Anonymous - 4/04/2008 3:35 PM
You’re right about DCS, though pulmonary barotrauma, as a function of Boyle’s law and not NDL’s can occur regardless of bottom time, particularly when making the change between 2 to 1 ATA, i.e. the 33-0 feet of water. I was simply commenting, that the movie doesn’t portray the science of the act accurately, since he fully inflates his lungs (and a self inflating life preserver) and the rapidly surfaces from at least 2 ATA’s, and is shown during ascent not to be exhaling. Yes I got carried away be mentioning DCS when I meant PB and AGE, and you really ought to lighten up.