Fun Facts

[ScubaDiverRyan]

Michael Proudfoot smashed regulator while investigating a sunken naval ship off of Mexico in 1991. He lost all his air in the accident but was found underwater and alive two days later. He had found an air-bubble trapped in the ship's gallery and a tea urn full of fresh water. He was able to survive by taking shallow breaths, rationing the water and eating sea urchins.

Sharks don't like the taste of rubber, so always wear a wetsuit.

If you dive with a cold or sinus problems it may be painful. More importantly, if you sneeze into your mask at depth the gross factor of having to spit in it will pale into insignificance.

Coral is a living organism which means that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is arguably the largest living thing on earth.

You can use your scuba diving qualifications as college credit for some courses. Who says college has to be hard work? (You'll need an official transcript from the organization that trained you contact them to find out more.)

The first compressed air tanks originally came out in the 1930's

Objects tend to appear 25% larger underwater

In 1943, Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invented the demand regulator and the autonomous diving suit

The first diving suits were used in France and England. These suits were made out of leather

Pure oxygen is toxic to humans under pressure

John Smeaton died from lack of oxygen after being in his own invention for 20 minutes.

The pressure at the deepest point in the ocean is more than 11, 318 tons/sq.m

 

[LAMBrose94]

Wow Cheers,

There Was Some Facts I Didnt Know There, Very Interesting Post

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[waterman2000]

I enjoyed reading your facts.

 

[Walter]

I'm not sure all of them qualify as facts. Some are somewhat true, but misleading.

Sharks don't like the taste of rubber, so always wear a wetsuit.

How do you know? Which species of sharks? There are some who swear sharks don't like the taste of people. By the time the shark has tasted your wet suit and spit you out, much of the damage has been done.

If you dive with a cold or sinus problems it may be painful. More importantly, if you sneeze into your mask at depth the gross factor of having to spit in it will pale into insignificance.

While it's true diving with a cold is a very bad idea, sneezing into a mask is not a big deal, take it off, rinse it out and put it back on. What is gross about spitting in your mask and who says you have to do it?

Coral is a living organism which means that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is arguably the largest living thing on earth.

A coral polyp is a living organism. These polyps form colonies to build reefs. Reefs are made of many different species of coral. How one could argue many different species, often in direct competition for space, is one living organism is beyond me.

The first compressed air tanks originally came out in the 1930's

I don't know about air specifically, but there are compressed gas cylinders still in service that are decades older than that.

In 1943, Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invented the demand regulator

Gagnan was the inventor.

Pure oxygen is toxic to humans under pressure

I'm assuming you mean under pressure of more than 1 atmosphere. That's true, but it's also toxic at 1 atmosphere. The greater the pressure, the shorter exposure needed to cause problems.