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Post by nikeajax on Feb 7, 2012 14:57:53 GMT -8
Was watching Diver Dan the other morning at about 4:00am, couldn't sleep... anyway, I noticed something REALLY WEIRD, perhaps someone else has noticed it too. He was wearing scuba tanks on his back with the Hard-Hat suit:   Anyway, just thought it was kinda fun... Jaybird |
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Post by Linda on Feb 7, 2012 16:28:38 GMT -8
How funny, I guess they didn't have the funds to hire a consultant.  |
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Post by william on Feb 7, 2012 18:03:22 GMT -8
Hi  Well they really Did have a special hard helmet outfit that used Twin Tanks back a long time ago. I have to look through my books to try & find it again, but they show the tank outfit and discussion about the tanks being used under necessary conditions. I think it even showed the inside of the helmet, how it worked. I remember it looked very cool & good! |
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 7, 2012 19:33:32 GMT -8
Okay William, that's exactly why I've missed on the forum: you've got so many obtuse and esoteric facts that you're more than happy to share with us! I've been laughing about the dumb running joke on that show all day: "Call me Baron, you blockhead!" "Duuuh, okay Baron you blockhead!" Jaybird |
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Post by sidm on Feb 10, 2012 17:26:33 GMT -8
A couple of years ago, I bought the DVD set, and my grandkids would watch back to back episodes and loved it.
As for the tanks, Seibe Ghorman (England) and Draeger (Germany) had self contained diving systems - hard hat with tanks or rebreathers - as far back as the 1930's. The original demand regulator built by Roquayroul and Denayrouze (France 1863 and direct ancestor of the Cousteau/Gagnan reg) was used by the French navy for decades attached to a hard hat and dress. The reg included a small cylinder that allowed very limited, autonomous diving when disconnected from the hose.
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Post by sidm on Feb 10, 2012 17:29:21 GMT -8
And just to drone on............the Roquayroul/Denayrouze regulator was the basis for Gagnan's WWII era gas regulator which became Cousteau's two hose regulator we all know and love.
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Post by Seahuntjerry on Feb 20, 2012 10:25:28 GMT -8
Last night rerun of 60"S detective show.
Manikin with Healthways label on wet suit,ANd tank with gold label Heathways two hose regulator on it.
Really Cool!
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 24, 2012 9:54:20 GMT -8
Hmmmm, wasn't sure where I should post this, but thought it was worth seeing as I know there are a lot of divers in Florida:  It's Palm Beach in 1910! I'm sure it looks NOTHING like this now... here's a link to a jumbo-image: www.shorpy.com/node/12449?size=_originalEnjoy, Jaybird |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 14:46:09 GMT -8
Hmmmm, wasn't sure where I should post this, but thought it was worth seeing as I know there are a lot of divers in Florida: It's Palm Beach in 1910! I'm sure it looks NOTHING like this now... here's a link to a jumbo-image: www.shorpy.com/node/12449?size=_originalEnjoy, Jaybird Let me rewrite this............must of been having a senior moment..... Hummmm, don't see any Harleys, Indians and Ariels or airflivers (they were around in 1910 as well as the wright flyers and others).....guess it was kind of quiet...... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 14:50:40 GMT -8
speaking of old tv shows.........a few years ago I watched part of a elvis presley movie, where he was a navy diver, found a sunken cabin crusier with some loot in a chest..he was disarming a old mine floating around etc...........his character was getting out of the navy and of course he did a lot of singing..........he used a DA and his pal used what looked like a Trident, but not sure now.........been a few years. I didn't see the end...had business to attend to that evening.
Does anyone know the name of this flic?
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 24, 2012 15:26:48 GMT -8
Ummm, is it this: www.imdb.com/title/tt0061610/Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) We watched "Change of Habit (1969)" a few years ago, and really wanted to wash our eyes with gasoline when it was over: although "Harum Scarum (1965)" was so bad, I just couldn't get past the first 15-minutes. But... "King Creole (1958)" was actually good--really good! Jaybird |
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