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wvbdmp 4 hours ago

He’s going to die in a fucking scuba diving accident, I have nightmares about it constantly

vablings 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I highly doubt it for a number of factors.

- Most of his dives look to be rec depth

- He isn't running any crazy gear like a CCR

- He has instant access to a chamber, so any DCS worries are virtually zero

- There is no go-itis for him. If weather is bad, he just packs up and sails to somewhere nicer

Out of all the rich people hobbies, scuba is about the safest

dghlsakjg 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Scuba diving is a pretty risky activity on the scale of things that rich people do in their everyday life. Golf and cycling are a lot safer.

Scuba fatalities fall into a few buckets, the big two are inexperience/bad decision making, and older folks with health issues (underwater heart attacks/respiratory distress, basically).

As a former dive pro, an overweight 63 year old is someone that I would keep a very close eye on while diving.

The odds are pretty low, but there is a reason that many life insurance companies exclude scuba divers from their coverage.

That said, I'm happy to let him live as dangerously as he wants, he deserves it.

nialv7 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Have you warned Gabe about this

kgwxd 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Hope Linus isn't on that same expedition.