06-07-2018, 11:41 AM
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Many children are not taught to swim .It's not a universal custom
Half of the kids in the Carribean can't swim and they are surrounded by water In this case swimming would not be a great help anyway .
They need to dive and control their fear breathing etc which all influence diving .
I can't think how they will manage to do this .
06-07-2018, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Muddy
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I can't think what they were doing going in there .Maybe it was a treat after football practise boys are adventurous .
They were caught out by flash flooding .
I can't think of a more terrifying prospect of getting those children to dive out.
Diving in caves is perilous in the extreme even for experts .
Diving itself iis not that easy at first the urge to take off the mask and bolt for the surface is very strong !
I remember my first dive in clear tropical water !
That's exactly what I've been wondering all along, Muddy.
What were they doing in there in the first place?
Does anybody know?
06-07-2018, 01:39 PM
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The tension surrounding this whole drama is horrendous now.Sorry if this sounds naive to the techies but just doing a bit of lateral thinking...
If we can get a man on the moon why can't modern technology make a pressurised pod for a boy to be safely inside while it's steered through the water to safety?
And then go back for the next one, and so on...
06-07-2018, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ruthio
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The tension surrounding this whole drama is horrendous now.Sorry if this sounds naive to the techies but just doing a bit of lateral thinking...
If we can get a man on the moon why can't modern technology make a pressurised pod for a boy to be safely inside while it's steered through the water to safety?
And then go back for the next one, and so on...
Its taking the Navy Seals 6 hours to get to them and they are professionals
06-07-2018, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Missy
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Because the tunnel is too tight in placesIts taking the Navy Seals 6 hours to get to them and they are professionals
It only takes a moment to panic...but 6 hours??
Jeeze
06-07-2018, 03:34 PM
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I don't know if anyone here has had diving experienceI tried
I got on fine with the oxygen tanks and breathing but the minute I was totally submerged in water, water all around me, the feeling of claustrophobia overwhelmed me and I panicked
That was in a training pool, I was perfectly safe, it was light and bright and yet I panicked
No wonder the seals really don't want to have to swim these children out
06-07-2018, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Missy
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I don't know if anyone here has had diving experienceI tried
I got on fine with the oxygen tanks and breathing but the minute I was totally submerged in water, water all around me, the feeling of claustrophobia overwhelmed me and I panicked
That was in a training pool, I was perfectly safe, it was light and bright and yet I panicked
No wonder the seals really don't want to have to swim these children out
And this was in clear tropical seas with the sun shinning through the water
I once dived in dark water and it was terrifying .
The thought of diving through a horrible dark tight passage that goes on and on would be a nightmare .
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