Quote: (Originally Posted by
Brian A)
I suppose so unless this happens...
my point is I think you can get blinded other ways - although the mask is the most common. You are right that in a standard team you need 4 masks to fail before one of you is blind for the rest of the dive, but I have a prescription mask so I only need two to fail before I am seriously compromised
contact lens wash-out would be fun to rectify under water
I think the blind ascent is a great team-building exercise (including building trust) but you're right that unconcious diver would achieve much the same with more practical use. In reality. I think I'd be prefer a trusted buddy to "fly" me to the surface as a blind diver in the same way as he would for an unconcious one. signalling my buoyancy rather than just fixing it is a potential failure point