Dive ops handling wetsuits

[Ron Lee]

In the meantime he cautions against excessive wetsuit urination and reminds us “that every time you pee in your wetsuit you kill a baby whale.”

Yes, I believe that just like I believe the man-made global warming claims.

 

[Brules]

Oddly enough I was just reading an extensive study that might be relevant for this discussion, I'll try to summarize:

Environmentalist and several advocacy groups have been up in arms recently due to a study conducted at Berkley that cites keratin protein abnormalities in aquatic mammals due to carbarnoyl phosphate retention. The study was conducted to determine the cause of two separate whale pods inability to produce survivable offspring. It was noted the offspring produced by these whales had significant deformities in their baleens and were not able to efficiently feed and starved to death. Autopsies were conducted and researchers concluded that the cause of this deformation were high levels of the compound carbarnoyl phosphate directly impeding the animals ability to synthesis protein and produce the necessary keratin for proper baleen formation.

Carbarnoyl phosphate is produced by terrestrial mammals only, and is not found in high concentrations in the ocean. A team of scientist investigating the source of the carbarnoyl phosphate have discovered that ammonia reacts with the compound thioureas to form carbarnoyl phosphate. Thioureas is most widely used in the production of polychloroprene (i.e. neoprene). Scientists have concluded that divers are significantly contributing to the toxic levels of carbarnoyl phosphate in coastal zones by urinating in their wetsuits. However, in the course of the investigation a single pod of whales; nicknamed the “wee-wee” pod, was discovered that has developed an immunity to the toxic compound. Two calves in this pod named “Number One” and “Number Two” have shown no deformations despite relatively high concentrations of ambient carbarnoyl phosphate. Scientists working to take blood samples from these animals have remarked “Number One is quite pleasurable and we generally sample several times a day. Number Two, while usually regular, can be somewhat erratic in appearances and can be quite challenging at times.” Dr. Piddle, the team leader for the research, is hoping to pinpoint and isolate the genome that has provided these whales with immunity. In the meantime he cautions against excessive wetsuit urination and reminds us “that every time you pee in your wetsuit you kill a baby whale.” Dr. Piddle hopes that in the future he is able to synthesize the immunity genome for human inoculations against “icky wetsuits”.

I am blown away. Mad props.

 

[gopbroek]

I am weak, gotta do it: Anyone know the current status of dive OP's handling wetsuits, 2017?

 

[Bubblesong]

I read every post on this thread but not one person mentioned getting a fungal infection from a rental wetsuit. After three rounds of systemic yeast infection treatment, I finally kicked the "Were-Yeast from Hell"
I don't even want my wetsuit cleaned in the same tub as other people's, now I will lug it home to clean in the sink if need be.

 

[oldschoolto]

Hard to believe a wetsuit would cause you a yeast infection.. I would guess you were wearing swimsuit bottoms.. Sounds like it was just a normal yeast infection that you're blaming on a wet suit... If it was a problem, 100's of woman would be affected...

Jim...

 

[mediumone]

Hard to believe a wetsuit would cause you a yeast infection.. I would guess you were wearing swimsuit bottoms.. Sounds like it was just a normal yeast infection that you're blaming on a wet suit... If it was a problem, 100's of woman would be affected...

Jim...

Very hard to believe, given the environment that yeast likes.

 

[Bubblesong]

Ok, so it was the ONE time I forgot to pack bathing suit, but it's not like bathing suits are Haz-Mat rated, I didn't think going commando would make such a difference!!!

 

[KeithG]

Ok, so it was the ONE time I forgot to pack bathing suit, but it's not like bathing suits are Haz-Mat rated, I didn't think going commando would make such a difference!!!

TMI...

 

[NAM001]

One could argue that if you are worried about touching a wet suit that someone has peed and has been getting flushed throughout the dive should also be afraid to enter the ocean period for the same health concerns. how much dead rotting carcus's are in the water. How much heavy metals are in the water. and now how much contamination from the japanese reactor incident is in the waters of the pacific. You are not taking a golden shower here and we are talking about handling suits that have been in a chlorine water solution. Fear of a wet suit and yet they will handle the dive kit for you. how much pee is in the web belting and the bc material. Much ado about nothing. Very similar to a LA city person complaining about second hand smoke.

 

[oldschoolto]

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Ok, so it was the ONE time I forgot to pack bathing suit, but it's not like bathing suits are Haz-Mat rated, I didn't think going commando would make such a difference!!!

I love a girl that goes commando.... I think it was just a freak thing.. One not having to do with the other..

Jim...