I seem to remember a story about a couple of daredevils who went scuba diving inside a very large vat of beer at a major brewery, for like 12 minutes or so. The carbonation must have been brutal on the scuba equipment, but I imagine scuba diving in apple juice would be a lot easier. Anyone have any insight about this topic?

Best reply by aerisofchaos:

Apple juice would be easier, because it wouldn’t eat away at the scuba gear as much. 12 minutes is a pretty impressive time to be in a vast body of liquid like beer because the carbonation tends to seep into fabrics, causing deterioration and making your body temperature change. Also, the density of beer is thicker than water, much more so than apple juice would be. Density causes more pressure on your body and lungs, making it harder to be submerged for long periods of time. Your question isn’t exactly clear, but that’s my two cents on the subject.

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What is the world’s record for scuba diving in a liquid other than water?

I seem to remember a story about a couple of daredevils who went scuba diving inside a very large vat of beer at a major brewery, for like 12 minutes or so. The carbonation must have been brutal on the scuba equipment, but I imagine scuba diving in apple juice would be a lot easier. Anyone have any insight about this topic?

Best reply by aerisofchaos:

Apple juice would be easier, because it wouldn’t eat away at the scuba gear as much. 12 minutes is a pretty impressive time to be in a vast body of liquid like beer because the carbonation tends to seep into fabrics, causing deterioration and making your body temperature change. Also, the density of beer is thicker than water, much more so than apple juice would be. Density causes more pressure on your body and lungs, making it harder to be submerged for long periods of time. Your question isn’t exactly clear, but that’s my two cents on the subject.

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What is the world’s record for scuba diving in a liquid other than water?

I am going to go Scuba Diving for my first time, and I’m going to the Great Barrier Reef. How much does it cost to get PADI certified? How long does it take? Do I need to buy equipment for training? And while diving in the reef can I wear a wet suit that only goes down to my knees and elbows? Thanks

Best reply by Doug:

Around the Chicago area the certification costs:

Pool and Class = $200 to $400 based on weeknight group class or private lessons.

Certification Dives = $200 (group) to $400 (private) plus tips, entrance fee, tank fills, food, etc.

Gear for Class = You’ll need to buy a mask, fins, boots, and snorkle for the class. These can run $300 to $800 (or more) depending on what you want.

The weeknight pool & classroom group class takes 5 weeknights. There is also a Sat/Sun class that takes about 10 hours each day. Private lessons are based on your schedule with the instructor.

For the certification dives, it will be two days. We typically do it on a Saturday and Sunday.

Whether or not you need a wetsuit is completely a personal choice. I use my 3mm fullsuit (with full length arms and legs) in water temperature up to 85F. I will wear a shortie if the temperature is about 85F. If you wear too much of a wetsuit, you can always let water in to help cool off; however, there is no warming up while underwater if you have too little of a wetsuit.

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How much does it cost to get open water certified for scuba diving?

I am going to go Scuba Diving for my first time, and I’m going to the Great Barrier Reef. How much does it cost to get PADI certified? How long does it take? Do I need to buy equipment for training? And while diving in the reef can I wear a wet suit that only goes down to my knees and elbows? Thanks

Best reply by Doug:

Around the Chicago area the certification costs:

Pool and Class = $200 to $400 based on weeknight group class or private lessons.

Certification Dives = $200 (group) to $400 (private) plus tips, entrance fee, tank fills, food, etc.

Gear for Class = You’ll need to buy a mask, fins, boots, and snorkle for the class. These can run $300 to $800 (or more) depending on what you want.

The weeknight pool & classroom group class takes 5 weeknights. There is also a Sat/Sun class that takes about 10 hours each day. Private lessons are based on your schedule with the instructor.

For the certification dives, it will be two days. We typically do it on a Saturday and Sunday.

Whether or not you need a wetsuit is completely a personal choice. I use my 3mm fullsuit (with full length arms and legs) in water temperature up to 85F. I will wear a shortie if the temperature is about 85F. If you wear too much of a wetsuit, you can always let water in to help cool off; however, there is no warming up while underwater if you have too little of a wetsuit.

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How much does it cost to get open water certified for scuba diving?

I wanna know all the jobs that have scuba diving. I want to do something with scuba diving.
Thanks

Best reply by A MacLean:

Oil industry diver – construction, maintenance, etc
Police diver – search and rescue
Commercial diver – on hire to fix people’s boats, fish farms, moorings,etc
Instructor – at your own or for a dive school
Photographer – as in all the TV channels about the oceans, etc

That’s just a few but it should give you some ideas

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