View Full Version : Do not try this at home!!
redseaexplorer
10-10-2007, 10:10 PM
Hello All
The Red Sea Explorers Team are at it again bringing you amazing footage and truely redefining Red Sea diving.
Monkey Scoo-toe-ring (http://redseaexplorers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=1)
Enjoy!!
Papa Bear
10-10-2007, 11:30 PM
See my post under skills! Whats the problem? And why wouldn't you do it at home if you lived on a boat? On my lawn would be tough! Maybe in my pool? But why the disclaimer? I would encourage having some skills fun!:D :cool:
Tigerbeach
10-10-2007, 11:39 PM
That IS fun!
Papa Bear
10-10-2007, 11:48 PM
And it was Amazing footage! I liked the black ring of the lens port showing! Now that was amazing! ;) Even more amazing would let the cameraman do it! :p
acelockco
10-12-2007, 01:17 AM
It looks like they had a blast!
Did anyone else laugh when the one kid scooted by wearing sunglasses? I thought it was funny.
Anyway I bet it really gave them the feeling of swimming like a dolphin. Who knows, mayb at DEMA there will be new scooters made that way?
seasnake
10-12-2007, 06:03 PM
were those x-scooters?
boomx5
10-14-2007, 04:27 PM
were those x-scooters?
Yes the were.
acelockco
10-14-2007, 08:19 PM
They were really nice and powerfull looking scooters!
Now I want two of them!
amtrosie
10-14-2007, 09:18 PM
They were really nice and powerfull looking scooters!
Now I want two of them!
Get Silent Submersibles they are better and more sturdy. They are built by one of the Dudas family.
Sarah
12-25-2007, 02:15 AM
These Red Sea Explorers guys know how to have fun!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfunBflt0Og
acelockco
12-25-2007, 03:58 AM
yea' looks like he is having fun, but not too good on the safety factor.
Tigerbeach
12-25-2007, 05:41 PM
I think all divers should strive for the level of proficiency shown in this clip.
sjspeck
12-26-2007, 06:55 PM
Couple of more Monkey Diving clips from Bonaire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UyRb6G0iA&NR=1
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0BlVklUY848
amtrosie
12-27-2007, 12:24 AM
yea' looks like he is having fun, but not too good on the safety factor.
They are obviously having a blast!!! And judging by the number of other video clips posted, these guys know exactly what they are doing. Hence safe as a hen in the hen house.
They demonstrate a level of expertise, that I have yet to achieve with my scooter. So....... I am with Tiger on this one.
redseaexplorer
02-18-2008, 06:27 AM
Hi All....
Its understandable that at first impression one might think that Monkey Diving pushes the limits in terms of safety, we get it a lot, it is actually on the contrary.
Given that prior to diving the diver goes through the protocols required, by properly weighing themselves so that he/she is slightly negative and are able to control their buoyancy by their breathing.
The X-scooter should be neutrally balanced and the tank to be used is Luxfer's S080/S040.
The Monkey diver is now more comfortable with less gear, they become more streamlined, more agile and they get more out of the X-scooter's power. Monkey Diving now becomes more fun than the diver has ever experienced underwater, we see it work every time.
Bring out the Monkey (http://redseaexplorers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=1) is a recent video shot and edited by our good friends at Liquid Jungle Productions (http://liquidjungle.tv/index.php).
12m/39ft max depth. Drysuits. Hurghada, Red Sea.
Here is a link to an article published in Diver Magazine in January that you might also find interesting. Monkey Business (http://redseaexplorers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=1)
Red Sea Explorer
Year of the Monkey
mempilot
02-19-2008, 01:47 AM
I hate to be the downer here, but what they are doing is extremely stupid and dangerous. Looks like a great way to get bent and/or an embolism, especially doing this after a previous set of dives. Seeing the AL40 indicates prior decompression diving as well. Seeing the rapid ascents, whether breathing out prior or during, is a great way to send a bubble to the brain or spinal column. But hey, it looks cool. I hope not too many decide to duplicate this.