Acquiring New Habits
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010 Things that Change When You Start Scuba Diving
If you become a Scuba Diving enthusiast, expect to see some changes in your life. This is not a bad thing, but be prepared for some new or modified habits to occur.
You may see changes in your vacation choices, who you hang out with, or what you discuss. You will probably find that these new found habits come in handy in your life outside of the water, too!
Read this for a glimpse of what we’re referring to!
1. You Use Scuba Diving Hand Signals in Everyday Situations
Since it is nearly impossible to communicate verbally underwater , scuba divers use hand signals for basic communication. Dive buddies who dive together regularly will often develop additional hand signals for common communications. So what happens when the buddies go to the supermarket? Attend a concert? Caravan on a road trip?
The hand signals come out. Scuba diving hand signals work well to communicate not only in noisy places, but also over great distances. A scuba diving couple grocery shopping together? She flashes the question hand signal across the supermarket, and then holds up an eggplant. He signals back using the okay sign.
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Ear equalization is essential to safe scuba diving. Have you ever checked your ears to make sure you can equalize before a dive? Getty Images
2. You Obsess About the Condition of Your Ears
The ability to equalize your ears for scuba diving is absolutely essential, and congestion and allergies can make equalization impossible. Days before a dive trip or excursion, it is not uncommon to find a scuba diver wandering around the office periodically pinching his nose and breathing out to check if his ears are working……
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