MANY more options in color and style these days than back in the day. Heck, even this old geezer changes colors every now and then
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MANY more options in color and style these days than back in the day. Heck, even this old geezer changes colors every now and then
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Because black is the new orange, err, orange is the new black, err,... uh forget it.To clarify my question, it was why black when other colors are more visible
Welcome to the forum and enjoy your course.Yes, I'm the wife with a question that interrupted his morning coffee. I didn't know a little question could cause such a myriad of answers. To clarify my question, it was why black when other colors are more visible. It had nothing to do with fashion or looking good. As I am in the process of learning to dive and hand signals are used wouldn't neon gloves be more visible? I posed this question at my next diving lesson and the instructor had the answer. It is more expensive to color neoprene, it is warmer and as light passes through the water, the water absorbs the colors of the spectrum of the sunlight. Without light we don't see the beautiful colors underwater. Last night's class included turning out the lights and using flashlights.