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Deep Adventure

Many of us dream about exploring the great depths of the oceans in a safe and comfortable way. Finally it’s possible! For a handful of...

15 July 2012

PFO for Dummies

Welcome to the first edition of a new light-hearted column in our magazine, by Claudio Di Manao, a writer, expert diving instructor and long-time DAN...

15 July 2012

First Aid Oxygen Update

In a previous article, we discussed basic diving gas physics. In short, we concluded that the more oxygen you breathe, the more the nitrogen (presumed...

15 July 2012

Are Tissue Halftimes Real?

Often at a gathering of divers discussing decompression, you'll hear statements like, "There's no such thing physiologically as a tissue halftime, it's just a mathematical...

15 July 2012

Nuts & Bolts

There must be a spell linking the concept of remoteness with the world’s most beautiful dive spots. When you consider this fact, and the provision...

15 April 2012

Diving the USS Barometer

Diver Shayne Pemberton of Richardson, Texas, was messing around in his turtle pond. He filled a jar with water, raised the closed end above the...

15 April 2012

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