Explosive Decompression - Damn.....

[LordMorpheus]

on another note this weeks mythbusters was kinda kewl😉
they did a check on whether water can protect you from explosion..
more fun was the bullets vs phonebooks/armored car. carrie shot a 50cal🙂

Too lazy to find and watch the episode. What was the verdict?

 

[0roo0roo]

it was this weeks episode.
50 cal takes out everything of course, she shot the engine out😛

you can bullet proof somewhat against small arms fire by sticking a single phonebook in the door. up to a rifle if you use two phonebooks. the windows on the other hand were the deal breaker since they required much more. the end where they shot at it with the 3 types of sniper rifles was just for the lulz

 

[DrPizza]

The divers were experiencing 9 times atmospheric pressure in the chamber which would normally be what the pressure is in the water outside at approximately 200 feet. This is what enables you to just climb down a ladder into the water outside, since the pressure is equal the water doesn't come in. At this pressure your body and everything in it has dissolved gasses. Going from 9 atm to 1 (normal air pressure) instantaneously would make the body literally explode from the blood and other liguids would turn to a gas immediately.

This is also the cause of the bends in scuba diving where dissolved nitrogen turns to gas bubbles in your blood causing all sorts of problems or death.

Closer to 300 feet though; pressure increases by 1 atm for about every 33 feet. Beginner diver certifications pretty much limit them to about 100 to 120 feet. Beyond that, you need special gas mixtures; so, that pressure is far beyond what most divers would ever experience in their lives.

 

[spidey07]

Closer to 300 feet though; pressure increases by 1 atm for about every 33 feet. Beginner diver certifications pretty much limit them to about 100 to 120 feet. Beyond that, you need special gas mixtures; so, that pressure is far beyond what most divers would ever experience in their lives.

Got nitrox? Many recreational divers go deeper. You're right though 100 feet is supposed to be the limit or you risk nitrogen narcosis and need other gas mixtures.

 

[CPA]

It's perfectly safe provided all safety precautions are in place. These guys do it for a living hence the reason for the dive bell. Sure it's dangerous, but no more dangerous than high steel work.

Note to self do not do high steel work.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

That's Alien:Resurrection which is actually number 4 in the series.
The difference between the two is Alien 2 was actually a good movie.

There is no Alien 2; You're probably refering to Aliens.

 

[Narse]

Got nitrox? Many recreational divers go deeper. You're right though 100 feet is supposed to be the limit or you risk nitrogen narcosis and need other gas mixtures.

Nitrox is not for deep diving at all. The higher o2 content in nitrox (EAN 32 or EAN 36 are most common) will cause o2 toxicity at depth generally more than 120ft. For deep diving the use trimix witch replaces alot of o2 with helium.