ADeadlierSnake
Contributor
DISCLAIMER: This is not the monthly "deep air" thread. I am not attempting to promote deep air diving, nor am I considering it. Onto the question...
I recently read Shadow Divers and it got me wondering how in the hell these guys were avoiding dropping dead left and right from ox tox hits. I know people DID die, but with dives such as the Andrea Doria where the depth could reach well over 200ft (at parts), it baffles me that oxygen toxicity wasnt more common. So were they all just incredibly lucky? Are the 1.4 and 1.6 limits just reeeeaaaally conservative? (if you dont want to answer that last one publicly, send me a PM. I wont break the limits. Promise! )
Im sure the question has been asked, but its sort of a tough Google search... I couldnt come up with any phrasing that would work. And if any deep air divers on the board want to chime in, that would be welcome. And if this topic needs to be moved, thats cool. I had no clue where to put this.
Lastly, I will reiterate that this is not information that I am seeking to apply.
I recently read Shadow Divers and it got me wondering how in the hell these guys were avoiding dropping dead left and right from ox tox hits. I know people DID die, but with dives such as the Andrea Doria where the depth could reach well over 200ft (at parts), it baffles me that oxygen toxicity wasnt more common. So were they all just incredibly lucky? Are the 1.4 and 1.6 limits just reeeeaaaally conservative? (if you dont want to answer that last one publicly, send me a PM. I wont break the limits. Promise! )
Im sure the question has been asked, but its sort of a tough Google search... I couldnt come up with any phrasing that would work. And if any deep air divers on the board want to chime in, that would be welcome. And if this topic needs to be moved, thats cool. I had no clue where to put this.
Lastly, I will reiterate that this is not information that I am seeking to apply.