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Old 01-03-2016, 01:59 PM   #2
aue-mike
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Re: Rebreather's Will Kill You

As you have done in the past, you speak as if you are "in the know" but it is painfully obvious you ignorant and have no clue to what you speak of.

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A guy I knew years ago was an extremely well oriented guy around the rebreather's and instructed them and died a little over a year ago, the final answer was designer fault. Ron Aekeson
The cause of his death, which was investigated fairly thoroughly by his diving mates and the rebreather manufacturer provided significant evidence that he: (1) was diving with two (out of three) old oxygen cells that were current limited and, therefore, suspect, (2) was diving very soon after a severe bout with the flu (read as not in good health) and was dehydrated. These factors led to an oxygen convulsion and drowning. His diving mates did not give up rebreathers and diving and walk away. You have cited this incident before and were corrected, yet you continue your misinformation.

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Some years later Zack popped in on all this kind of diving...He was deep diving but basically only couple hundred feet so it wasn't really that deep...Yet on a rebreather not being able to get the right gases or even different technicality problems because of it these things happen.
The accident analysis on Zack's incident revealed numerous issues that could have led to his death, including the fact that his diluent tank was off and oxygen tank was empty. Other evidence indicates he likely went hypoxic. His death was determined to be diver error.

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So if you have or know why when there's a rebreather accident nothing is said for a long time, the rebreather community knows that if you have all the information held off then it's not so crucial at the time of the incident.
Again, totally baseless and incorrect. You can see extensive discussions on the rebreather forums about accidents and incidents, including the ones you so sloppily cited. As rebreather users, we tend to be particularly invested in potential causes to these incidents. Your first instance that you cited happened just a few days ago. It takes time to notify families, accumulate first-hand information, obtain autopsy results, and evaluate gear, all of which is complicated during the holiday season. Discussing anything prior to receiving any *credible* information is pure speculation and is not proper accident evaluation.

Rebreathers are indeed more complicated than conventional SCUBA and have the very real potential to kill you. Particularly if you are complacent or cut corners. They don't care if you are well liked, have dived for decades, or are an instructor. They are equal opportunity killers to those that don't respect them. But as has been demonstrated by countless dives in very extreme environments by amateurs, scientists, and the military over several decades, they do work and work better than conventional SCUBA in many scenarios.

My suggestion to you is to stick to subjects you actually know something about rather than posting this rubbish.
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