Didn't see much (any?) flesh.  Bones only.

The divers on the show were quite well suited including gloves.

On Feb 10, 11:35 pm, Alan Browne <alan.bro...@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
wrote:

Be prepared to handle a fair amount of slime when you handle a corpse
that has stayed submerged for such a long time.
Matthias

I'm probably mixed up on the order.

Likewise.  I would expect at least a tissue sample for DNA analysis, or
the skull for dental records.  Not to mention removing the gear.

I didn't mean to imply all their dives were rebreather.

More like "Lord Darwin, please look the other way today..."

If you mean horizontal distance "in" and to a depth of of no more than
100 feet or so, as long as there was always lots of "turn around room"
everywhere with ZERO marginal passages and no exploring side caves, I
think I'd be fine to 100m in and back.

Let's add no current to that equation.

But given my ignorance, what would be the starting "typical" scenario
for a cave diver?

In San Andres on the deep dive I did swim a tunnel about 30 meters (in
one end - out the other) inside a wall.  I was a bit nervous to be sure
(esp. as the guy ahead of me was taking his sweet time), but I could see
the other end as well.  That tunnel had little turn around room - would
have to back out propelled by hands.  It was no more than a meter
across, pretty regular round.

I didn't see the hydrogen sulfide layer in the shakedown, it wasn't
mentioned until later in the program. I'm surprised they didn't
mention any effort to recover the body.

The big-bottle dives were open circuit. They were blowing way too many
bubbles for rebreathers. Two big bottles on either side and nothing on
the back except the bracket says OC. They had more open-circuit video
than rebreather video. They did have some interesting rigs there.

Nice machine, good machine, treat me well. Blessings of the lord
Darwin be upon us. :)

100 meters is a lot of overhead distance for a beginning caver.

Was pretty good.  In the shakedown dive they cross a layer of hydrogen
sulphide (?) and find the body of a diver from the 1970's (no guide
line, little gear for the depth...)

Max depth was 320', rebreathing, about 4 hours (if I got all that right,
they didn't get into the minutiae very much, alas)

Tons of gear with bottles worn on their sides and smaller bottles on
their backs.

Fellow kisses his re-breather before sealing it in its can ...

Not for me.

I could see going into a largish cave (always room to turn around
everywhere) for a reasonable straight-ish line for a 100 meters or so,
but that would be more than enough.

Just a reminder.  I'm sure it will give us all a lot to blather about
here ...

Who's gonna watch?

(I'm recording it on my PVR as well).