Word.

Not true. The first rule of cave diving is you don't talk about cave diving. I had to say it

They should seriously change the first rule to "1) Follow all the rules or die."

Hmm I thought it was having a pink diving suit.

Why are there so many first rules

As someone who can't find my way back out of a restaurant toilet, I don't find it very surprising tbh

@@PartanBree 😂 understandable

Yes that's exactly what can happen

Early in my cave diving journey my buddy and I dove a cave that was new to us. The entrance is not much bigger than a diver with gear and several feet long. It then opens into a room about 10 to 15' in diameter and continues on from there. I went in first and my buddy lagged behind still in open water while I got the primary line set up. Once I entered that first room, I turned around to watch and wait for my buddy. The first thing I noticed when I turned around was about a dozen openings in the walls of the room that all looked nearly identical to the actual entrance I just came through. It was what I imagine it would look like to be inside a piece of Swiss cheese. If not for the guideline I was running, I could not have identified the actual entrance with any confidence and I was only 10' inside the cave. I had been through all the training and knew the importance of the guideline, but at that moment it REALLY sunk in.

@@CL-gq3no man I can totally imagine that. That’s crazy

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Same!

but how many of you know that it's actually Mr B Allen?

I agree 100%…I love this channel and have been watching for a couple of years, AND I don’t even dive! Never have, but would love to try❤

Clintoncaraway what’s up homie⚧️ I am a Padi diver 🤿 But I also came to this site From MrBallen🤹🏻‍♂️

And yet they still get accused of being arrogant and of gatekeeping diving by dopes who think safety rules don't apply to them.

Very easy to lose sense of direction underwater.

😂 👍

You can't know what you don't know. Or can't accept, maybe.

I was a regular "dry caver" (is that a word in english?) for like 7-8 years, never dove before. But holly cow these guys do everything that they possibely can to disorient themselves. I had the opportunity to "explore" on my own (the ppl who were familiar were behind, but letting me explore), and with that experience, I am watching in horror what these ppl do. I'm 17 minutes into the vid and I have no clue where they turned and where they went to....

Some children listen when their parents talk about how hot the stove is. Some folks listen to people who talk about wearing safety goggles. Other people have burn scars and are partially blind and some are just waiting for their own personal jackpot.

@@c0rr4nh0rn That is a brilliant comment!

Yes dont let there confidence make you think you can do anything. There extremly great and dive ofter with the best of the best! They also have rebreathers so be careful friend!

You seem like you're the mom of one of them. Is it Gus?

😂😂😂

I have a fear of deep water as well but tried scuba and love it. I found my fear is not being able to see under the surface. Take a scuba class and see how it goes from there. You never know this might be what helps you to conquer your fear.

@@michaelperry7527 I live in Georgia, where would you recommend getting classes from?

@@platinumyokai4243 what part? I'm in GA too about to start getting certified

If only they brought a canary in a cage so they know when the air in this underwater cave is bad.

Into the clouds then right into the ground/ mountain.....

Well one of the golden rules in diving is 'dive within your limits', that can apply to equipment and aircraft and pilots I'm sure

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I was just thinking that. Private pilot with instrument endorsement working on commercial. I watch these videos as a diver but as a more experienced pilot and I am in awe how closely related it is to see the hazardous attitudes of this stuff. Not having the humility to realize IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. Get training. I want to get cave certified but I’m even worried at 100 dives if I’m even ready to go to the tech world. Can’t imagine being an open water diver with no training doing this.

@@ppo2424”Dive within your limits” is related to something we have called a personal minimums checklist. It’s a personal limitation you set to yourself when you’re calm and have no external pressures on you to complete a goal. For example. If I’m not comfortable flying in 15 knots of wind then I don’t go. So when my buddy really wants to fly and I feel obligated to take him and it’s beyond my personal minimums we always fall back to that.

I feel this way when my mother in law starts cooking and trying to take care of things she has no knowledge in. Example: bed bugs. They have them in their room. I've told her that they are immune to pesticides. Pesticides will not work on them. So I gave her some alcohol and masking tape with the instructions to put tape down and rip off bed bugs and eggs, then spray with alcohol. I had them and got rid of them this way. Did she do that? Nah. Too much work. She bought spray and sprayed the mattress and got upset when none of them died. Of course it didn't work. I told her it wouldn't. So she bought fogger. She still hasn't set those off yet (it's been two weeks since purchase) so maybe she's taking my advice and realizing it isn't going to work. I offered to get some climexa (it's silica dust. My ex husband got rid of some with this. It cuts them open. The only problem is it's a pain to apply and you have to dust it over all eggs so that when they hatch, they're immediately cut up.) but she didn't want that because it would "poison the dog." So I offered to get diametecuous earth food grade which works just like the climexa. Nah. It'll poison the dog and her because she has COPD. Mind you this is the same woman who, they had roaches, and I got rid of them with spray and advion. Told her to put down some advion in their room and the first thing she asked is if the dog would go for it. I paused and said NO. Which I cant guarantee that. The dog could easily sniff it out and eat some. I got zevo spray to kill their roaches and she insists I poisoned her and the dog with it, when she came out with a list on her phone of all the oils in it and how they are deadly to humans and dogs. To which I said, "do you see this thing here that says SAFE FOR USE AROUND CHILDREN AND PETS? IF THIS WERE DEADLY THEY COULDNT PUT THAT OTHERWISE THEYD ABSOLUTELY RISK LAWSUIT." tldr I understand how woody feels. I really do. I'm not arrogant. I'm just faced with stupid too much.

Also my husband told me, that he had hoped after 12 years of being together that by this point I would realize that instead of telling her "this idea isn't going to work and here's why" I am to praise it as the best idea ever, because she is a diagnosed narcissist.

​@@billbombshiggy9254 therapy is a really good option for pretty much everyone, most major cities have it for free

Indeed. You get away with stupid behavior until you don't

One day they will regret that. Quite a lot of caves had been closed, including filling entrances with cement, by governments, waivers or not. All it takes is a high enough profile case, some media coverage, and they'll find a way to punish the owner and ban the spot, there are too many asterisks and old or obscure laws for a waiver to save you.

Glad you spotted it!

I dive with 4, but my main light is the brightest at 4,000 lumen, it also lasts a lot longer since it's a canister light. My backup lights are all 3,000 lumen but they don't last as long so even with 4 lights if my main light failed I would call the dive. Unless we are like really close to our objective...like if we were at Ginnie and wanted to go to see Tom Mount's Plaque, and my light failed 50 feet from it, I would just complete the swim with my backup light, and then get out since I technically still have three working lights (minimum for cave diving).

Hear! hear!

Lol

They could have just deployed the cave snorkel, that would have saved them

But I love watching your guys's videos because i'd like to start diving. I just don't have any of the money to do it. Love to watch your videos.

It's okay, you can steal that comment ;)

Thank you for following the rules! Glad you guys had fun.

In the ocean, absolutely. A signal mirror is a good idea too for being seen in the daytime. For caves, no lights without training. They aren't supposed to be in the cave at all, not even 1 inch, but the lights allowed them to go WAY too far into the cave and the lights also masked the dim natural light from the exit which was right in front of them.

We are a nuisance