FishOutUvH2O
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Physics should be a requirement in school, not an option!!!!
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I would think it's the closest thing to being in space without really being there.
First Start with 10% of your body weight, then more weight is for your wet suit thickness and fresh vs salt water, and more weight for a dry suit.
Then you have go in open water and be able to float at eye level with your BCD empty, you may have to experiment and add or drop a few pounds.
A few pounds should be added for an aluminum tank which becomes buoyant when lower on air further on in the dive
hmm...Blackwood: actually, when you jump out of a plane, you DO feel the pressure of the air you are pressing against as you fall, so is that weightless or not?