• el_abuelo@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Most welcome! I can talk endlessly about diving so welcome the question.

    I added an edit with some more information incase you’re more curious.

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      2 months ago

      Are there other gasses that could be used. E.g some of the noble gasses like argon or neon?

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        2 months ago

        Ah very interesting, and yes theoretically I believe. Some people are experimenting with other gases due to the price and low availability of Helium.

        Rebreathers are becoming a lot more accessible these days and so are making dives much cheaper, but they’re still $20k so it takes a while to recoup the cost.

        https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argox

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        2 months ago

        Hydrogen is used at extreme depths, but isn’t so good at moderate depths, and has its own issues, like being flammable as all fuck