The Physics
Of
Scuba Diving
Swimming with the Fish....
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to swim with the fish and explore the underwater jungle that covers two-thirds of the earth's surface? I have always been interested in water activities; swimming, diving and skiing, and I felt that scuba was for me. My first dive took place while on a family vacation. I came across a dive shop offering introductory dives, which immediately caught my interest. After much convincing (my parents), with my solemn assurance that I would be careful, I was allowed to participate in a dive. I was ready, or so I thought. The slim basics such as breathing were explained and I was literally tossed in. Sounds easy enough, right!, well WRONG!!. From the moment I hit the water, my experience was much less than fun. I quickly sank to the bottom into a new world, with unfamiliar dangers.
Oxygen toxicity occurs when the lungs take in a hi...
Fotografía hecha en Playa del Carmen, México, en...
Scuba diver. Found at Plongée sous-marine & obt'd...I really wasn't ready for this experience. I was disorientated, causing me to panic, which shortened the length of my dive, not to mention my air supply. Let's just say I would not do that again.
To start exploring the underwater world, one must first master a few skills. Certification is the first step of learning to dive. From qualified professionals one must learn how to use the equipment, safety precautions, and the best places to dive. This paper is designed to help give a general understanding of the sport and the importance that physics plays in it.
Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, or SCUBA for short, is a hell of a lot of fun. However, there is considerably more to Diving than just putting on a wetsuit and strapping some compressed air onto ones back. As I quickly learned, diving safely requires quite a...
Scuba diving
The essay dealt mainly on the history and how scuba diving was developed when in the first place, the purpose of the writer is to discuss the physics concept involved in such sport. The history part could have been trimmed to keep the interest of the readers on the topic cited. Though pressure and bouyancy was discussed thoroughly, the essay could be improved by explaining the concept behing the "bends" which divers usually experience after having a sudden ascend. But nonetheless, I give this essay two thumbs up.
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