What Non-Divers Think Scuba Diving Is
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- What Non-Divers Think Scuba Diving Is
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We all know how great scuba diving is but I’m sure you all get the same questions and comments whenever you mention diving to a friend or loved one. Isn’t it really expensive and what about sharks and jellyfish are the most common ones I find.
Before you take the first giant stride entry there are a few misbeliefs about scuba diving that we want to talk about and clear up. Scuba diving is all about exploration and going somewhere nobody else has been with a feeling of freedom and weightlessness that you won’t find in any other sport.
::Contributors::
- Mark Newman
- Shaun Johnson
- Robyn Caldwell
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Closest thing to being in space.
cjm081 Especially if you have a full diving suit.
I feel like an astronaut in the ocean 🎶
Exactly. Same planet, different world.
Especially in the nasa training
Cave diving might as well be in space. Plenty isolated
So peaceful under water . There is really no way to explain unless your a diver yourself .
It is so relaxing underwater. I don't know how people think it is stressful?
I have a colleague at work who says "you like being submerged under 200 feet of water, and that's fine, but it's not for me."
I wish I could go diving more. My favourite thing ever
One of my favorite things to do when I’m diving in a pool, is to flip on my back, listen to the sounds of my regulator and the water, and looking up at the surface. It’s really mesmerizing and peaceful.
@@widget3672 I went Snorkeling one time got lost in my Bathtub
Them: Aren't you scared of shark attacks?
Me: I'm more worried about that 800lb dolphin getting too excited and snapping me in half while trying to play.
💀
True-
I'm Chinese I hate dolphins I eat dolphins.
Scuba diving is unreal the first time you do it. It feels so unnatural not being restricted by air, but it feels so freeing. The ability to just float there weightlessly at 20 feet deep is just insane. The peace, the beauty, there’s nothing like it.
Me coming back from a dive “Mom I just had the most AMAZING dive!!! And right at the end we saw a 4 meter tiger shark!! It was so CUTE!!!!” And that is the true story of why my mom thinks I’m crazy
Marelise Brink omg yes😂😂
i wana see a hammer head in person even though i know how rare they are.
To the rest of the world divers are the only crazy people who actually love to see sharks.
I'll gladly wear the straitjacket then.
So would I, diving with sharks is interesting and enjoyable. I hate the misconceptions about sharks though.
@@ebonyartmystery3834 my entire family acts like sharks will eat you at first sight because they saw two shark attacks and thats it
To me scuba diving is another world you can't find anywhere else
For me diving is the ultimate relaxation. I've never had such relaxing holidays before I started diving 👌🏻 It calms me down so much.
It really is an escape from the everyday troubles.
Diana42 me too😭❤️
For me too thats why I want to learn scuba diving because free diving is just too short.
Please i have some questions for youu
@@itsme2434 being in the ocean whether its surfing or scuba diving is honestly the best way to leave your problems behind, its like a drug and you come back in thinking why was that even a issue.
My friend at school said "Why waste money on the course, you can just snorkel it's the 'same'. " My answer is "It's not the same when it come to preparing the tools, and how long you will be underwater."
when you travel and go to a diving site they dont show you the same places and deepths with a certified than with out......believe its a whole difference
Before I got my certification, my biggest concern was running into dangerous animals. Oh how I wish that was the most I needed to worry about
It’s where i could be calm, concentrated as well as escaping from all the stress
I was enamored with the idea of scuba diving as a child, mostly from a book that I had about the great barrier reef. I largely forgot about this until we were on vacation - a cruise to the Bahamas. On a whim, I suggested snorkeling. The even more beautiful reef and fish down just too far to reach on a breath inspired me to go back home to the dessert and get certified. That was 20 years ago and I still enjoy recreational diving.
Well, I like to explore, I always take my action camera when I dive but I believe picking up rubbish from the bottom of the sea, lake or quarry is also very important, so I tend to end up surfacing with my pockets full of plastic bags and plastic bottles to dispose.
Well, thank you, that´s makes sense. Next time I'll make sure to have a mesh bag with me.
When I got certified I remember sitting on the anchor line and looking up. Some fish passed over head and it was an incredible feeling. Being underwater is one of the most freeing feeling ever!
i grew up watching Jacques Cousteau documentaries on tv , dreaming to be like him and his crew , so dream came real. i guess
I'm 13 and really enjoy diving as I have just started working towards my advanced !!
Paul Noak me too! 13 as well..lol I’m still certified as a kid but I’m going to get a recertificationin december as an adult. In my state you have to be 13 as an adult certification. I’ve been diving since I was 9
13지민 bro it sucks for us being underage with the advanced but don’t get to go as far
me 2
Sense of freedom you can't get anywhere else❤️
That's what it's all about. Peace, no yapping and freedom!
I started diving at the ripe old age of 52, realised I loved it so much I am now 66 and now a Padi assistant instructor have been a few years now and love being able to teach others
For me, diving is everything you've said in the video and on top of everything - my way to get rid of gravity. The feeling of flying slowly over the edge of the cliff I can't describe with words.
I love this video! Before diving I thought a couple of these things but after my first dive all that vanished. Exploring the ocean is something that is so beautiful and magical that I can't even perfectly put it into words.
It’s a peaceful exploration of a beautiful quiet world for me❤
I have been in Bonaire diving since June. Sadly I’ll have to sail out in a few weeks. The diving here is fantastic. I have been to 38 different dive sites and everyone was a joy. My favorites were the Salt Pier, 1,000 Steps, Jeff Davis, the Cliff, Oil Slick, and Klein Bonaire. Diving is so serene as you glide along trying to see all the fish and invertebrates. Do yourself a favor, get certified and come to places like Bonaire, it will change your life.
Many things I like about diving, but one is that we all speak the same language. hand signals
Stephen Murphy Thankfully so
Underwater, i speak all the languages :D
My non diver friend thought dives are competitions to find the most gold possible. He also asked if you go deeper than you are certified, the police will come under water with dive equipment and arrest you.
For me, its to believe that this magnificent details didnt happened by coincidence!
One of my favorite things to do when I’m diving in a pool, is to flip on my back, listen to the sounds of my regulator and the water, and looking up at the surface. It’s really mesmerizing and peaceful.
Non-divers friend usually think I am diving ALL the time because that's when I updated my social media after a dive trip.
One question I have been asked a few times about diving is "What's the best thing you've found diving?" My answer is simple "Friendship!"
Thats fantastic!
"The true sharks were the friends we made along the way" 😀
I cant wait to get my scuba dive class :) This looks amazing!!
"How much oxygen does your tank hold?" or "Where did you buy your oxygen tank?" Some people are shocked that your are breathing normal (compressed) air. (Except for those people doing technical diving that requires using something more exotic.)
that s true !
Kwolfx I hate when they call it oxygen, and I hate it more when they say it in the movies.
Great video. I find scuba diving de-stressing and a wonderful experience. A love seeing all the life underwater. Its a whole new world down there.
Recently a guy asked me " how long can I stay under water , at 100 feet, with a full scuba tank of Oxygen"... I said " forever, because I would be dead! ".. he looked shocked and I had to explain what happens when you breath plain Oxygen at 100 feet below the surface. He said "but on tv that's what they used on tv.".
I'm advanced open water and been on dozens of dives but haven't been diving in over almost 5 years. I still feel like I have all my skills but would need to refresh a little, but I want to go diving again after watching this video!
1:40 today I used a canister that was as old as I am. Really proves their point.
Mark, I tell peeps that it’s one of the coolest things you can do because places that you can scuba dive usually are beautiful, warm, beachie type places, and there is so much ocean/water that we could see new places all your life. I also tell them that when traveling one can see everything on land and under the water while on vacation. Why limit yourself to just land?
Snorkeling is like having a ham sandwich for lunch. Diving is the steak or prime rib dinner!
👍👍👍
Scuba diving is like snorkeling but waaaay better, and deeper.
Im doing Scuba to because ive always loved swimming and wana see the sharks and fish up close. Also starting my courses in a few weeks cant wait!
I recognize all the dive spots from your footage in the Red Sea
Scuba diving is a job for me, currently in training for AAUS Scientific Diver
Sparryax that’s what I want to do when I’m an adult...I’m jealous😂 how is it?
Im 27 am i to old to do diving for a living?
Excellent my friend! 😎👍
People always have lots of questions once they find out that I'm a diver but there are two that always seem to come up:
#1 (At the dive site): Are you searching for bodies? I get this question at least once a year.
#2 (On seeing my tanks): Are those things going to explode? When that question comes up I have to supress the urge to respond in a sarcastic manner and explain that the tanks are in fact quite safe (if well maintained and regularly tested).
Bruce Beattie im a blender. They always ask me if those tanks are gonna explode... :D heck it
A lot of my contacts consider that it's very dangerous especially due to sharks... But I like taking picture of and making videos of sharks.
I first liked scuba diving, when watching the undersea adventures of Cousteau. I have dove with sharks, if you count the Epcot dive quest at Disney world. I would like to dive tiger beach. As far as scaring fish; on my second training dive at windy point park, I had a small fish nibbling on my ear, while doing scuba drills 20 feet under water.
joshua smith stupid bluegill
joshua smith -- My family used to gather together to watch 'The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau' whenever episodes aired, starting in 1966. But my brother and I were the only ones who just HAD to watch every episode of 'Sea Hunt' when it was syndicated to our local station. We were also the only ones who went on to become divers. Coincidence? I don't think so. ;-)
I hate to snorkel but liked scuba so taking open class in a few weeks
It's the only way I can get my wife to shut up for about an hour.
Haha wife bad amirite guys
I am interested in scuba diving but just have no resources to start it a the moment. I some times go "free diving" with just the mask on, but that just isn't the same!
I realised my Harness is more expensive than my car.
Edit: OMS Public Safety Harness and Renault Twingo from 2000
I an completly relate to the last and the forst one (thanks mother in law!), but yeah when I explain to people I actually mainly dive under ice, therefore there is no fish, they quite don't belive me
0:46 Is the type of eye candy you should increase.
Scuba diving to me is
FREE
lobster,sushi,fish tockos,occasional tresure,
Feeling of freedom away from stupid people,and a slight rush with a mix of a lot of adventure...
I don't carry my cert card,
I only use it to get my tanks filled
Every year I buy new tanks
And I go diving alone to get some time to myself.
For me it’s an escape from the same thing everyday
3:21 thats my guy ancient astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
I'm not old enough to be able to buy my own gear and get into it, but when I'm older I will DEFINITELY scuba dive
"with Scuba diving you are nutually bouyant".... Hahahahahahahahaha you should see some of the albatross bottom landings we do when we are getting our weights right... My friends and myself. But then again we are commercial divers and most of my diving consisted of getting to the bottom and staying there while digging through the mud. Lol. Sometimes I forget that I'm just sport diving with friends and sometimes the rule that you need 27lbs if you ... Think... You weigh 270lbs, only to find out you only 248, because you lost weight since the end of winter and the beginning of fall... You end up beating the anchor to the bottom infront of all the newbies that are doing their first open water dive! Lol
My non-diving friends think that divers always find treasures in the shipwrecks and pick them up for sale
last time I had to ditch to 82 meters to collect a body, it took me 6 weeks to recover. Come and see our waters.
it can be a place where you might discover how to overcome your fears, to get to know yourself and your limits better and how to relax and control yourself :) having a lot of fun, too
Fraitors Soare I like your description. I definately like challenging myself with scuba, and I also just like the gear and being able to use it competently.
I am certified in open water, it's an amazing experience that you only get from person first hand experience. TH-cam does not capture the physical experience
Such a good video!!
thank you very much Barracuda21!
For me, everytime I go scuba I live the way I love living
Personally, Jellies are the only thing that scare me in the water. And those spiky black ball things.
sameer mohideen same
You mean sea urchins?
Those "spiky black ball things" are sea urchins.
I swam through a sea of jellies. I’m a cold-weather diver, so I had on a drysuit, hood and gloves, so none of me touched any of them. Pictures will never do them justices, it’s truly ethereal!
"...those spiky black ball things" You mean sea mines? The scare the hell out of me too.
Let’s go scuba dive!!!!
3:21 Aliens
hahaha!
Eye candy. Thumbs up
freedom and reasons to travel
Fantastic reasons Kevin!
I really want to get into it because it seems like the closest thing to being in space (something I aspire to one day doing)
My neurologist actually said when asked if I could dive after an old head injury "as long as you don't go too deep, we don't want your skull fracturing" Huh?
To me scuba diving is going to another world. to the world human were not able to go. I love scuba diving and yes my dream is to see sharks and still haven't seen underwater
I just dove the Blue Hole in Belize! It was incredible.. Just uploaded a video about it too :)
Sharks are more like true neutral, Jaws makes it out that they prey on anything but they are animals just like deer, cats, turtles and surprisingly - fish! Dolphins are really the only ones you should be careful of, they have the intelligence and the capacity for evil, they sometimes kill things just for fun! Sharks don't, they just swim and keep am eye open for the prey they know they can eat.
It's my happy place!
3:38you said it
The one question I get is "why didn't you stab the shark?" with my dive tool. Another one is "What if you run out of air?"
Ha ha. I love that one about the air. Try this response: “When is the last time you ran out of fuel in your automobile? Do you run out of fuel often?? You know there’s that gauge thingy called a fuel quantity indicator? It actually tells you how much fuel you have in your fuel tank. Yep! Right on the dashboard. Oh... there also a thing called a turn signal-most drivers don’t know what that is either.” Just sayin’ 🤨
My mom when she was a child swam in Galveston and had sharks circle her, may go dive there to see if I can find sharks
the dives in the video in Egypt , as I beleive , may be in Elphinstone
Ayman Nasr the wrecks in the video are the Carnatic. Gianis D and the Thislegorm :) all in Egypt.
For me, diving is a wonderful time to enjoy the peacefulness underwater. I started through snorkeling, but the deeper I went, the less time I had to enjoy the underwater world. As far as diving is very expensive, it is more so than soccer or baseball, but it's comparable to playing rec/beer league hockey, buying good equipment - good skates cost $650- $1,000, e.g (which wear out sooner than scuba equipment), and taking skating/hockey lessons. It might be odd that I enjoy diving in Canada in 7mm 2 piece wet suits, and 5mm thick boots, gloves, hoods, but I do.
No grandma, that scar was from me accidentally cutting myself with a knife, not a shark
I'm laughing thinking about the photo shoot you must have took to get all those pictures of your selfs
as a diver I once went to a reef it were amazing, the next year the reef were gone...
I find the mere concept of Scuba completely TERRIFYING!! I wouldn't want to be more than 12 feet under water, because of the pressure changes and also the risk of drowning. I just don't understand how people can summon up the courage to do this..absolutely no idea whatsoever!
What’s that shot at around 1:10?
yes,good video! i would have put also : 1) is the tank only full of oxygen ? 2)since you use the tank, this sport is dangerous apart from the depth you go diving. :)
I kind of feel that SCUBA Diving is an expensive, extreme sport made for the elite that exposes to sharks and jellyfish. You need to wear too much gear and pretty much only fish lovers would waste their time doing it. Also I start my Certification classes on July 8th.
Loved the sarcasm! So how did it go?
SeikiBrian haha I’m all certified now and already have 10 dives under my belt. I volunteer at The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth MN and can now start diving in their 24ft deep trout and salmon tank. Can’t wait!
I've snorkel but never dived before. mmm. It looks really cool going to a deeper level in the ocean. I think if I did dive I'd take an extra little yellow tank that's bigger than a water bottle just incase my bigger tank went out tho. MMM
you sound like squire the other youtuber that plays warthunder and other stuff
nice
I am a non swimmer. Can I go for scuba diving? What will be the best place in Thailand to go for a dive?
i just borrow stuff from my dads dive center :)
Scuba diving for me is about relaxing feel weightless underwater feeing free and relax the complete quietness under water the excitement of a tiny fish swimming around me and bit my lips the indescribable Beauty of corals
One of my friends actually asked me why I had to do a class when I first started diving I explained why to him and he said that the course is useless I told him meet me at my house with a tank bc regulator wetsuits ect I told him if you don’t think you need a class then try and put all this gear on and use it in the water he managed to dawn his wet suit strap the bcd to the tank couldn’t turn on the tank put the regulator on to the tank I told him so do you think you need the class now he said yes 👏
Do a video on what free divers think of scuba divers
Ooo that's a good one! Added to the list!
2:15 I think this could get a little chilly ;)
Not at all PackChoi it's totally Bikini weather!
I’m a certified ice diver. Bring a dry suit and some of those heater pads (the $1.00 packs) from a gas station.
That said, you can also insulate your suit with argon if you want another gas to manage.
Add: just note if the heater packs get wet, they become useless. Found that out when I had a glove leak in a rainstorm on my motorcycle. It turns into a little lump of cold clay. X-/
right now im still getting cetefied as a diver. I just need to do at least 4 open water dives and then im certified. the things you said in the video are right. but you dont swim up to sharks. when you see a shark you stay still but keep an eye on it. sorry about the super long comment btw
2:14 don't you mean a dryauit? I'm not sure tho. I only scuba dived once and i still love it and looking for it to do it again.
Drysuit*
Although the video showed ice, he said "colder water" so he wasn't talking only about arctic diving. I dive in cold water (45 - 50 degrees Fahrenheit / 7 - 10 Celsius) with a two-piece 7mm wetsuit, but most divers in my area use drysuits.
I've personally never gone diving before but I really want to, what would be a good first step towards that?
Hey Samuel, We would suggest finding your nearest dive center then go talk to them about scuba diving.. maybe then book a try dive with them :)
My first step I took when I was 9. I don’t know how old you are. But I did a program good for all ages. The first one I did was diving with sharks at my zoo. After that I realized I really did want to dive in the ocean. So we went to the nearest dive certification and they let me try diving again in a pool. Now I really wanted to dive whenever I could from that. So a couple months later I got my underage certification. I dove so much. With other people and instructors. This December I will be old enough (13) to get my adult certification😆 We chose the place we originally went to. And it was even on sale for me to sign up. I can’t wait to dive alone now!! Goodluck! Take baby steps because it is a very expensive activity! But I think you should try! Just try breathing underwater with a regulator and see if your certification company will allow you to see if you want to start diving..Goodluck!!❤️
other than the music, i liked this video
Scuba is key to sustain human life beyond this planet
To me it’s my future once I get certified (hopefully at eighteen)!
Taye Trotman you can’t get certified before 18, you only need to be 12, 10 in some places. I’ve been certified since I was 10
Jamie Bai Yeah but once I’ 18 I plan to go to Plymouth University and there it should be cheaper, besides my family aren’t interested, and there’s no point getting certified until I’ve left home and can go on some dive trips.