Talk:Snorkeling

message: I have added a link to www.snorkelinfo.net. A certain MrOllie removed it. Not sure why
Eriktoussaint (talk) 20:53, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, please avoid adding links to your own sites to Wikipedia. See the conflict of interest guideline for more information. - MrOllie (talk) 21:21, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Who is NAVEENKUMAR 

message: This article is written as a howto, and misses the important information an encyclopedia should have on the sport and breathing apparatus.  E.g., when/how/etc. was it invented, how did the apparatus develop, how popular is the sport (really), etc. Superm401 - Talk 08:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm also interested in seeing the history of the snorkel, if anyone can contribute it.  I recently heard about snorkels on German U-boats and was wondering if that's how they were invented: http://www.uboataces.com/snorkel.shtml 71.178.49.134 (talk) 19:22, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It seems that the idea of a snorkel, made from a hollow reed, dates back over 2,000 years. The story of Scyllis (as related by Herodotus) is dated by Pliny to 580 BC. There's more information at Timeline of diving technology, but no references. That makes it difficult to add the information here, but hopefully someone can find the necessary sources. --RexxS (talk) 22:29, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong focus 

message: Too many words in “quotes”; informal, stilted style; not encyclopedic; confusing and meandering article organization. Safety Cap (talk) 22:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other problems 

message: "A longer tube would place the lungs in deeper water..."
That is nonsense as you don't need to snorkel deeper just because you have a longer tube, a longer tube could also have some splash protection as the opening would be higher above the surface.83.188.235.85 (talk) 10:51, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You're quite correct. I've tried to rephrase that paragraph to make it clearer that a longer snorkel would not allow breathing at greater depths. I don't believe, though, that any improvement in splash protection would outweigh the potential problems of increasing the dead space. --RexxS (talk) 12:29, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Longer tube

message: The 02:51, 30 March 2011 RexxS version of this article is translated into Chinese Wikipedia to expand a stub.--Wing (talk) 20:01, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation into Chinese Wikipedia 

message: I've been looking for the reference:
* R. Stigler, "Die Taucherei" in Fortschritte der naturwissenschaftlichen Forschung, IX. Band, Berlin/Wien 1913
and failing to find any mention online. I can see the full text of volume 5 for example:
* 
at the Internet Archive and several other volumes. The given ref is to volume 9 () that I can't track down. Is it just that volume that hasn't been archived yet? --RexxS (talk) 21:44, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference problem 

message: Are snorkels legally required generally for spearfishing, abalone gathering, as opposed to scuba? Kortoso (talk) 21:51, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I assume that you've now read the Spearfishing article that goes into some detail about regulation. I can confirm though, that there is no legal requirement for anyone to use a snorkel while involved in any underwater activity. --RexxS (talk) 22:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spearfishing 

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Not yet, close but needs more references. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:37, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  B-Class review 

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