Anyone ever go scuba diving?

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Originally posted by Wolffen
Breathe even breaths, stay aware of your surroundings if you dive near or in any caves/wrecks, and make sure your mask fits appropriately. If you go through the intro course on the ship and stick to newbie-friendly dive locations, you'll be fine.

Oh, and, uh, if one attacks you, smack the shit out of the shark's nose. It screws with their senses, and they tend to let you go after that. And stay the fuck away from baracuda!

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Good luck smacking a shark's nose, a large percentage of divers don't realize they've been attacked until the shark has left. Don't wear anything shiny. I'd stay away from ships and caves if all you're getting is a rudimentary course on a boat. I'd suggest doing the cove thing and just exploring, it's a great feeling, but don't get in over your head unless you feel comfortable. Snorkeling is nothing like diving, make sure you get a nice underwater camera.

I was joking about that Koy. :)

Dolemite: Breathing from a tank is easy. Wearing your gear appropriately, learning to keep an eye on your air gauge, and knowing emergency procedures is the harder part. In a safe environment (like a pool), anyone can dive. :) I'd hold off on the wrecks until after your first real dive. If you do go exploring any wrecks, I'd think about going with an experienced diver.

Well, you go supervised on all the dives, especially the one where where you explore wrecks. Perhaps I'll just try out the beginner dives first and see how confortable I feel about the more advanced stuff...

I don't plan on scuba diving, but I remember seeing Al Roker do it on the Today Show. The dude looked like a whale, I swear. It was surreal.

Well, if Al fucking Roker can do it, I can! :)

Well, I had a chance to go Scuba Diving in Lake Superior, but I backed out due to my fear of water (thanks Jaws). I probably wouldn't mind trying it someplace that wasn't so murky, maybe the Caribbean.

I'm sure you'll have fun Dolemite, and just bitch slap any shark that is fool enough to mess with you.

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Originally posted by Superstition
Well, I had a chance to go Scuba Diving in Lake Superior, but I backed out due to my fear of water (thanks Jaws).

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Um...sharks don't live in lakes. :)

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I'm sure you'll have fun Dolemite, and just bitch slap any shark that is fool enough to mess with you.

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I'll just bring one of my kung-fu hookers to deal with them. ;)

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Originally posted by Dolemite
Um...sharks don't live in lakes. :)

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That's what they want you to think. It's their element of suprise.

D,

machine50 is off scuba diving in the Southern Caribian as we speak. He's off on his honeymoon this week, since he got married this weekend. (Should have seen us in our tux's ;) ) Anyway, I know he just bought his own equipment and had been taking leason up until he left. He should be back about Mid-next week. Just sent him a PM, and I tell him to check his box first thing when he get's back.

Vid

I am terrified of the monsters that live underwater, so no... I have never been scuba diving.