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Thanks for the information! This was at the Alki Pipline dive site.

The maximum value of a 32 bit unsigned integer is 4,294,967,296... Do a bit of bad math and subtract below zero using an unsigned int and it'll wrap around to a huge number, among other code errors. :D

Thanks. I just did a dive last weekend and it was extremely shallow and I believe I was underweighted. Almost the whole dive I had so little air in my suit that I felt a squeeze the entire time and I got water in the vent. Yet, I still had just enough air to pool in my legs and make me float...

Pic was taken in very shallow water (less than 10 feet I think) with no color correction done. It looked pretty much pure white to me.

Last dive I went on I wasn't planning on taking a camera but at the last minute my girlfriend supplied me with an old Cannon point-n-shoot with a housing so I snapped some pictures. I was wondering if anybody could identify the type of anemone in this picture, I have never seen one like...

So, how is the clip used to wind the spool (if that method is used) and why?

Hehe, I remember when I had to ask what the Warhammer Maneuver was :D

Question about the reel - is there something to prevent it from unrolling down to the bottom of the sea if you happen to let go of it?

Yes, we can sit around and debate about whether a helmet is effective or not, but every single racing organization requires helmets and every racer would wear a helmet anyway even if they didn't. See, those guys crash regularly. I've crashed. I'll wear a helmet, thanks ;)

Yo mon, you want some smoke? If the diving is bad you could always spend the rest of your vacation smoking weed. j/k I was in Jamaica in '99. It was ok, I didn't dive at the time. Snorkeling off the beach from the resort was disappointing, but I heard there were much better locations. I...

I've watched about 10 episodes so far and it seems like he tells an awful lot of women they "just aren't cut out for diving". LOL. Of course the guys aren't much better, they always panic or get in over their heads cause they "just won't listen!".

Exactly. I know guys who refuse to wear a helmet or gear (no choice in this state but back in MT more riders went without helmets than with). I work with a guy who refuses to wear a seatbelt. I've talked to him about it numerous times and showed him videos of unrestrained dummies in a car...

I agree with that, the reality is at 60 feet around 700-800 psi is enough to get two people to the surface *with* a safety stop. A student knowing nothing more than trying to be at the surface with 500 psi plus accounting for a few hundred for the ascent should be OK. I'm not saying that's a...

Haha, yeah, I just watched that one. He tries to stab his buddy after that. LOL. My girlfriend and I can't stop singing the intro tune to the show to each other randomly throughout the day "Dunnn dunnn DUNANAAAAAAA!!!"

With all the arguments running around, I think people have lost sight of what PADI actually teaches. After OW they say don't go down past 60' depth. A deep insight of gas management and predive planning is not really needed for dives to this depth. The restrictions directly indicate how much...

Wait, what? padi.com is the first result in google for "padi" and their "contact us" page lists their offices worldwide with addresses and telephone numbers (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA in the US). I just called them and they answered the phone. SSI - divessi.com - Located in in Ft Collins...

I've seen references to the show "Sea Hunt" now and then on here but had never seen the show myself. I came across it on Hulu and they have quite a bit of episodes available (maybe all?). Oh my goodness, how did I miss out on this show? Nitrogen narcosis makes you try to stab your buddy in...

Some people just don't want to listen or learn. If someone is in the "scientific community" they have already demonstrated a willingness to learn.

If an object is negative it won't sink five feet then stop, it will keep descending. So, I think you're either breathing in too much or finning. You may not have enough weight, and descending past a certain distance compresses your wet suit and BCD enough that you're sufficiently negative...

I believe Gatorade G2 has 25 calories per 8 once serving (7 grams carbs), which is hardly "massive". It's more than a stretch to even mention diabetes. If you're active your body will gladly soak up those carbs. If you're not active it's better than any non-diet soda. 8oz of Pepsi is 100...