Ystas 777 писал(а):Фредрик Дюма — 93 метра.
Брет Гилльям — 137 метров.
Марк Эндрюс — 150 метров.
Ден Меньон — 154 метра.
Эти "придурки" ныряли на воздухе, но ТАК ДЕЛАТЬ НЕ НАДО!!! т.е. СОВСЕМ НЕ НАДО ТАК!!!
"The era in which deep air diving was practiced by the small cadre of professionals who could do it was not so much about records. Indeed, the fact that some of us achieved record depths was incidental to our work or exploration. But the primary reason we used air was because helium was either not available in remote areas or was so expensive then as to be impractical for a lot of our applications. If we could get the job done on air, we had no problems with that. But we did not advocate it for others and went out of our way to point out the hazards to try to prevent others from killing themselves.
When I broke the long-standing record of Watson & Gruner in 1990 by going to 452 fsw, I beat their mark by over 25 feet. I was not unduly impaired and actually stayed at depth to complete a series of mental tests for cognitive function before making my ascent without incident. In contrast, both Watson & Gruner were completely out of it (by their own admission), had no memory of getting to their maximum depth at all, and were lucky to have survived. Every diver that attempted to break their record later died in the process until my success 25 years later. Subsequently, another whole squad of divers killed themselves trying to break my record (my deepest was in 1993 to 475 fsw). When Dan Manion tried to set the record, he got to depth but, once again, was totally incapacitated by narcosis and barely survived.
Deep air diving was a practice that existed out of necessity before other tools such as mixed gas became cost-efficient and more widely available. The key to survival is knowing all you can about the subject, a body of experience, and the confidence earned by repetitive work in such environments. It's also crucial to adapt and employ the technological advances that evolve and use the best equipment systems to get the job done. There is nothing "safe" about deep diving no matter what systems you employ. But you can mitigate the hazards by using the tools available wisely. Otherwise, you're just going to end up as another lesson in Darwinism.
Be smart. Dive wisely. Be informed and educated. And don't exceed your personal limits. I'm sure everyone has more to live for than trying to simply set a record that is now meaningless anyway. If you need to see your name in a record book, there is always the New York hot dog eating contest every year. The worst that can happen there is puking and indigestion.
The historical record provides too many fatalities or near misses due to narcosis to warrant such a risk"
Bret Gilliam (один из придурков)
