Friday, May 8, 2009

A Luxury Snorkel?


6000 years ago or so, Adam, or a member of his family, was probably the first person to use a snorkel. I imagine they just cut a reed off the banks of some body of water crawled in and slipped under the water and used it to breath. In my imagination they were playing kick the can or steal the flag and wanted to sneak in to win the game. Can you imagine the surprise to the person that was guarding the flag or the person that was "it" in kick the can as the snorkeler emerged from the water? What a surprise and what a Great Idea! It was such a great idea that it did not change much for thousands of years, we call it the J tube snorkel. Then finally in the last few years Dr. Mark Johnson an MD from Salt Lake City decided that it could be improved. He set out to do so and the Kapitol Reef snorkel was invented. He added a pressure regulator to the snorkel and put a duel tube in it. One tube to inhale through and one tube to exhale through. With the Kapitol Reef snorkel the air is locked in your lungs a little longer and not immediately pressed out by the pressure of the water against the body. So your lungs can get more oxygen out of the air and the oxygen can then feed your body better. Also the duel tube keeps the old air, the air with carbon dioxide from getting back into your lungs. As a result a person snorkeling with the Kapitol Reef snorkel can stay in the water longer and they feel more comfortable while in the water. Thanks Dr. Johnson, I now enjoy snorkeling!! I now feel more comfortable while enjoying the view of the world under the surface of the ocean, and what a world there is.


Remember Snorkel and see the rest of the world!

1 comment:

  1. Wow dad, such a rough life. I can't wait to test out the kapital Reef in San Diego

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