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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)
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)
"Typically, the diving mask also serves to prevent breathing through the nose, so that one is forced to breathe through the snorkel. " I'm sorry, but this is all gibberish. The mask is for looking through. 92.8.252.180 ( talk) 22:41, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Too many words in “quotes”; informal, stilted style; not encyclopedic; confusing and meandering article organization. Safety Cap ( talk) 22:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
"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)
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)
Dry throat appears to be a common problem when using snorkels and mouth-only SCUBA regulators. This is primarily due to the fact that breathing is forced to be through the mouth all the time rather than permitted through the nose. The extreme throat dryness can lead to coughing or a feeling of needing to vomit.
Is there a way to breathe through the nose while using a snorkel? The human nose is intended to be the primary method of respiration, since the nasal concha has a very high internal surface area for humidification of inhaled air, and is also capable of recovering humidity from exhaled air.
The more expensive SCUBA gear and rebreathers can allow inhalation through the nose, with the use of a full-face mask. Apparently nothing similar exists for snorkeling.
The article suggests that full-face masks with attached snorkels are "obsolete" but the physiological evidence does not bear that out.
DMahalko ( talk) 14:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
I've been looking for the reference:
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 (IX. Band) 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)
Are snorkels legally required generally for spearfishing, abalone gathering, as opposed to scuba? Kortoso ( talk) 21:51, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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More references needed. ![]() Reasonable coverage. ![]() Structure appropriate. ![]() Looks OK. ![]() Sufficiently illustrated. ![]() Complies. ![]() |
Not yet, close but needs more references. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:37, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
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Basic diving equipment comprises the swim fin, the diving mask and the snorkel. The first two have articles of their own, while the snorkel is simply treated as a subsection of an article entitled "snorkeling". Other language versions of Wikipedia have separate articles on the activity (snorkeling) and on the gear item (the snorkel). I am currently working on content for a possible contribution to the subject of the snorkel at Draft: Snorkel. I have read what has been written in this Talk: Snorkeling page and I have researched answers to some of the queries posted here over the years. I hope what I have found out about the history of the snorkel might complement what has been already written in the "Snorkeling" article. If my proposal of a separate article doesn't meet with approval, I'd still like to add what I've written in my draft without swamping the existing article. Opinions? Reactions? Helmardine ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:55, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Thank you so much for such a considered and prompt response. I shall take on board your suggestions and I am now minded first to finish what I have started at Draft: Snorkel and then to incorporate it within the existing Snorkeling article instead of creating a separate article. Helmardine ( talk) 10:56, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Draft Snorkel now integrated with Snorkeling article and request for deletion of Draft Snorkel (declined today as Wikipedia article on grounds of insufficient content) has been made. Helmardine ( talk) 17:17, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
Happy to wait for others to say what they think about the creation of a separate article on the snorkel. There certainly won't be any objection from me if it actually comes about, however!
At some time I am contemplating expanding the existing separate section about full-face snorkelling masks, considering their growing presence in the swimming/snorkelling goods market in the 2010s. One complication is that not all masks with attached snorkels were in the past, or are in the present, the full-face kind. Both half- and full-face snorkel masks have an interesting though controversial history from surface observation and spearfishing devices in the 1950s to the current swimmers' and snorkellers' versions that began with the launch of the Easybreath. Helmardine ( talk) 06:04, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
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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)
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)
"Typically, the diving mask also serves to prevent breathing through the nose, so that one is forced to breathe through the snorkel. " I'm sorry, but this is all gibberish. The mask is for looking through. 92.8.252.180 ( talk) 22:41, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Too many words in “quotes”; informal, stilted style; not encyclopedic; confusing and meandering article organization. Safety Cap ( talk) 22:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
"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)
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)
Dry throat appears to be a common problem when using snorkels and mouth-only SCUBA regulators. This is primarily due to the fact that breathing is forced to be through the mouth all the time rather than permitted through the nose. The extreme throat dryness can lead to coughing or a feeling of needing to vomit.
Is there a way to breathe through the nose while using a snorkel? The human nose is intended to be the primary method of respiration, since the nasal concha has a very high internal surface area for humidification of inhaled air, and is also capable of recovering humidity from exhaled air.
The more expensive SCUBA gear and rebreathers can allow inhalation through the nose, with the use of a full-face mask. Apparently nothing similar exists for snorkeling.
The article suggests that full-face masks with attached snorkels are "obsolete" but the physiological evidence does not bear that out.
DMahalko ( talk) 14:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
I've been looking for the reference:
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 (IX. Band) 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)
Are snorkels legally required generally for spearfishing, abalone gathering, as opposed to scuba? Kortoso ( talk) 21:51, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
B |
More references needed. ![]() Reasonable coverage. ![]() Structure appropriate. ![]() Looks OK. ![]() Sufficiently illustrated. ![]() Complies. ![]() |
Not yet, close but needs more references. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:37, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
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Basic diving equipment comprises the swim fin, the diving mask and the snorkel. The first two have articles of their own, while the snorkel is simply treated as a subsection of an article entitled "snorkeling". Other language versions of Wikipedia have separate articles on the activity (snorkeling) and on the gear item (the snorkel). I am currently working on content for a possible contribution to the subject of the snorkel at Draft: Snorkel. I have read what has been written in this Talk: Snorkeling page and I have researched answers to some of the queries posted here over the years. I hope what I have found out about the history of the snorkel might complement what has been already written in the "Snorkeling" article. If my proposal of a separate article doesn't meet with approval, I'd still like to add what I've written in my draft without swamping the existing article. Opinions? Reactions? Helmardine ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:55, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Thank you so much for such a considered and prompt response. I shall take on board your suggestions and I am now minded first to finish what I have started at Draft: Snorkel and then to incorporate it within the existing Snorkeling article instead of creating a separate article. Helmardine ( talk) 10:56, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Draft Snorkel now integrated with Snorkeling article and request for deletion of Draft Snorkel (declined today as Wikipedia article on grounds of insufficient content) has been made. Helmardine ( talk) 17:17, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
Happy to wait for others to say what they think about the creation of a separate article on the snorkel. There certainly won't be any objection from me if it actually comes about, however!
At some time I am contemplating expanding the existing separate section about full-face snorkelling masks, considering their growing presence in the swimming/snorkelling goods market in the 2010s. One complication is that not all masks with attached snorkels were in the past, or are in the present, the full-face kind. Both half- and full-face snorkel masks have an interesting though controversial history from surface observation and spearfishing devices in the 1950s to the current swimmers' and snorkellers' versions that began with the launch of the Easybreath. Helmardine ( talk) 06:04, 23 September 2019 (UTC)