Posted by Eins on November 14, 2000 at 15:37:57:
In Reply to: Re: Who said the victim dived deeper? posted by MHK on November 14, 2000 at 13:24:03:
S/he said "60m is at the edge of the depth limit for air.
Going beyond that point was stupidity."
We don't know if the diver went deeper than 60m alive. That was my point.
"The answer to my question about deep air or solo is merely a symptom to a bigger problem.. "
Exactly. And that bigger problem has a name. The name is not stupidity. IMHO, it is machismo. But machismo does not exclude stupidity.
Eins
ma·chis·mo, n.
1. a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
Source: Webster