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Why does it take less time for a diver to feel warm in drysuit than it does in a wetsuit?
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∙ 11y ago
because water takeslonger to heat up than air
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Why does it take less time for a diver to feel warm in a dry suit than it does in a wetsuit?
i don't really know but it might be that, in a dry-suit there is no water that you have to warm up like there is in a wetsuit and in a dry-suit there are trapped pockets of air which reduces convection, so you don't lose as much heat.
What do you wear under a wetsuit?
A bathing suit for starters, a rash guard, or most surfers wear nothing under. A common additional item to wear under a wetsuit is a one piece lycra suit. The benefits of this are that it makes the wetsuit easier to put on and off, and the lycra doesn't compress. For instance someone diving a 5mm farmer john (2 piece) wetsuit and a 2mm lycra dives deep enough that the wetsuit has compressed to half its original thickness. This diver now has 2.5mm of wetsuit covering their legs and arms, 5mm covering their core (chest, stomach.) Now when you add the 2mm from the lycra which hasn't compressed there is actually 4.5mm on the legs/arm and 7mm over the core area. A diver in a 7mm farmer john at the same depth is left with 3.5mm on the legs/arms and 7mm over the core. If you double the depth at this point the 5mm and the lycra gain a lead over the thicker wetsuit. The free aditional benefit to this item is that you may be able to get rid of some extra weight as you can use a thinner wetsuit which will require less weight to get you under.
How do divers keep warm?
Wetsuits are typically made out of an insulating, rubber-like substance called neoprene and they are designed to fit snuggly (but not too tight). When a diver first jumps into the ocean, a small amount of water will seep in and form a layer of water between the diver's skin and the neoprene wetsuit. The diver's body will warm that water to nearly body-temperature. Because the wetsuit fits snuggly, that water does not circulate with the ocean water, it stays against the skin forming a warm insulating layer between the diver and the ocean. It should be noted that wetsuits are not appropriate for diving in all climates as they will only keep a diver so warm. Another kind of suit called a Dry Suit is worn for dives in very cold water, and these suits are much warmer. The use of dry suits requires additional training, however, to learn how to handle the additional buoyancy of the air in the suit.
If you wear a thinner wetsuit while diving will it reduce your boyancy and can you wear less weights?
Yes. The thickness of the wetsuit most certainly factors into your buoyancy. Less neoprene equates to less lead. Cold water divers learn this quickly when vacationing south.
Will a sky diver with a greater mass accelerate faster that a sky diver with less mass?
Yes
What is scooter scuba diving?
"Scuba scooter" is usually just slang for a diver propulsion vehicle (or DPV). It is basically like a torpedo with handles that a diver can ride. It enable the diver to go further, faster and using less air (because she gets less tired from swimming).
Why does the diver speed decrease just after entering the water?
Water presents a much higher resistance than air.
If the force of gravity on a scuba diver is 600 newtons what should the buoyant force be if the diver wants to descend?
Less than 600 Newtons.Less than 600 Newtons.Less than 600 Newtons.Less than 600 Newtons.
What helps a scuba diver sink and float?
Scuba buoyancy is the most fundamental diving skill. Mastering buoyancy control enables a diver to use less effort to maintain his position while diving.
How does a scuba diver become less or more bouynt?
The primary buoyancy control is by the mass of the equipment and weight-belt versus the diver's natural buoyancy and that of the suit; but divers also use an adjustable buoyancy jacket for fine control.
Why would a diver get lots of points when he dived with little splash?
I'm no expert, but it may have to do with the amount of finesse and skill it requires to get an almost perfect dive. The better the dive (straight, dynamic), the easier the diver will enter the water. That grace creates less splash, which is easy to create with a skill-less cannonball dive.
Why do the air bubbles of a diver head toward the surface?
Becuase air is less dense than water so it raises above it
