Do empty scuba tanks float? (This depends on the material they are made from)
Quick answer to the question do empty scuba tanks float: Empty steel tanks don't float but are less negatively buoyant. Whereas aluminium dive tanks float...
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What are scuba tanks made out of (Steel vs aluminium scuba tanks)
Scuba tanks are made out of two types of material. This is either aluminum, or actually aluminum alloy or steel. Each type has different properties, where for...
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Buddy commando BCD review (Nearly 30 years without failure)
Buddy Commando Profile BCD that has lasted for nearly 30 years without breakage or failure. It was only in the 29th year when diving in Barbados that the...
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Does a dry suit keep you dry (What are the exceptions & do you get wet)
If you’ve looking for the quick answer to; “does a dry suit keep you dry“, the answer is yes, but there are exceptions to this. Please read the rest...
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What is the difference between a wetsuit and a dry suit?
The main difference between a wetsuit and a dry suit is that in a wet suit you get wet, whereas a dry suit keeps you dry. Other differences include; dry suits...
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What causes dry suit squeeze? (How to prevent dry suit squeeze)
What causes dry suit squeeze is the result of increased pressure of water as you descend on a dive. The air pocket inside your dry suit is squeezed and as it...
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Fear of scuba diving phobia (Top 14 fears that stop people scuba diving)
Fear of scuba diving phobia is not a phobia in itself. However, there are phobias like aquaphobia and the fear of water, thalassophobia and the fear of the...
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Why is nitrogen narcosis called “The Martini effect”?
The Martini Effect meaning is the slang term for nitrogen narcosis. Where the name the “Martini Effect” comes from the fact that some divers feel...
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Why is nitrogen narcosis called “Raptures of the Deep?”
Nitrogen narcosis is called raptures of the deep from when famous scuba diver Jacques Cousteau first referred to it in this way. If you look at one of the...
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