I really liked the concept for this pic.  Personally, I felt the wavy
camera lens effect was a little too strong.  I would have backed it
off by maybe a half, but that's just my personal taste.


On Thu,  3 Apr 2003 15:37:19 EST, "gonzo" <rgo### [at] lansetcom> said:

>I'd say the problem suit is Frank's on the right. Being made of an
>inherently buoyant material, plus being filled with air, it would require a
>lot of weight to sink. With no way to control buoyancy it would go straight
>to the bottom with no way back except to dump the weight, at which point
>the barrel would rise very quickly, either leaving the diver on the bottom
>or risking severe damage from too rapid decompression.  Not good for depth
>of more than 10-15 ft max.

I'm going to agree with this pick, but for different reasons.  The
suit has no external air supply.  The diver using this suit is
rebreathing the air he exhaled, and eventually the CO2 levels will
climb to a level not compatible with consciousness.

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