Is coming across a dead diver, that uncommon?

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Dead bodies also make good lift bags in the event of a scooter failure.

only if they've been in there *a while* but not *too long*.

dale, try wooded medians. good hiding spot.




just sayin'...
 
Dead bodies also make good lift bags in the event of a scooter failure.
Dead body trivia:

Bodies generally won't float in water colder than about 60-65 degrees. They don't decompose fast enough to overcome the "offgassing" that occurs. So they are ok for lift bag purposes in N FL, but not so much in the frozen north.

In warm water (80 degrees or so) a large sized male in full decompositional glory can develop 200-250 pounds of lift. Probably too much for practical scooter recovery use as a liftbag. I suspect that also meant the mafia back in the concrete overshoes era had to use lots more concrete down south than up north.

dale, try wooded medians. good hiding spot.
Marci talks about this a lot, she's put a lot of thought and research into it.
 
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