Can You Fart While Diving?

Can you fart while diving? Perhaps surprisingly, this is a very popular scuba diving question. Whenever the topic of farting surfaces, someone inevitably starts laughing. The best way to “clear the air” is with a song. “Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot, the more you toot, the better you feel, so, eat your beans with every meal.”. But what if we’re going underwater, should we still eat those beans? On the bright side, no one will smell it, but is it dangerous or impossible to fart while scuba diving? Keep reading to find out.

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Proper Weighting Techniques for Freediving

To be properly weighted while diving, freedivers first need to understand the forces a diver must overcome and how to use them to their advantage. Being over-weighted increases the amount of effort used to stay at the surface in-between dives and when returning to the surface. Being under-weighted can also negatively impact your performance while diving. Let’s take a look at some proper weighting techniques for freediving.

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Pro Surfer Pacha Light on Her PADI Certification Story, From Riding Waves to Breathing Underwater

When professional surfer Pacha Light, known for her prowess on the waves, decided to explore the depths of the ocean, she opened a new chapter in her already impressive career. This Ecuadorian-born, Australian-raised GoPro athlete and environmental activist took a leap into the world of scuba diving, achieving her PADI Open Water Diver certification. Her journey began off the picturesque Catalina Island, California, a place famed for its vibrant marine life and kelp forests, with the help of PADI Master Instructor, Zac Araneta, also known as Scuba Zac.

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Bar or PSI – Why It Doesn’t Matter Which You Use

Scuba diving is a global sport, welcoming participants from all over the world. When comparing scuba diving in different countries, we need to take into consideration that some aspects change along the way, and one of the main things that changes from country to country is units of measurement. For example, when traveling, we have to convert miles to kilometers, pounds to kilograms, and Celsius to Fahrenheit. The numbers change but the physical measurements are the same. Bar or PSI is one additional measurement change scuba divers sometimes encounter. Below, we’ll explore how these units of measurement compare. 

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PADI’s Core Courses

When we talk about PADI certification levels, we often mention PADI’s core courses. But what’s considered a “core” course?

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