JD>A few years ago when I started night diving a buddy of mine showed me
JD>something that I think is totally cool.  To this day I love showing 
omeone
JD>for the first time.  What he showed me was that if you turn your lights
JD>off and kick your fins, wave your hands, or make any other kind of 
ovement
JD>a sort of swarm of "firebug" looking things apear.
JD>I assume these are some sort of phospherescent particles in the water but
JD>I'm really not sure.  Does anyone know what exactly causes this?  I would
JD>love to be able to explain it to someone after they see it for the first
JD>time.
It is planton that is lumincene (sp).  It is also visible in the wake of
sailboat at night if you are away from shore lights and have all the
boat lights out.
I like to tell newbies when they see it and ask, " I am not sure, but
when the ships got lost in the Bermuda triangle the last thing they
reported was the sea glowed......."  It really shakes them up!
CARL
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