Scuba Diving - Page 3

rockindrummer · 07-21-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chopper duke

My Dive Instructor told me of a story where some kid was on his open water cert dives and found one of the biggest Meg teeth found in that area. He didn't know what it was so when they got back to the dive shop, the guy behind the counter offered him $50. The kid, not knowing what he had, gladly took it. The guy then sold it for a mint.

that is absolutely terrible can u believe how people take advantage of others?!

TouchofGrey · 07-21-2011, 04:55 PM

Diving since age 17 with thousands of hours of dives. Prefer warm water to NE diving. Never tried cave diving but maybe someday before I retire.

chopper duke · 07-21-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripperdoc

Did one of the Cooper dives. Didn't find anything myself, but a fellow diver pulled up a 7.5" tooth. To think there was a shark out there at some point in history that had teeth like that is very sobering and terrifying thought.

Most I found was a 100 yo bottle but I didn't know about how to extract it from Salt Water and it cracked shortly after I brought it up. Would love to find some meg teeth, but I haven't been diving in years. Wife wants to learn, so maybe we'll do that together.

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Originally Posted by rockindrummer

that is absolutely terrible can u believe how people take advantage of others?!

It sickened me to hear of it. I don't recall the shop or if they're even open anymore.

Fatalis · 07-21-2011, 05:25 PM

I have a VERY large Meg collection. I did Fossil diving as a business for about 6 months or so. Largest was 6.5 that i have found. I have held several 7", but put them down quick... They start out around 25 grand!

I collected mostly Pleistocene mammal material at the beginning of my dives, but just collect man made stuff now. Sell all the rest. Will get some pics up soon of some of the stuff in the museum her in Moncks Corner. My Dada and I are in charge of the Fossil, Bottle and artifact displays there. We do shows for school kids, divers and museums. I next show is this weekend at the Charleston Museum.

Happy Diving!

Fatalis · 07-21-2011, 05:40 PM

Fatalis · 07-21-2011, 05:41 PM

chopper duke · 07-21-2011, 05:48 PM

Holy Doodoo man! There's some serious $$ in that first photo!

redic · 07-21-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuffy

I have PDIC Rec/Tech certification. If I wanted to get a full tech cert, I'd have to take a couple tech certifications through PDIC, but I'm lazy and dont have enough time for diving as of lately.
I can go as deep as I want until I get o2 toxicity. :P
Alot of my diving is done in quarries, however I've dove in the florida keys 30+ dives or so...

I bet I dive with the guy who taught you

PDIC also going on 12 years now
I assist in classes and dive mostly in quarries ( cause they are close and cost me nothing to dive in )

Jkoselka · 07-21-2011, 06:11 PM

PADI DSAT Tech Deep.Really fancy way of saying that I took lots of classes to still only go to 130 feet safely.

I was diving mostly in Florida on the Keys, warm water great viz. Best reef/wreck I dove on was the Doc Demilly, we hot dropped in just as a flock of eagle rays were flying over the wreck. Nothing like free falling 100 feet through those giant things.Got to be expensive and now my kids are older I can get them certified.

Painthappy · 07-21-2011, 06:31 PM

Ok... BVI Trip for MCB divers! Or something on those lines.

I haven't dove in a while, but was certified when I was 11 1/2 and was a divemaster when I turned 18

Mostly diving in the Virgin Islands, Bonaire, and the Caymans... I would rather have a skin suit than a wet suit on any day.

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TouchofGrey Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: S. Windsor, CT	PADI Diver Diving since age 17 with thousands of hours of dives. Prefer warm water to NE diving. Never tried cave diving but maybe someday before I retire. __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/DSCF3237.jpg Always chasing the dragon of Stock Class We used to play for silver, now we play for life; And ones for sport and ones for blood at the point of a knife. And now the die is shaken, now the die must fall. There aint a winner in the game, he don't go home with all. Not with all.

07-21-2011, 05:25 PM	#24 (permalink)
Fatalis ArchAngels Join Date: May 2009 Location: Moncks Corner, SC	I have a VERY large Meg collection. I did Fossil diving as a business for about 6 months or so. Largest was 6.5 that i have found. I have held several 7", but put them down quick... They start out around 25 grand! I collected mostly Pleistocene mammal material at the beginning of my dives, but just collect man made stuff now. Sell all the rest. Will get some pics up soon of some of the stuff in the museum her in Moncks Corner. My Dada and I are in charge of the Fossil, Bottle and artifact displays there. We do shows for school kids, divers and museums. I next show is this weekend at the Charleston Museum. Happy Diving! __________________

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Fatalis ArchAngels Join Date: May 2009 Location: Moncks Corner, SC	__________________ Last edited by Fatalis; 07-21-2011 at 05:50 PM.

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07-21-2011, 06:11 PM	#29 (permalink)
Jkoselka Seriously I am really old Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ	PADI DSAT Tech Deep.Really fancy way of saying that I took lots of classes to still only go to 130 feet safely. I was diving mostly in Florida on the Keys, warm water great viz. Best reef/wreck I dove on was the Doc Demilly, we hot dropped in just as a flock of eagle rays were flying over the wreck. Nothing like free falling 100 feet through those giant things.Got to be expensive and now my kids are older I can get them certified. __________________ "I swear this is the last one.............." Offically old when: You come off the field, run into an old High School girlfriend and find out it was her teenage kid that shot you out. America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bada$$ speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936 Ebay Feedback MCB Feedback

07-21-2011, 06:31 PM	#30 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	Ok... BVI Trip for MCB divers! Or something on those lines. I haven't dove in a while, but was certified when I was 11 1/2 and was a divemaster when I turned 18 Mostly diving in the Virgin Islands, Bonaire, and the Caymans... I would rather have a skin suit than a wet suit on any day. __________________ Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. Vids- http://www.youtube.com/painthappy Pics- http://www.flickr.com/photos/paintballphotos/ The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.