Oxygen Tank

kiterdan said...
I loathe the fact that I am actually going to respond to this at all.

My SINCERE apologies - I didn't realise that failing to disclose information about the project and my personal background (including scuba diving experience, free diving experience, family's commercial diving experience, how many times I take a **** a day) would cause an emotional meltdown of Hiroshima size proportions.

Further apologies to the forum 'locals' who menace this site and felt that my original post threatened the very fabric of society; the same people that have had nothing better to do every week night for the last 10 years of their lives than throw their two cents in on every topic even if they don't actually have anything constructive to say / have any idea what they're talking about.

To calm some of the emotive few amongst you, the following is what I 'obviously' should have disclosed to you in my original post but failed to do so in my haze of cold and flu tablets (which I should probably disclose that I was taking for influenza symptoms).

Yes, I do have a scuba ticket - albeit I did it 16 years ago as a 14 year old.
Yes, I am aware that breathing pure oxygen can be dangerous where partial pressures come into play.
Yes, I am aware that the urge to breathe is caused by a build up of CO2 in the bloodstream.
Yes, I am aware of shallow water black out.
Yes, I have been training for static apnea for a few months now; unfortunately not very consistently - I am currently at 3.10.
Yes, I am aware and have read up on breathology.
Yes, I am aware that free diving at depths after breathing compressed air (irrespective of type of gas) AT DEPTH (ie scuba diving) is dangerous.

BUT

No, I am not diving at depth with compressed oxygen.
No, I am not diving at any depth that partial pressures would need to be considered.
No, I am not diving on compressed air before attempting the static apnea.
No, I am not actually doing anything with compressed air in the water.
No, I won't actually be 'singing' underwater - I am miming to the song. And yes, there will be an underwater speaker so I'm miming to something.

And n,o I do not feel it necessary to call people, my folks included, after 830pm. In hindsight, it would have been a hell of a lot more constructive if I had. The oxygen thing is an afterthought.

Thank you to all the people that actually contributed to this post - all 2-3 of you. I am excited about the release and hopeful that it gets some traction!

To the rest, I am suspecting that you will pick this post to bits because you have nothing better in your lives than an Internet forum. If I make it out alive, you will probably look to illegally rip the song off the net because that's the kind of people you are. If I die, or become seriously injured, at least you can say 'I told you so'.