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8

Jul

Scuba Backlog 4 - Looking For Balls - 370

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: CDA, Christ, EdgeTech, Italy, Okinawa, Pietermaai, Ray Woolley, Remus 6000, statue, submarine, Underwater museum, Wirral

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Backlog 4 - Looking For Balls - 370

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Original Show Date: 06/07/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
Darrin and Mac do their thing.

Scuba in the news

Police in Italy hunting for thieves who stole underwater statue of Christ
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/police-italy-hunting-thieves-stole-underwater-statue-christ/

Marine saves Chinese scuba diver from drowning off Okinawa
- https://www.stripes.com/news/marine-saves-chinese-scuba-diver-from-drowning-off-okinawa-1.530453

Scuba Lodge Dive Center Pietermaai Organized Successful Cleaning Dive
- http://curacaochronicle.com/tourism/scuba-lodge-dive-center-pietermaai-organized-successful-cleaning-dive/

Record-breaking Wirral scuba diver Ray Woolley subject of new film
- http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/16267330.Record-breaking_scuba_diver_subject_of_new_film/

Everything I need to know about business I learned from scuba diving
- http://thebusinesstimes.com/everything-i-need-to-know-about-business-i-learned-from-scuba-diving/

CDA Resort looks for diver to retrieve 50K golf balls
- https://www.krem.com/article/news/cda-resort-looks-for-diver-to-retrieve-50k-golf-balls/293-560772033

Swim Through the First Underwater Museum in the U.S.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/florida/things-to-do-grayton-beach-underwater-museum/

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

THE LAST DIVING MASK YOU’LL EVER NEED
- https://www.yankodesign.com/2018/06/06/the-last-diving-mask-youll-ever-need/

The Remus 6000 Robot Submarine Found Most Valued Under-Sea Spanish Treasure Worth $17 Billion
- https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/the-remus-6000-robot-submarine-found-most-valued-under-sea-spanish-treasure-worth-17-billion-346243.html

EdgeTech Sonar Instrumental in Discovery of 17 Billion Dollar Spanish Galleon 'San Jose'
- https://hydro-international.com/content/article/edgetech-sonar-instrumental-in-discovery-of-17-billion-dollar-spanish-galleon-san-jose

Woman builds 7-meter-deep diving pool in office building
- http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018-05-31/detail-ifyuurnp0995973.shtml

11

Feb

Some Adaptive Scuba Diving - 352

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Corinth, donkey, Egyptian, Red Sea, robots, submarine, WWI

Scuba Obsessed

Some Adaptive Scuba Diving - 352

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Original Show Date: 12/21/2017 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin discuss Adaptive Scuba Diving. Kevin and Mack had the opportunity to assist on some adaptive scuba diving in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Scuba in the news

Australians Attempt To Break Record For Longest Underwater Chain Of Scuba Divers
- https://www.deeperblue.com/australians-break-record-longest-underwater-chain-scuba-divers/

Scuba divers rescue submerged ice fishing shacks
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/scuba-divers-rescue-submerged-ice-fishing-shacks-1.4459419

Three Scuba Diving Habits That Helped Me Build My Business
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/celinnedacosta/2017/11/28/three-scuba-diving-habits-that-helped-me-build-my-business/

Five Surprising Ways Your Christmas Tree Can Give Back Long After the Holidays
- https://blog.nature.org/science/2017/12/19/five-surprising-ways-your-christmas-tree-give-back-after-holidays-recycle/

Diver encounters donkey statue off Egyptian coast
- https://www.upi.com/Scuba-diver-discovers-bizarre-donkey-statue-in-Red-Sea/4411512502329/

Ancient Biblical city of Corinth destroyed by earthquake 1,400 years ago uncovered in underwater excavations
- http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/ancient-biblical-city-of-corinth-destroyed-by-earthquake-1400-years-ago-uncovered-in-underwater-excavations.html

Swarms of miniature robots could map the ocean floor
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/12/swarms-of-miniature-robots-could-map-the-ocean-floor-f7e46b12-3904-441f-b50f-7606f6b0d31b/

Lost submarine from World War I found after 103-year search
- http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/ae1-submarine-found-australia/

10

Oct

Billion Dollar Bargain - 344

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Antikythera, asian carp, coral, Slime, submarine, Van

Scuba Obsessed

Billion Dollar Bargain - 344

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Original Show Date: 10/05/2017 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
This week Mack, Jim and Darrin catch up after a week off. Does the Great Lakes act as a barrier to the Asian Carp?

Scuba in the news

Lake Michigan Itself Is the Greatest Asian Carp Deterrent
- http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2017/09/22/lake-michigan-asian-carp/

Why is Lake Erie covered in 700 square miles of green slime?
- http://www.ajc.com/news/national/why-lake-erie-covered-700-square-miles-green-slime/W1APSxkPWV6m9Rqy8QFM8N/

Possible New Piece of Antikythera Mechanism Found
- http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/10/possible-new-piece-of-antikythera-mechanism-found/

A tsunami's worth of sea creatures landed along the Pacific Coast. Is this a problem?
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/29/a-tsunamis-worth-of-sea-creatures-landed-along-the-pacific-coast-is-this-a-problem/

Does Anyone Actually Go Diving With a Dive Watch?
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/fashion/mens-style/does-anyone-actually-go-diving-with-a-dive-watch.html

P.E.I. scuba divers discover mystery shipwreck in Northumberland Strait
- http://www.journalpioneer.com/news/local/2017/10/3/island-scuba-divers-discover-mystery-shipwreck.html

Photo/Video of the week

Underwater van becomes home for corals
- http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/watch-underwater-van-becomes-home-for-corals-31524

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Personal Submarine
- https://www.designboom.com/technology/u-boat-worx-cruise-5-1700-series-personal-submarine-09-28-2017/

A submarine fit for James Bond
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4928626/Aston-Martin-reveals-designs-vacuum-cleaner-submarine.html

Now You Can Buy A Luxury Submarine!
- https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/how-much-does/bored-multimillion-dollar-yachts-now-can-buy-luxury-submarine/

22

Jan

Much Better Than Normal - 315

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Eagle's Nest, Flying Cloud, lady luck, SS-343, submarine, Tristan de Luna, USS Clamagore

Scuba Obsessed

Much Better Than Normal - 315

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Original Show Date: 01/19/2017 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

This week Mack, Kevin and Darrin catch up on Scuba in the News and the rash of cell phone recoveries under the ice. Darrin finishes things off with another bad scuba joke care of Rod.

Scuba in the News

Man dies at treacherous Eagle's Nest cave diving site in Weeki Wachee - Tampa Bay Times
- http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/man-dies-at-treacherous-eagles-nest-cave-diving-site-in-weeki-wachee/2308909

Flying Cloud shipwreck found off SA coast, after 147 years under the sea - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-09/flying-cloud-shipwreck-found-in-sa/8169858?pfmredir=sm

Visit Pensacola celebrates the discovery of a third 16th century shipwreck from Tristan de Luna's Spanish fleet in Pensacola
- http://m.marketwired.com/press-release/visit-pensacola-celebrates-discovery-third-16th-century-shipwreck-from-tristan-de-lunas-2187188.htm

Fresh Wrecks Preserved in the Great Lakes
- http://divemagazine.co.uk/go/7529-fresh-wrecks

Lady Luck Pompano
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2017/01/11/lady-luck-pompano-beach-underwater-park/96398122/

Sinking sub for new Florida reef
- http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local-govt--politics/palm-beach-county-oks-million-for-sinking-sub-artificial-reef/RCRwSApCpPxvFCPgqkBWmM/

10

Dec

What Can Go Wrong? Karen's Bigger Hammer. - 309

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: bomb, fangtooth, Flow, Fort Caroline, German, gold, Hammacher Schlemmer, Hitler, lost, Nuclear, Scapa, submarine, Warships

Scuba Obsessed

What Can Go Wrong? Karen's Bigger Hammer. - 309

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Original Show Date: 12/01/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Mack, Kevin and Darrin struggle with the connected world. Kevin has his shipwrecks and Mack has his safety item.

Scuba in the News

Missing Cold War nuclear bomb remains a mystery after Canadian navy investigates object found by diver
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/26/missing-cold-war-nuclear-bomb-remains-mystery-canadian-navy/

Divers fined for raiding sunken German warships at Scapa Flow
- http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-38144450

Why THIS pig farmer's swapping her wellies for scuba gear
- http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/why-this-pig-farmer-s-swapping-her-wellies-for-scuba-gear/story-29923764-detail/story.html

Mussel-strong glue bonds underwater sensors
- http://news.scubatravel.co.uk/mussel-strong-glue-bonds-underwater-sensors.html

Up close with the giant teeth of the deep-sea fangtooth
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231020-400-up-close-with-the-giant-teeth-of-the-deepsea-fangtooth/

Explorers find shipwreck
- http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2016/11/26/Explorers-find-shipwreck.html

France claims rights to shipwreck linked to lost colony of Fort Caroline
- http://jacksonville.com/florida/2016-11-29/france-claims-rights-shipwreck-linked-lost-colony-fort-caroline

Hitler's lost gold 'found on Nazi shipwreck', diver claims
- http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/world-news/hitlers-lost-gold-found-nazi-12254073

Potentially Cool New Gear

The Hammacher Schlemmer Catalog Is Selling a Submarine
- http://jalopnik.com/the-hammacher-schlemmer-catalog-is-selling-an-honest-to-1789521089

Mack's Safety Story

19

Nov

Cold Water Diving - How to Stay Warm - 307

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Artificial, COSMIQ+, Deepblu, DEMA, Enzo Maiorca, Harwich, Reef, Shearwater, submarine, The Big Blue, Warships, WW2

Scuba Obsessed

Cold Water Diving - How to Stay Warm - 307

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Original Show Date: 11/17/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Mack, Kevin and Darrin cover scuba in the news. While Darrin is recovering from a fall cold, Mack provides some save advice for staying warm in cold water scuba diving in both wet and dry suits.

Scuba in the News

Enzo Maiorca, record-setting free diver who inspired 'The Big Blue' film, dies at 85
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/enzo-maiorca-record-setting-free-diver-who-inspired-the-big-blue-film-dies-at-85/2016/11/14/30bc1112-aa85-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html

Five WW2 Warships And A Submarine Have Vanished From The Seafloor
- http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/five-ww2-warships-submarine-vanished-seafloor/

Spot the alien fish campaign launched
- http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20161117/local/spot-the-alien-fish-campaign-launched.631284

Harwich Artificial Reef Is Flourishing; Shark Pays A Visit
- http://www.capecodchronicle.com/en/5146/harwich/857/State-Harwich-Artificial-Reef-Is-Flourishing;-Shark-Pays-A-Visit.htm

Potentially Cool New Gear

Indigo Industries Launches Into the SCUBA Industry at the 2016 DEMA Show
- http://sports.yahoo.com/news/indigo-industries-launches-scuba-industry-184006871.html

Deepblu Announces COSMIQ+ Dive Computer
- http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/deepblu-announces-cosmiq-dive-computer-dema/

Shearwater Research Launches New Perdix AI Dive Computer
- http://californiadiver.com/shearwater-research-launches-new-perdix-ai-dive-computer/

MiniDive Miniature Scuba Tank Can Be Filled using A Hand Pump
- http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/minidive-miniature-scuba-tank-can-be-filled-using-a-hand-pump-16-11-2016/

7

May

Scuba Ringtone #6

Author: Darrin Jillson | Category: Ringtones5 comments | Tags: Apple Inc., IPod, itunes, Ringtone, sonar, submarine

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Ringtone #6

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Another unique sound in our Scuba Ringtone Series. Here are some sonar pings made into a ring tone. This is a sound rarely used when trying to locate scuba divers.

ScubaObsessed6_removemp3.m4r.mp3 <– This is the iPhone ringtone. Put it in your iTunes ring tones folder (right clicks and save target as). You will need to remove the .mp3 extension. iTunes wants files to end in .m4r.

ScubaObsessed6.mp3 <– This is the MP3 ringtone. It depends on your phone but you should be able to use it (right click and save target as)

If you hear this while diving something big is following you...

Enjoy!

If you have a problem figuring out how to make the ringtone work then post a comment here with the phone you have and what the problem is and we will give you a hand.

Ringtone list

Scuba Regulator
Tugboat Horn Blast
Dive Horn
Dolphins
Whale Song
Sonar

17

Apr

Scuba Ringtone #3

Author: Darrin Jillson | Category: Ringtones9 comments | Tags: Horn, Horn Blast, Ringtone, submarine

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Ringtone #3

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Run away! Run away! - Dive Horn - http://www.flickr.com/photos/farlane/

Our third installment in our Scuba Ringtone Series is a dive horn. This could also be a warning ring tone. When you hear it you will know what I mean. Maybe this is the one you want to use for that unpopular in-law that always calls asking for that favor you would prefer to not honor.

ScubaObsessed3_removemp3.m4r <– This is the iPhone ringtone. Put it in your iTunes ring tones folder (right click and save target as). You will need to remove the .mp3 extension. iTunes wants files to end in .m4r.

ScubaObsessed3 <– This is the MP3 ringtone. It depends on your phone but you should be able to use it (right click and save target as)

We are always looking to dive, so there is really no need for this alarm. 😉

Enjoy!

If you have a problem figuring out how to make the ringtone work then post a comment here with the phone you have and what the problem is and we will give you a hand.

Ringtone list

Scuba Regulator
Tugboat Horn Blast
Dive Horn
Dolphins
Whale Song
Sonar

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