How safe are parachutes?

[MacD]

from 14.7 psi to 75 psi within a few minutes really feels like youve just had a car drop on you..

after depths like that, your teeth dont fit together right ( dead serious..)

Considering how much a reverse sinus squeeze hurts (I'm a diver) that sounds rather unpleasant!

[Swoop]

Maybe not in Pomgolia, circa 2003, though.

Incorrect, the BPA (british parachute association) regulate their gear and jumpers - some would say too much...

Ixion was practicing the art of sarcasm - a worthwhile cause IMO.

How clever of him then.

[SARGE]

Considering how much a reverse sinus squeeze hurts (I'm a diver) that sounds rather unpleasant!

at 50m.. its really hard to exhale.. we normaly didnt stay down there for too long.. that was more for the stealth insertions ( so the sub couldnt bee seen..) lockout.. slow ascent, EQ every 10 m to a depth of 10-15 m and swim in. we had electric underwater "scooters" for the real long swims.. torpedo shaped with a set of handlebars and a prop at the rear.. about 3x the size of a rugby ball or so

i havn't had a pair of tanks on in a few years but i really want to get back into it.. maybe this time without a rifle and selection of grenades

maybe not..

[Dadpole]

i havn't had a pair of tanks on in a few years but i really want to get back into it.. maybe this time without a rifle and selection of grenades

maybe not..

Go for it - sort out a few of those bastard giant kingfish out at East Cape.
LGB rod and a funny walk for a week You can guess what happened

[What?]

[QUOTE=Swoop]Incorrect, the BPA (british parachute association) regulate their gear and jumpers - some would say too much...[QUOTE]
Then the document ain't for real.

[Swoop]

[QUOTE=What?][QUOTE=Swoop]Incorrect, the BPA (british parachute association) regulate their gear and jumpers - some would say too much...

Then the document ain't for real.

Clever boy.