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Just read a report on decompression sickness rates in the Gulf of Mexico.
The stats from a 2022 industry study showed a 15% higher incident rate for divers working over 150 feet compared to shallower jobs. Anyone else seen this data or have thoughts on why the jump is so steep?
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milalopez6mo ago
Isn't it always the same with any risky job? The deeper you go, the smaller the margin for error gets with everything. That 15% jump just shows how fast the rules change past a certain point.
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anna_roberts6mo ago
Tell me about it. My margin for error is so small I can trip over a power cord and ruin my whole week's work. That 15% feels like the universe just deciding to play hardball.
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dylan2656mo ago
My buddy had a client who needed a 12% return, but the market dipped 3% on a Tuesday over some news. He recalculated everything, got it to 12.5%, and the client still walked. It's exactly what @milalopez said about the rules changing past a point. The guy did the math right, but that half a percent felt like a total failure to them. He said it was like watching a week of work just evaporate over a decimal.
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