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    All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa

    H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea

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    Image of sharmanova sharmanova
    10/05/09

    In reply to All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa
    Should I be disquieted that every (read: E-V-E-R-Y) sci-fi movie reference Gizmodo makes I understand?

    I think I better get a girlfriend. (Who's as in to sci-fi as much as me.)
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    10/05/09

    @sharmanova:

    I understand them all too...

    And this one in particular is GREAT!

    "All these worlds are yours... except Europa. Attempt to landings there."
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    10/05/09

    In reply to All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa
    "I just consider her one seriously kickass person"

    So she barely qualifies as a seriously kickass person? What's a step below that? A mediocre kickass person?
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    10/05/09

    In reply to All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa
    Re-read it and was hugely disappointed. I now see it says she's considered the world's top CAVE diver. Still kickass, though...
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    10/05/09

    @Slyd3z: Are you sure it wasn't wishful thinking?
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    Image of arkitex arkitex
    10/05/09

    In reply to All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa
    props at that 2001 reference
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    10/05/09

    @arkitex: That is a 2010 reference
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    10/05/09

    @reddingofish: I just watched that like two days ago on some HD movie channel...

    ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE!
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    Image of Zeomax Zeomax
    10/05/09

    In reply to All These Worlds Are Yours Except Europa
    What about possible life that Europe may contain? Won't this contaminate the course of life in that paritcular moon?
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/05/09

    @Zeomax: Probably, but the only way to find life there is to go there. Kind of a double edged sword.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/05/09

    @Zeomax: It's unlikely that any life that could exist in the aerobic conditions of a shuttle could also live in the anaerobic conditions of europa.

    At least, I'm pretty sure there's no free oxygen on europa. There's no atmosphere, so there couldn't be any, right?
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    10/05/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Not necessarily true, there are some very resilient spores of anaerobic bacteria that can survive in a dormant state through many extremes and could contaminate Europa's environment.
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/05/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : But where exactly would you pick one up to bring to Europa? you'd have to pack up your astronaut gear at the bottom of the sea, and then immediately cart it out to space.
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/05/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Water is partially made from oxygen. There is life in some pretty inhospitable places at the bottom of our ocean, so maybe. That's why we want to look.
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    10/05/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: There are several types of anaerobic organisms that can survive in the presence of oxygen. Some die in the presence of oxygen, some can tolerate it and some can even use it if its available but can survive without it. Therefore, bacteria that you'd find on land here on Earth could contaminate the water on Europa.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    10/05/09

    @Zeomax: There is no life of value on Europe.

    Just kidding
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    IN THE FACE! was starred IN THE FACE! was unstarred
    Image of mat mat
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    It's good to see Joel Johnson bylines on Gizmodo again, he never fails to flex a little lingual muscle.

    - Nice Knife shout out, that album would be the nuts underwater.
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment mat was starred mat was unstarred
    Image of ShelbyLycaon ShelbyLycaon
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    As a Divemaster in Monterey I can say that this review isnt necessarily 100% accurate.

    For someone with no cold water diving experience you need far more than 2 dives to even become comfortable with the added gear (thicker neoprene, much more lead, more exposure protection) than you would have tropical diving. Of course you were task loaded, you would have been without the iDive. When I fun dive, I very easily maneuver my 1500 lumen can HID light, my digital camera, and a spare air/stage bottle with little to no impact on my task loading. That however is because not only am im comfortable in this environment im comfortable with all that gear. As I tell people, you need at least 5-10 dives with any new piece of equipment before you are used to diving with it. From dry suits, to camera's etc. The last thing you want to do is jump into something with un-necessary task loading where you feel uncomfortable. This is how people get hurt. In watching your video you look somewhat frustrated and certainly not at ease just by listening to your breathing rate.

    Another Divemaster buddy of mine has one of these and hes allowed me to borrow it. I love it, didn't experience the volume problems you mentioned but everyone's a little different with pressure equalization.

    Out of curiosity did you do as suggested in the manual and run it at 90 minutes on full volume before the first use? IIRC theres other conditions where you have to do this as well... I think its after going to altitude (flying) etc.

    In the end id enjoy having one of these myself, but for now theres other pieces of gear in front of that purchase.
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    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    I don't understand. Where's your special rabbit ear?
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    Image of ShortBusDon ShortBusDon
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    why not listen to the Life Aquatic soundtrack... is that too obvious?
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    itchytooth promoted this comment ShortBusDon was starred ShortBusDon was unstarred
    Image of itchytooth itchytooth
    08/14/09

    @ShortBusDon: I'll promote this, since you beat me by 2 minutes.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    Is there an EPIRB app?
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    Image of OMFG! Horny Manatees! OMFG! Horny Manatees!
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    Well now I guess I'm going to have to go buy and smoke an entire carton of cigarettes to see if your claim is factual.
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    Nick: I love Nick promoted this comment OMFG! Horny Manatees! was starred OMFG! Horny Manatees! was unstarred
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    08/14/09

    @OMFG! Horny Manatees!: Joel doesn't always smoke, but when he does -- he smokes American Spirit.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    08/14/09

    @Nick: I love Nick: Now he's in flavor country!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    Bud could have used this in "The Abyss". Would have been much easier to type on that what he was using. I'd make a mock up, but my copy of "The Abyss" is at home. Damn!
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    i can see how this would be attractive to a lot of people. i, myself, love the combination of water and music. something about the bobbing and the floating and the swaying -- it's like dancing with no effort. back in my day, i would have to sing to myself (in my head) during main sets, but jamming out in the water is really much better than most would anticipate.

    i am assuming this bad boy will work a touch as well? and what did you use to shoot the underwater video?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    Great article, not for the gear, but for the wonderful mental pictures you painted in my mind. Nicely done.

    PS - you'll never catch me below snorkel depth.
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    Image of closhedbb closhedbb
    08/14/09

    In reply to H2O's iDive300 Case Review: An iPhone Deep Beneath the Briny Sea
    No point. Only Verizon gets reception down there...
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment closhedbb was starred closhedbb was unstarred
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    08/14/09

    @closhedbb: I have no star so I promote you with a token +1 , sir.
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    Image of wolfshades wolfshades
    08/14/09

    @closhedbb: *laughing*

    "Can you -blub blub me blub??"
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