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Top 10 Worst Excuses for Surfacing with Less than 500 psi

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On October 18, 2006
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Top 10 Worst Excuses for Surfacing with Less than 500 psi

Elmira of N.Y.

1) I thought the "E" stood for "enough air."
Brian Bos of Decatur, Ga.

10) Hey, I was checking my buddy's gauge. HE's supposed to be checking mine!
David M. Willis of Salt Lake, Utah

9) I thought the gauge was metric.
Chris Cole of Mississauga, Ontario

8) Wait a minute, this isn't the tank I started with!
Alan Garrett of Heber Springs, Ark.

7) I dunno; I've had this problem since I threw that little rubber circle thingy away!
David M. Willis of Salt Lake, Utah

6) Amazing how deep a breath you can take when your dry suit leaks!
Nelson E. Baumer of Ossining, N.Y.

5) My buddy had 1,000 psi. It's a buddy average, right?
Allen Dye of Austin, Texas

4) Don't go below 500? I thought my instructor said don't go below 130.
R. Bear of Crestview, Fla.

3) Don't worry; I started 500 short.
Susan Skoro of Louisiana

2) I forgot to take the store display decal off the face of my new dive computer.
Mark J. Herrick of

Elmira of N.Y.

1) I thought the "E" stood for "enough air."
Brian Bos of Decatur, Ga.

10) Hey, I was checking my buddy's gauge. HE's supposed to be checking mine!
David M. Willis of Salt Lake, Utah

9) I thought the gauge was metric.
Chris Cole of Mississauga, Ontario

8) Wait a minute, this isn't the tank I started with!
Alan Garrett of Heber Springs, Ark.

7) I dunno; I've had this problem since I threw that little rubber circle thingy away!
David M. Willis of Salt Lake, Utah

6) Amazing how deep a breath you can take when your dry suit leaks!
Nelson E. Baumer of Ossining, N.Y.

5) My buddy had 1,000 psi. It's a buddy average, right?
Allen Dye of Austin, Texas

4) Don't go below 500? I thought my instructor said don't go below 130.
R. Bear of Crestview, Fla.

3) Don't worry; I started 500 short.
Susan Skoro of Louisiana

2) I forgot to take the store display decal off the face of my new dive computer.
Mark J. Herrick of