Why can't you wear goggles when snorkelling?

Answer 1

Goggles are designed to protect your eyes from the water, yet to be sleek and unobtrusive at the same time, so as not to interfere with your speed and motion. The rubber that surrounds the goggles is meant to keep water away from the eyes. ---- Note that diving to any depth over perhaps 6' with goggles that do not encompass the nose can cause a wide range of injuries. The pressure inside the goggles remains constant, as the external pressure increases. This is compensated by compression, where the goggles are pressed deeper into your eye sockets, hemmorhage, where blood takes up the slack, or a variety of other equally unpleasant events. Divers get around this by having masks that cover the nose as well, so you can expel air into the mask, thuse equalizing the pressure. Cjonb 23:26, 2 Jun 2008 (UTC)

Answer 2

There are a few reasons to wear goggles while swimming. The most important reason is to keep the chlorine in the water from bothering your eyes. The other reason is so that you can keep your eyes open and you can see where you are going.

Answer 3

so chlorine doesnt get in your eyes.

Aswell as being able to see better underwater

Answer 4

so that if you are at the surface, and you need to swim to get to your boat or to shore, you do not use your precious air supply. instead, you use the snorkel.

Answer 5

so you don't get pee in your eyes and so they don't sting

Answer 6

to see clearly and observe your sights.