few:
In the event of a first stage failure you can take the reg off a tank and sip air directly from the valve.
A ruptured low pressure hose will drain a tank before you can shut the valve off.
You can use a wing as rebreather in an emergency.
A BP/W will float you face down and you'll die.
Ok, so I'm kidding about that last one (maybe) but you get the idea.
Any other contributions?
A while back Mythbusters did some shows on stuff that could be considered diving related (exploding tank, shark week, etc.)
I thought it might be fun if we put together a list of some of those things we've all heard, but no one has ever really tried. Then maybe we can get Mythbusters to do a ScubaBoard special.
I'll start with a few:
In the event of a first stage failure you can take the reg off a tank and sip air directly from the valve.
A ruptured low pressure hose will drain a tank before you can shut the valve off.
You can use a wing as rebreather in an emergency.
A BP/W will float you face down and you'll die.
Ok, so I'm kidding about that last one (maybe) but you get the idea.
Any other contributions?
