Children writing about the ocean - funny!
Greg - 5 days 17 hours ago.
Number 11 and 12 are my favorite. 1) - This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly, age 6 ) 2) - Oysters’ balls are called pearls. (Jerry, age 6) 3) - If you are surrounded by ocean, you are an island. If you don’t have ocean all round you, you are incontinent. (Mike, age 7) 4) - Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson. She’s not my friend any more. (Kylie, age 6) 5) - A dolphin breaths through an asshole on the top of its head. (Billy, age 6)...
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Hammer & Chisel Set for Scuba Diving
Greg - 12 days 3 hours ago.
I have never seen a hammer/chisel combo for scuba diver’s like this so I thought I’d share. I don’t think I’d ever use one underwater (unless I become a treasure hunter, archaeologist or want to bust my way out of a wreck) but it looks cool and I want one! Here is the description from the manufacture: Since it was introduced in 1992, the Diving Equipment Specialties Hammer & Chisel set has set the standard in its class, with superior features that assure you of years of corrosion-free heavy-duty...
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Conversation with Richard Neal - New Owner of the Frying Pan Tower
Greg - 14 days 18 hours ago.
I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Richard Neal, the new owner of the Frying Pan Tower - formerly known as the Frying Pan Shoals Light Station. He bought the decommissioned lighthouse from the U.S. government and converted it into a bed and breakfast for divers and fisherman. I wanted to know how a person could take on such an endeavor, what the process was like...and whether he had any tips for people aspiring to be like him. Here’s how the conversation when: GREG: What did it ta...
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Autonomous Coral-Bots to Repair Damaged Reefs
Greg - 28 days 23 hours ago.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles help drill for oil, monitor weather patterns and search oceans for new discoveries...why not build one that can repair a coral reef? This Kickstarter program wants to do just that. Their idea is to replace volunteer scuba divers with robots. "We can speed up the process by using scuba divers that re-attach healthy pieces of coral back onto the reef. But this is very time consuming and mostly conducted by volunteers. Also, this method cannot be used to repair reefs ...
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Best Scuba Diving Movie "Into the Blue"
It’s official!...with 33.7% of the votes..."Into the Blue" has been rated the best scuba diving movie of all time! Released in 2005, this movie has become an inspiration to scuba divers, in more ways than one :) Sam and Jared are a young couple in the Bahamas, divers and aspiring treasure hunters. While the arrogant salvager Bates has loads of expensive equipment, Jared gets by with a small, battered boat. Jared and Sam find a historic wreck, but nearby is a wrecked airplane with a large quantit...
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Using Old Tires as an Artificial Reef
According to my research and experience, using old tires as an artificial reef does not work so well. From an article about a tire reef in Florida:The tires were unloaded there in 1972 to create an artificial reef that could attract a rich variety of marine life, and to free up space in clogged landfills. But decades later, the idea has proved a huge ecological blunder. "The really good idea was to provide habitat for marine critters so we could double or triple marine life in the area. It just ...
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DARPA Project: Integrated Microsystems to Sense and Control Diver Physiology
New SCUBA technology seems to begin with military application. The new DARPA project listed below should ultimately provide cool new high-tech gear for scuba divers. SB131-004: Integrated Microsystems to Sense and Control Warfighter Physiology for Military Diver Operations TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Biomedical, Sensors OBJECTIVE: Develop an integrated microsystems platform that dynamically senses and controls warfighter physiology to enable extreme military dive operations. DESCRIPTION: Consequences of i...
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1000 Scuba Quizzes Completed
After releasing the new online SCUBA quiz section on DiveBuddy.com only a few weeks ago, 1000 quizzes have already been completed. You could say that we have increased diving knowledge by 1000 times, or else we reinforced what our intelligent members already knew :) If you haven’t taken a SCUBA quiz on DiveBuddy yet, give it a try. It’s free and easy-to-use. However, some of the quizzes are not that easy to pass. http://www.divebuddy.com/quiz/...
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Scuba Divers Wanted for Possible TV Show
Here is the notice I recently received: I am casting/development producer at Crybaby Media currently doing a search for... get ready for it.......Paranormal Divers!! That’s right we are looking to create a team that will search historic ship wrecks and strange places where weird occurrences seem to keep happening (think Bermuda triangle). We are looking for crusty sea people with an attitude and some belief in the paranormal. Specifically all you oil rigging and docking divers. Easy right? At th...
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Shark Attack in Auckland New Zealand - Adam Strange
From DailyMail:"An award-winning film and TV director was today mauled to death by a Great White shark as he swam off a popular New Zealand tourist beach. Adam Strange, 46, was attacked and pulled under water about 200 metres from Auckland’s Muriwai Beach at around 1:30pm in front of hundreds of beach tourists. Up to three more sharks were said to have been drawn to the attack as police officers fired at least 20 shots from a lifeboat and helicopter in a desperate bid to rescue him. The Great Wh...
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Online SCUBA Quizzes - Test Your Diving Knowledge
Greg - 2/25/2013 10:10 AM
Test your SCUBA brain power with new online quizzes by DiveBuddy: www.divebuddy.com/quiz Your quiz grades will be tracked and you can compare them to the average grades from other members. The scuba quizzes range in difficulty: Shrimp (Easy), Tuna (Moderate), Shark (Hard). Not many scuba divers can pass the Shark rated quizzes. There is also a pretty tough, 3 part, rescue diver quiz. As with everything else on DiveBuddy, the quizzes are completely free and fun for everyone. The SCUBA quizzes on ...
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How to Manage a Dive Club on DiveBuddy.com
Dive clubs can use DiveBuddy.com to increase membership, organize events, share photos and communicate with members through comments/messages. Any member of DiveBuddy can add a dive club, however, we recommend that only a club manager or officer first add the club profile. Any member of DiveBuddy.com may request to join a dive club. A dive club profile includes the club name and logo, dive shop association (if applicable), location, cost, contact information, website address, and description. We...
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New DiveBuddy Images Available for Download (Stickers, Banners)
I posted more DiveBuddy images to the Links/Images page. You can download these images to print your own DiveBuddy stickers, t-shirts or banners. The banner is a great idea if you dive frequently and enjoy taking group photos. Many DiveBuddy members bring their banner everywhere they dive and have new dive buddies sign the banner for a memorable keepsake. Anyone can download these images to use on printed material. I only ask that you occasionally share some photos with us that include the DiveB...
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Dive Sites on DiveBuddy.com in Top Position on Search Engines
Greg - 2/05/2013 10:47 AM
If you use Google or other search engines to search for dive sites, you will most likely see a listing on DiveBuddy.com. Our dive sites are usually listed in top positions thanks to some clever Search Engine Optimization tactics. It also helps that DiveBuddy.com is a very popular website and social community for 1000’s of scuba divers. Our dive site section is maintained by scuba divers and dive professionals that are a part of our online scuba community. Every day, dive site comments are added,...
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Attention Dive Shops: Do Not Fear the Internet
Some dive shops get it. Most do not. Rather than fear the Internet, bend it to your will and use it to grow your business and make divers happy. Accept the fact that modern scuba divers research and shop online for gear, travel and training. So put yourself out there! Get involved with social networks. DiveBuddy is here for you, so rather than just using Facebook or Twitter, make sure to have a presence where scuba divers are. Divers don’t go to Facebook to find new dive sites. Divers don’t use ...
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Water with Blue Green Algae Kills Dogs
Greg - 1/27/2013 10:21 AM
Do not let your dogs drink from a water source with blue green algae growing in it! We almost lost our German Shepard Dog, Emma, last night. We have a little pond at the far corner of our property. At about 4pm yesterday, I threw a baseball into the pond to let Emma jump in to retrieve it. I did that about three times, then continued with our walk. After only 45 minutes, Emma started to walk weird, she couldn’t walk in a straight line, her tongue was suppressed in her mouth, she was swaying back...
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DiveBuddy Stickers Are Now Available
You can now order DiveBuddy stickers, while supplies last! Get Your DiveBuddy Stickers Here: http://www.divebuddy.com/stickers.aspx When you write your name or whatever else in the blank space on the sticker, be sure to use a Sharpie permanent marker. The Sharpie brand works the best on the slick sticker coating. Thank you for your support of DiveBuddy!...
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Dive Buddy Pre-Dive Checklists (BWRAF, BAR, SEABAG)
Greg - 1/14/2013 10:48 AM
The pre-dive buddy check is a procedure carried out by scuba divers using the buddy system where each diver checks that the other’s diving equipment is configured and functioning correctly just before the start of the dive. By checking each other’s equipment, it is likely that faults will be recognized prior to the start of the dive. This pre-dive check also allows each scuba diver to become familiar with the other’s gear in the event assistance is needed underwater. Here are three forms of a sc...
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Diver’s Story About Getting The Bends
Greg - 12/18/2012 2:49 PM
I recently spoke with a diver who said he’s no longer scuba diving due to getting decompression sickness while diving the Oriskany. I asked for his story so it may help others. Here is what he had to say: It had been about a year since I had dove last. This was Fathers Day weekend 2011 and I had planned 2 days of diving. On Saturday we did a couple of wreck dives on the coast off Orange Beach, Al. 110’ and 89’. no problems. The next day we were to dive the Oriskany, one of my favorite dives and ...
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DiveBuddy.com Has Scuba Divers in 157 Countries
Greg - 12/07/2012 8:56 AM
As of today, DiveBuddy.com is represented in over 157 countries throughout the world. That’s a lot of places to go scuba diving. Here are the top 20 countries and the current percentages of active members: United States: 81.269727Canada: 3.204097United Kingdom: 2.548984South Africa: 1.161336Australia: 1.048180Philippines: 0.720624Brazil: 0.428801Mexico: 0.416890Thailand: 0.393067Japan: 0.369245Saudi Arabia: 0.363289Indonesia: 0.345423Germany: 0.339467Malaysia: 0.303734Egypt: 0.297778Singapore: 0...
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