Physics and Physiology of Scuba Diving

Without a doubt, one of the most exciting and adventurous sports is scuba diving. The underwater realm is definitely a world to itself. Seas, lakes, quarries, oceans, and rivers have submerged habitats that will capture your interest and imagination for a lifetime.

In May of 1992, a good friend of mine, with whom I was working with at the time, asked me to go scuba diving. I explained to him that I had not completed a scuba-diving course, but that it was always something that interested me. My friend, Chris, told me that he assisted in the training of scuba divers at the Mother Lode Dive Shop located on H Street in Sacramento. He told me that they were in the process of putting a class together, and that if I wanted to attend he would reserve a spot for me.

I jumped at the chance, as I had always wanted to complete this course because both my brother and brother-in-law were avid scuba divers, and were always talking of their adventures at family functions. As a child, I had watched Lloyd Bridges in the television series Sea Hunt and had always dreamed of someday being able to see the world of inner space myself.

My first day at the class, Chris introduced me to my instructor

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