If you belong to that category who like thrill or being at the edge gives the feeling of some sort of fulfillment to you then Scuba diving is the right choice for you. For all those adventurous spirits who want to experience an altogether different and exciting journey, or for those who have already tasted the flavor of scuba diving, here are some really interesting and fun facts.
Facts about Scuba Diving
- Invention – Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus better known as SCUBA was invented in France by Jacques Cousteau with the help of Emile Gagnan in 1943. He named it Aqualung. It is an in-line open-circuit device which helps in inhaling the compressed air in it and exhaling it into the water.
- Light – Carry your own source of light to see the actual colors of things under the water, as everything beneath the sea seems to look bluish.
- Sound – Sound travels faster under water by five times than it travels in air.
- Record of longest dive – Richard Presley created a world record in 1992 for the longest deep dive which lasted for 69 days and 19 minutes.
- Nitrogen Narcosis – When someone dives below 30 meters under sea, he/she experiences Nitrogen Narcosis in which people have the same effect like alcohol intoxication. It can result in hallucinations, unconsciousness and eventually can lead to death.
- Wetsuit – A wetsuit helps keep your body warm and safe under water.
- Diving Instructors – Professional Association of Dive Instructors better known as PADI has 5300 dive centers in 180 countries. NAUI or National Association of Underwater Instructors also has thousands of centers across the world. So you are not limited to a certain place or area when it comes to diving.
- First Diving Suits – They were made of leather and used in France and England.
Fun facts about Scuba diving
Here are some enjoyable information about scuba diving.
- Leonardo Da Vinci, the great painter, had drawn the design for a leather scuba suit around 300 years ago, years before scuba was invented.
- A similar tool like scuba was created by an Englishman, Henry Fleuss, way back in 1877.
- Scuba diving often creates an addiction like thing among the people who experience it. Once you have tried it, you will crave to try it again and again.
- Some companies arrange for underwater weddings.
- Sharks are more scared of humans than we are of seeing them. At the same time sharks dislike the taste of rubber, which is what a wetsuit is made of that you must wear while scuba diving.
- Underwater all things appear 25% larger.
Scuba diving is a very dangerous adventure sport but yet millions of people around the globe love to experience the thrill and adventure involved in it. Considering the rising popularity and demand of this recreational activity, an organized industry has taken birth which is worth millions of dollars.