kulminaator
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Hello freedivers
We all know that there are deep and shallow water blackouts which are very dangerous, even for people who have practiced the sport for a longer time.
I was wondering here over a quite simple device which could make freediving more safe, let me know if such a thing exists already or if there's something terribly wrong with the idea.
The point is that even if you black out, it would be a good idea to surface , with your face upwards. So what i figured here, would be this. A small vestlike item to wear on your upper body, having 2 fillable sections, a slightly bigger one on your chest and a slightly smaller one behind your neck, a minitank with compressed air attached to it (that could easilly be fitted on a belt behind your back perhaps ? Now let's enhance this with a timer device that is attached to your hand, while you are diving, you have to press a knob every now and then (let's say 20 seconds ?) , if you fail to do that the balloon will release the air into the bags and lift you to the surface, presumably face upwards unless you beat the laws of physics.
There would still be a great chance that you manage to inhale water through your mouth before the balloon reacts but it could save your life
Another idea would be a small wake-up device with the same timing idea, so when you are about to black out, it would try to wake you up if that's possible, an electric shock would certainly get your attention but perhaps this is too much ?
We all know that there are deep and shallow water blackouts which are very dangerous, even for people who have practiced the sport for a longer time.
I was wondering here over a quite simple device which could make freediving more safe, let me know if such a thing exists already or if there's something terribly wrong with the idea.
The point is that even if you black out, it would be a good idea to surface , with your face upwards. So what i figured here, would be this. A small vestlike item to wear on your upper body, having 2 fillable sections, a slightly bigger one on your chest and a slightly smaller one behind your neck, a minitank with compressed air attached to it (that could easilly be fitted on a belt behind your back perhaps ? Now let's enhance this with a timer device that is attached to your hand, while you are diving, you have to press a knob every now and then (let's say 20 seconds ?) , if you fail to do that the balloon will release the air into the bags and lift you to the surface, presumably face upwards unless you beat the laws of physics.
There would still be a great chance that you manage to inhale water through your mouth before the balloon reacts but it could save your life
Another idea would be a small wake-up device with the same timing idea, so when you are about to black out, it would try to wake you up if that's possible, an electric shock would certainly get your attention but perhaps this is too much ?