Okay, if you can make it past the annoying hosts, the irritating music, and the distracting images on the screen, then I promise you’ll find a real jewel here. In this video, a scuba diver goes to the bottom of a pool, takes out his reg, and blows perfect ring-shaped bubbles. Then, he does other bizarre things with the bubbles, like making them chase each other, and attaching little red ribbons (?) to them. Evidently, this is what they watch on TV. In Japan.

Bizarre-o Video of Scuba Diver Blowing Perfect Bubbles – Divester

Does the thought of being in the deep, mysterious depths of water, surrounded by exotic fish stimulate you? Do you dream of going to unexplored, untouched territories and becoming one with nature, literally? Lacadives is the only Indian overseas scuba diving centre affiliated to the World Underwater Federation (CMAS in its French translation). Now in its eleventh year, Lacadives is the brainchild of well-known ad man Prahlad Kakar and has two diving centers – one at Kadmat Island, set up in 1995 and the other at Bangaram Island, set up in 2000.

Sitting in his Tardeo office Kakar speaks about his passion – scuba diving. “I was in Mauritius more than a decade ago when I learnt the beginner course in scuba diving. It was such an indescribable experience that I knew I had to do it again and again. When people talk about Lakshadweep, they always end up thinking about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. What they don’t realise is that there are more virgin islands on the eastern coast as well. Kadmat and Bangaram are virtually unknown islands,” said Kakkar.

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MEN and women have practised breath-hold diving for thousands of years. We know this because scientists found undersea artifacts on land and there are depictions of divers in ancient drawings. This type of diving is still practised today in different variations – free diving and skin diving.

A history of scuba diving

Despite swirling skepticism, President Bush announced today that he would create the wold’s largest marine sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Already designated a reserve, the new designation will extend federal protections to the 140,000 square miles of islands, endangered monk seals, nesting green sea turtles, and 7000 other species that call the area home. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, head of NOAA, which will manage most of the sanctuary, proclaimed Bush’s announcement as “the single-largest act of ocean conservation in history.” In fact, the new Sanctuary will be the largest no-take area on earth.

Bush Creates World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary! – Divester

Scientists towing an underwater digital microscope across the Atlantic have found possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which in turn is linked to ocean productivity.

In a recent report in the journal Science, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found abundant colonies of Trichodesmium. The multi-celled, filamentous organism is thought to play a significant role in the input of nitrogen to the upper layers of the tropical and subtropical ocean, nearly half of the Earth’s surface.

Underwater Times | Scientists: Underwater Microscope Reveals Missing Links to the Global Nitrogen Cycle

Club Narked is an alcohol and drug-free club with a top-secret location, due to open in the next 18 months. Claiming to intoxicate clubbers naturally “via Nitrogen Narcosis,” the £5 million club will be nestled inside a converted bank vault. Once inside, clubbers will breathe compressed air in the pressurized vault, which will create “the safe high known as being ‘narked’.” Explaining that “complex reasoning decreases 33% and manual dexterity decreases 7.3%” when someone is narked, the owners maintain that this is a safe way to get trashed, because “once the pressure is returned to normal, the intoxication wears off,” meaning it’s safe to drive home. Or go get a drink at a real club. What do you think?

Club Narked to Deliver “Natural Intoxication” – Divester