The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
First off: it sounds like you're having fun and that frustrates some people. Go ahead and have fun.
Second, there should be little if any risk from doing this, unless you did a long and deep dive earlier. If you have built up N2 trying to get out of your system from such a dive, doing these small dives can lead to 'bubble pumping' and eventually a stroke. Your lungs act as a bubble filter under most circumstances and subjecting them to pressure increases and decreases allows bubbles to pass.
Third, BOYLES law really stands for 'Breathe Or Your Lungs Explode, Stupid!' When I became an instructor, I was told about an instructor candidate who thought that ascending from the bottom of a pool with a lung full of air would not harm him. He never woke from his coma.
So keep breathing. Keep having fun. Don't let others over think it for you.
However, if you're not certified, go take care of that immediately.
Second, there should be little if any risk from doing this, unless you did a long and deep dive earlier. If you have built up N2 trying to get out of your system from such a dive, doing these small dives can lead to 'bubble pumping' and eventually a stroke. Your lungs act as a bubble filter under most circumstances and subjecting them to pressure increases and decreases allows bubbles to pass.
Third, BOYLES law really stands for 'Breathe Or Your Lungs Explode, Stupid!' When I became an instructor, I was told about an instructor candidate who thought that ascending from the bottom of a pool with a lung full of air would not harm him. He never woke from his coma.
So keep breathing. Keep having fun. Don't let others over think it for you.
However, if you're not certified, go take care of that immediately.
