The sport of Scuba diving is fun, theraputic, and good for you!

MaxDepth

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But you must always remember to have a rest period between dives to allow the nitrogen to ease out of your tissues.

And while you are having a surface interval (scuba lingo), take time to admire the natural surroundings of your dive site. For instance, Lake Rawlings in VA, where I dove recently.

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sport (spôrt, sprt)
n.

1.
1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.
4.
1. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks.
2. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport.
3. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport.
5.
1. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport.
2. Informal. One who accepts rules or difficult situations well.
3. Informal. A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip.
6. Informal.
1. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.
2. A gambler at sporting events.
7. Biology. An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation.
8. Maine. See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater.
9. Obsolete. Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.
 

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Originally posted by: Anubis
frend went diving the other day here in boston, cought lobsters for dinner

Ive actually cought up shrimp for dinner too!
 

NikPreviousAcct

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1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.
2) That's not scuba diving, that's taking pictures of hotties in skimpy bathing suits and snapping pics of unwitting females bending over to get something out of the cooler.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Scuba is more of a sport than golf & NASCAR.

Golf can be a sport or a hobby, depending on whether you just do it for fun or you're entering contests. NASCAR is a sport.
 

Xyclone

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Originally posted by: Nik
1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.

Scuba is what you call a recreational, sport, it's not competitive, it's fun. I had a blast while scuba diving in Maui. :thumbsup:
 

vi edit

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Originally posted by: Nik
1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.
2) That's not scuba diving, that's taking pictures of hotties in skimpy bathing suits and snapping pics of unwitting females bending over to get something out of the cooler.

speaking of crabs....
 

Phoenix86

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Nik
1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.
2) That's not scuba diving, that's taking pictures of hotties in skimpy bathing suits and snapping pics of unwitting females bending over to get something out of the cooler.

speaking of crabs....

*rimshot #2*

You're on a roll!
 

Phoenix86

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Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Scuba is more of a sport than golf & NASCAR.

Golf can be a sport or a hobby, depending on whether you just do it for fun or you're entering contests. NASCAR is a sport.
Scuba/diving can also be a sport. There are competitions (depth diving).
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: Xyclone
Originally posted by: Nik
1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.

Scuba is what you call a recreational, sport, it's not competitive, it's fun. I had a blast while scuba diving in Maui. :thumbsup:

I stand corrected.

I still have yet to see pics of going scuba diving, though.
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Nevermind, 4th pic is officially of a scuba diver! She's cute, too :p
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Nik
1) It's not a sport, it's a hobby. There's no "WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYPMICS SCUBA DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP!" announcement.
2) That's not scuba diving, that's taking pictures of hotties in skimpy bathing suits and snapping pics of unwitting females bending over to get something out of the cooler.

speaking of crabs....

Careful. Get too close and I'll pinch your e-wiener.
 

skace

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You made this thread just because you wanted to call scuba diving a sport didn't you?