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It's been a while. Someone bring me up to speed :D Mario

Guess I surf the net too much... got this message a few days ago. Please let me know if you know of new sites on the internet so I can check them out! :D

Here is yet another...Shark Attack! Also... click on the video links on that page. The second fatality in two days... What more can I say? My condolences :(

Compass Balancing The horizontal and vertical components of the earths magnetic field vary considerably in different locations. This is why compasses are balanced specifically for the region they are sold in. This suggests that a compass purchased locally in Seattle, will be off in...

As we passed the sixteen hundredth member to join the boards tonight, I can't help but stop and reflect on how valueable of a place this has been for me. I stop and think about the friendships, the bonds, the dive buddies and the wonderful memories we've had an opportunity to share with one...

Cressi-sub has introduced a new computer called the Archimede I've looked for it on the internet, but there isn't much info on it on the Cressi-sub website Anyone have any info on it other than price? I've found it for $328USD (230GBP) Standard features include: Air or Nitrox...

Yet another Diver has lost his life diving in San Diego, CA (my back yard) This one obviously due to a whole lot of stupidity. The search has been called off for 33 yr old Rod Thompson whom was not a certified diver and had been drinking before his 3am night dive off of a small boat by La...

I just got done watching Real TV where a 53 year old man held his breath underwater for 5 minutes and 3 seconds! Wow! Have you guys ever tried to see how long you can hold your breath? Turns out that this guy has over 9 liters of lung volume, which is alomst twice the normal amount of the...

About 5 years ago OMS 100# lift dual and single bladder BC's were rejected by Ocean Management Systems Inc. because of serious manufacturing defects. These BC's were supposed to have been destroyed by the fabricator: Cindi Walters of Cal Pacific, dba Forte. They evidently were not destroyed...

Just so no one thinks of sending out a search party... I moved last weekend and am still waiting for the Road Runner crew to come out and install my new service. I'll be back online and in the full swing of things in a few days! Looking forward to hanging out with everyone again real soon...

Just got done watching a show on ABC called vanished. It's the story of the American couple from Louisiana whom went diving in Australia only to be left on the reef by the dive boat... then the real story starts. For those of you that caught it... or know the story: What's your opinion?

Attention San Diego Divers! I know it's short notice but I'll be diving the HMCS-Yukon tomorrow afternoon off the Blue Escape http://www.blueescape.com if anyone would like to join me, call the boat at (619)223-DIVE

For those of you whom have been in hiding all this time, it's safe to come on out now! It's finally happened, Solo Diving is not only formally recognized, but not you can even get "certified" in it. SDI/TDI is now offering a Solo Diving Certification course. For more info check out the TDI /...

The next time someone says something like "Why do you dive, aren't you afraid of dying a horrible death?" remember some of these numbers, which are right out of the March '01 issue of Maxim magazine: ...a plane crash: 1 in 250,032 ...a boating accident: 1 in 393,013 ...a car crash: 1 in...

O.K. all my second article ever is ready for viewing by going to the Scuba Source front page at http://www.scubasource.com and clicking on the article about my First Dive Ever with underwater communications. The dive was at an active oil rig, 8.5 miles off of the Southern California coast. The...

Hey everyone, it's Iguana Don's birthday! (2-12) Happy Birthday buddy, hope you have plenty more of them!

Esteemed Medical Geniuses, I have a question regarding a report I read about regarding a contradiction on DCS and Thermal Protection Choices: Following a tragic plan crash on the US east coast and the activities the Navy salvage divers were involved in, there were reports regarding something...

OK fellow members it is time for me to ask you all for some help... I just got done talking to Ma(Don)na and we have decided to make a little friendly bet amongst us. The whole thing started when we started talking about the number of new members on the boards. Don predicted that we would hit...

Haha! The Baltimore Ravens just CRUSHED the New York Giants to conclude Superbowl 35. Congrats to all of our family members from Baltimore. Final score 34-7 :)

Does anyone have any experience using the OMS VR3 Mixed gas computer http://www.omsdive.com/computer.html or the Abysmal Mixed Gas Computer? http://www.abysmal.com/pages/features-explorer.html Better yet if you have tried both, I'd be very interested in your comparison of the two units.