Scuba diving Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
underwater diving where the diver breathes from apparatus (scuba) which is completely independent of surface supply
About Scuba diving
—Jacques Cousteau Holding your breath and plunging underwater is an activity as old as humanity, and may be among the first evolutionary developments to distinguish us from the other apes. Already by the 4th century BCE diving bells were in use, by the 16th century CE these had renewable air supply pumped down from the surface, and in the 18th / 19th century the bells were miniaturised into the classic "deep-sea diver" outfit of bulbous helmet, massive boots, and air supply hose from a pump at the surface. The 20th century saw self-contained breathing equipment develop for marine engineering and warfare, as well as for dry-land applications such as fire-fighting and mining rescues. Along with the mechanical advances came better scientific understanding of how diving affected the body, and
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