Sky diving VS. SCUBA Diving

Sky diving: the sport of speed, beauty, and exhilaration. The rush of the wind, the excitement that comes from jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, the thrill of the earth growing larger as you zoom towards it with only a sheet of nylon to slow your fall. Then the sights: The ever present and oh so cliché, “I can see my house from here!" Wind, noise, speed. The polar opposite of SCUBA diving. Scuba is about taking it all in, slowly, steadily, and safely. With scuba diving, if you air runs out, you calmly head to the surface. It’s quiet, slow, and the water feels great. There are some similarities, though.

In Both sky diving and Scuba diving, you go out of your natural element to experience nature in a very special way. You see, feel, and hear new things every time you go. In diving, the noises that are low tones are muffled, indiscernible even. But the sharp noises are amplified tenfold. If your dive knife slides out of its sheath and hits a rock, it sounds like a gunshot. For the gamers out there: the dive scene in modern warfare 2 is the closest I’ve seen to the real thing. It is much the same in skydiving, where the Doppler Effect takes a huge role. If someone yells to you, it sounds very different to you that it would on the ground. The rushing winds take your breath away. The two sports are similar in that they both change your world from the norm to something otherworldly. Your senses are tried and tested in very extreme situations. Yes, they are dangerous, but if you do as you are taught and do it well, the only danger is heart attack from excitement!

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Divers Interview

This is beginner diver Joseph McCarron interviewing Beginner open water diver Ms. Mcginnis.

Q 1: What would you say is the hardest part of diving?
Problably keeping self- control when on a deep dive.
Q 2: What would you say is the easiest part of diving?
To have fun.
Q 3: What is the best part of diving, in your opinion?
The quiet underwater.
Q 4: A common misconception about diving is that the only people that dive are treasure hunters. What are your views on this?
Treasure comes in many fors, so this is technically true.
Q 5: Another common misconception about diving is that sharks are ever-present and extremely dangerous. Your views?
they are a rare sight underwater, and they are just afraid of you as you are them.
Q 6: Have you ever went diving in extreme conditions? If so, Explain the experience. If not, would you like to and where?
Never have, but would like to go cave diving.
Q 7: What, in your opinion, is the best brand of fins?
there isnt one, its whatever works best for you.
Q 8: What was your most dangerous moment underwater?
when i first started diving, we were on a drift dive and lost the boat.
Q 9: Is there any particular type of people who shouldnt dive?
people with ear problems.
Q 10: In closing, what advice can you give to those interested in diving?

Safety first, fun second.

Review of Scubapro knighthawk B.C.

The scubapro knight hawk buoyancy compensator is considered the best B.C. in the diving world. It is low-profile buoyancy system designed for the more technical diver. It has plenty of d- hoops for attachments. Such things as emergency tubes for unrolling and blowing up in an emergency can be attached to the knight hawk. . Basically any attachments needed to help you on any dive can be put on here. Many divers use this and rate the scubapro knight hawk as the "best Buoyancy compensator I’ve ever used". But it is not without its faults. The scubapro knight hawk is, even as low- profile as it is, too bulky for the lobster divers and some cave divers, who need the most flexible B.C. out there. There are some such vests but they are hard to find.
Personally, I have used the scubapro knight hawk. I found it a great B.C. underwater. It is very reliable and I can stay relatively versatile while in it, but there are some weak points. The vest's many attachment points means more things hanging off that can catch on under water foliage. Also, the quick release swivel points are made of plastic and, at first glance, seem weak. Many people have thought so as well, but i have yet to hear of anyone actually having them break. Now I know that others may have other wants with a B.C., and some larger people may need more than the twenty pounds total of weight than the nighthawk can hold, but this is not the b.c. for you. The needs of most recreational divers will be well met by the scubapro knight hawk buoyancy compensator. It isnt the best, but the knight hawk is as close to the best as it gets.



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night cave dive

Jeremy Bronsfield, 21, was at this moment a hundred feet down and staring death in the face. He had been diving the Ashanti cave in Curacao. He was halfway through the dive when the tugging on his life line had alerted him to the danger. He came swimming towards the exit, slowly and carefully, keeping his nerve. If he panicked and tried to rush out he could get one of his lines snagged on a stalagmite. To keep his calm he took slow, deep breaths. When he reached the cave he looked out into the normally clear blue water. The night darkness had turned it into ink. He shone his flashlight around, to the ocean floor, the surface of the water, and finally to the hook of his lifeline. It was still mounted, but the line was frayed. He looked closer and saw that some large animal had sawed at it with its teeth. While he was looking at it, I felt the water shift around him as something large moved through it. He whipped around to see a huge nurse shark swimming so close he could have reached out and touched it. He took a deep sigh of relief- nurse sharks are harmless! he looked back at his line. The cutting of it still disturbed him. he checked his gauge. It read 500 psi- time to surface before he ran out of air. He angle up and started swimming, slow enough that he didn’t overtake his air bubbles. He was breathing out the whole way up. If he didn’t, then the air in his lungs would expand to the point of popping his lungs. He surfaced, and got dry.

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