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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More Stimulation
To my point of view and without offending anyone,
ambient sub / 1 atm sub, it is only a question of viewing.
There is no such discussion of "real" subs, they
all do different things and all have their limitations.
Though a "real" subman would dive in
anything as far it is safe.......
However I am not
interested in being in a can with 10" viewports to hurt my neck trying to see
something weather it is in 30 feet of water or 600 Ft.
Large windows (ambient subs) or polycarbonate
hemispheres (1 atm) offer much more interesting dives .
But diving in less than 50 meters, where 90% of the
marine life is, is much less expensive with better viewing in a ambient
sub than in a 1 atm sub.
Deeper is definitely not for ambient subs, but
costly and requires launching / surface support.
Herve Jaubert
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 6:59
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More
Stimulation
John,
Guilty!
I don't like epic flame wars but there seems to be a lot of
sensitive egos
out there. Since the site was not active, I couldn't
resist. I hope nobody
got offended, at least not too much. It shouldn't be
so easy to bear bait.
Just remember I didn't say the line about choking
someone's eyeballs out if
trapped in a sinking sub to conserve air. A
famous statement I'll remember
for a long time.
It's still
an interesting subject, probably endless discussion. I think a
comparison
between the two would be very difficult but for shallow dives to a
bottom
of 100 feet maybe the wet sub would be safer? ( Still can't resist.)
The
picture would definitely change at 400 feet (trimix?).
I could take
the alternate position and state 1ATM subs were deeper diving
without the
problems of decompression. This inherently makes the 1ATM subs
much safer.
Since I made a wet sub, I suppose that makes me part of the wet sub
contingent. I don't care, I admire both. I find the 1ATM more appealing
from
a technical viewpoint and much more interesting from a cruise
viewpoint. Wet
subs are very limited. Carsten's sub in the making is very
impressive and his
response was also impressive. I admire his work.
There would be too many variables to make a definite conclusion. Which
is
better, getting crushed or bent? It's a little like the Archie Bunker
and
Meathead discussion about which is better to put on first. A sock then
shoe
or a sock and sock then shoes.
Have fun,
Ken
Martindale
PS There is a point to this and it is not to hang your ego
out on such a
flimsy limb as a E-mail message. It makes you too
vulnerable. Use the delete
key or don't respond. That includes this
message or perhaps especially this
message. Enough said.
In a message dated 2/24/01 4:41:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jonnie@cobweb.scarymonsters.net writes:
Actually, I thought this was just bear-baiting
by the wet-sub
contingent. Aren't we about due for an epic flame war
over
fiberglass/plastic/whatever vs. steel? ;-)