It seems everybody is diving these days. Tour operators sell package deals so you can swim in tropical waters, local people take amateurs diving and so the pastime, that was previously reserved for the nobs is gradually becoming democratised.
Although one could think the democratisation of hobbies or sports is solely a good thing, nothing is farther from the truth when it comes to scuba diving. In a valiant effort to warn people about the numerous life-threatening situations a dive can put you in, I have created the Dangers of Diving blog. I fully realize there will be blood. Avid scuba divers are, much like football hooligans, utterly devoted to their pastime and would die defending it. Which they of course shall, sooner or later, for diving is quite possibly the most dangerous activity known to man (save eating a razor blade cocktail or making sweet love to a tiger).
In any case, your loyal servant and teacher DoD will make a tremendous effort to present an objective and scientifically supported image of diving.
