🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

Holy crap im so excited, all the exercise i have been doing paid off, my gas consumption rate is extremely low, even less than someone half my weight who is a top notch diver. My SAC (surface air consumption) was only 0.5 ft^3 / min (14 liters per minute). Im excited about this for two reasons. First tec divers who are fit and well trained tend to be at 15 to 18 liters per min so i am ahead of the curve. Second its the best sac rate i ever got. Yesterdays dive was 0.69 so significantly better than my last dive.

Link to dive below:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8081076444

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In the past few months since from when i started swimming laps to now my resting heart rate has decreased from about 92/93 to 76 as of today. Being one of the biggest indicators of heart health im glad to see it improving.

So i think im gonna go 30 meters /100 feet for tomorrows dive. Step it up a notch. Probably go with EANx32 for my gas blend.

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So i signed up for another shore dive tomorrow. Hopefully i can go a bit deeper, will be with a tec instructor just so he can give me a pass on my skills to go solo.

Dogs speaking their native language:

American dog: wolf
British dog: woulf
French dog: Le' wolf
German dog: Der wulf!
Dutch dog: Een woolfjes
Egyptian dog: وول

My dive video is finally uploaded. Here is the uncut video of my dive. We got Clown Fish, Crocodilefish, and lots of Lionfish in this one. Enjoy.

This was my first dive since my spinal injury so its a big milestone for me to getting back into the water. It is a shore dive with a 70ft max depth, one hour in the water (video is significantly shorter)

https://video.qoto.org/videos/watch/0c7597dd-7527-4517-a672-4f88c941ec80

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Little known fact that few recreational divers know, but many tec divers realize. Boyancy control actually gets easier the deeper you go and boyancy is the hardest to control at your 10/20 foot safety stop.

The reason is because pressure increases 1atm every 10 meters, so pressure doubles in that first 10 meters, but only increase by 10% between 100 and 110 meters. This means a small change in depth at shallow depths results in a large change in gas volume and as such your boyancy, so its easy to loose control because if you rise a few feet you might go from neutral to positive boyancy, as you float to the top this will just keep accelerating.

The best way to handle this is just to make sure you have as little weight on you as possible while still being able to sink. This means you need less air in your bcd to be neutral so there is less volume change and its easier to control.

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While you all are waiting for the actual video from my dive today (which is taking forever to upload) here are the 2 most interesting screen grabs. One is a pair of clownfish, likely mates, and the Sea Anemone they call home. The other is a picture of a Crocodilefish. Unfortunately I didnt get a video of the Moray Eel I saw on the dive.

Dive profile link below for reference

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8071345521

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Look at that beautiful dive profile ;)

Holy shit Jupiter os the brightest ive ever seen it tonight. In fact it was so bright i could even see it while the sun was out but setting. Amazing.

#Jupiter #Astronomy #Planets #sky #nightsky

Dive went great today, 71 feet max, an hour dive, 66% nitrogen loading, boyancy was good, ascent profile was very gradual and safe. All the hallmarks of a perfect dive. Picture below shows my nitrogen tissue loading about 45 minutes after the dive. Link below if you want to see the full dive details.

i also took some video, will be sharing that soon.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8071345521

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Heading out for my dive, wish me luck

Pro tip, when hiring someone to be a dive guide always hire the dude that looks like he hasnt showered in a month, has ragged long hair, and his big toes look like they were gnarled by a bear (the result of many tank drops on his feet). You wont regret it, these people have salt water in their veins.