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Back to the Yukon, part 3
I have to say, I agree with Bill wholeheartedly. Diving is a wonderful sport and can be done safely with proper training. I like to say that we must never forget that it's an entire sport built around not dying. Don't hold your breath, or your lungs could explode -- and you could die. Don't surface too quickly or you'll get decompression sickness (called the bends by non-divers) -- and you could die. (Possibly one of the most horrific deaths imaginable, BTW.) It is a remarkable feat of technology that we are allowed to spend time underwater for extended periods of time, but our bodies were not designed to be down there and that's why we must be properly trained and always follow said training. Diving the way your friend dives is the equivalent of a person who says i don't really need to follow the lines on the freeway, go anywhere near the speed limit, wear seatbelts, or learn how to read street signs. A person who drives like that will end up dead. Diving this way is beyond irresponsible. Writing about it as if it is normal practice is irreprehensible.— March 2, 2015 8:52 p.m.