This too
Way too many ways for this to go wrong in the hands of dumb people
Comment on Making a 3d-printed Underwater Dive Helmet With A Floating Air Supply
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 hours agoI can see someone strapping the helmet to their head, then get a leak while 1m deep. They notice when it fills up. Panic and try to get it off, can’t. Surface, it’s still full of water because the leak is at the air entry hole and they designed it to fit snugly around the neck and it won’t drain without tipping upside down. Drowns while struggling to undo the straps holding it on
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 hours ago
Iron lung diving snorkel setup. Allows you to overcome the pressure and use a 15m long snorkel!
And you accidentally set it to the wrong depth and blow up your lungs.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
How would it blow up your lungs?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 hours ago
Overpressure, 10m deep is roughly double the pressure at sea level.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
I’m assuming you didn’t watch the video, but this particular helmet design has a completely open bottom, and it needs weights attached to it to keep it from floating (he attached just enough weight to keep it neutrally buoyant). If it sprung a leak, you would easily be able to remove the helmet either by lifting it up off you, or tilting forward or to the side and sliding it off. it is not strapped to the person at all.