Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] More youthful wetsub experiences

[Michael Holt <mholt@richmond.edu>]

Alec Smyth wrote:
> 
> One can get away from some amazingly unhealthy things as a teenager. I once
> got hold of an insecticide tank of the kind gardeners wear on their backs,
> with a little hand pump for pressurizing it. After a rinse... presto, scuba
> gear for the swimming pool. We'd just stick the nozzle in our mouth and pull
> the trigger for each breath of air. It actually worked!

Any idea how much pressure there was?

And did the lifeguards at the pool stop you?



Mike