How Not To Use a Rebreather

The fun that happens when divers use rebreathers rather than get themselves in shape.

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Sports

Tags:

• scuba
• diving
• rebreather

[ooblick]

I doubt that the guy who rescued him or the tech instructor were lying. I heard him say he used to use aluminum 80s for regular diving but emptied them in 20 minutes. So believe what you like.

[ooblick]

And if you'd read the comments, you might know that he had to be rescued by a divemaster after flooding the rebreather by putting it together wrong, refused to listen to the tech instructor at the resort which would have prevented that, and breathed down the entire rebreather in under 1 hour. AND that they used rebreathers because they sucked down aluminum 80s in 20 minutes. Not weight, but technique is the issue.

[az42dive]

This video and its comments are more mean spirited than accurate. Yes this guy is fat, but there is no evidence here of anything close to being dangerous. We are all taught not to use our hands and kick better than this video demonstrates, but purpose for that is to save air. This guy has an infinite amount of air compared to anyone on the boat at Captain Don's (where this was taken) unless they were also using a rebreather.

Rather than making fun of him because he is fat, congratulate him.

[bastian74]

It looks like they're 15 feet down. Why not just surface if they're in trouble

[bastian74]

I don't get it

[andygray]

I think it is negligent and foolhardy of the dive shop to let this obviously overweight and unfit diver, dive in the first place. They should lose their shop license.

[abdalabinladen]

@CDN7311 Why did they let him dive in the first place? I see a lot of bouyancy control issues with him. Was he comfortable enough with scuba to safely make atransition to rebreathers?

[CDN7311]

he's the guy I put MY life at risk to save because he's a disgusting fat body that has no right diving and puts his dive master and the other guests at risk.

[hibob841]

Dear Lord! I tagged along on my wife's cert dives last month and all 6 students there were far, far calmer and more efficient in the water than this guy...their first time in the ocean!

He needs to calm his ass down or quit diving.

[diverkev]

@pumeldaridive I think it was a semi closed rebreather.

[CarMoves]

@apt95 -- the apparatus used is irrelevant to MOD using O2.

Depths deeper that 20ft, used to be the norm, but not anymore. And some countries still have 40ft in their tables, but only for 10min-15min.

2.2 -- go for it.

[apt95]

@Jerkface55

divers need to use weights and floats to make it so they neither sink nor float.

go to a pool and just relax for a moment-you most likely float on the water. all people have some positive buoyancy, meaning that they will rise to the surface if they are not weighted down.

[apt95]

@CarMoves

except for the Russian IDA-71, which works on pure O2 down to 40 feet.

guess rebreathers DO work on pure O2 down below 20 feet.