From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: sci.space.tech
Subject: Re: Potentialy stupid question: human in space
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:36:49 GMT

In article <4a2kg1$s3l@kira.cc.uakron.edu> r3dlb1@dax.cc.uakron.edu
(David L Burkhead ) writes:

>     The final stage of a SCUBA regulator incorporates a diaphram
>that's exposed to ambient pressure on one side and the breathing
>pressure on the other. ...  The diaphram is hooked by a mechanical
>linkage to the air supply...

And if you've ever wondered how Jacques Cousteau got started doing undersea
exploration, and where he got the money for it:  he and Yves Gagnan invented
the first practical SCUBA regulator.
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