Curious about older equipment function

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JJHACK
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Curious about older equipment function

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Hey, I was watching an episode of Seahunt, from the late 50's

This guy Mike Nelson is wearing a mask that is one big oval lense. How to you equalize pressure if you cannot squeeze your nose? How do you get under that mask? Same with current day full face mask with microphones built in?
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for old masks, you'd shove the mask up against your nose...easy-peasy...not sure about these new-fangled full-face masks...my full face from the 60s still had flexible nose pocket, but you'd need two hands...because the reg was integrated in the middle...
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Full Face masks have a nasal block on them which acts to shut airflow through your nose

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Since I switched to CCR, all I do is swallow... done.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it

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