He wants to make 'blub' archaic diving language
"Blub, blub" may soon be the underwater language of the past, with Harry F. Hollien on the job.
Hollien, of the University of Florida, not only things underwater speech communications possible, but demonstrated research results in that direction during his lecture last night.
In doing his research, Hollien has made tapes of divers speaking from as far as one-quarter of a mile away. If underwater communication is improved, lengthy speech might be possible.
IN HIS WORK for the University of Florida and the United States Navy, he is experimenting in communication below the depths of the ocean.
Hollen said, "People need to communicate under water. They need something more than blub, blub."
The ocean is a lonesome place, he said, and people need more than hand signals to communicate. He cited several incidents where he misunderstood a partner's signals, causing great confusion.
Car collides with cycle
Thomas J. Lavin, Lawrence sophomore, was injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car driven by Kenneth E. Elliot near 10th and Mississippi yesterday afternoon, police reported. It was the third car-motorcycle accident in three days.
He was listed in satisfactory condition at Watkins Hospital.
Slides and tapes from his experiments highlighted the lecture.
BESIDES SIMPLIFYING the process of underwater research, communication could possibly save human lives. There are 75.000 known scuba divers in Florida alone; numbers are killed yearly in accidents.
Hollien explained the different Navy teams and research groups he is working with on the project.
Apparatus for seuba diving was demonstrated during the lecture, showing the difficulty in talking under water.
TAPES OF MEN at different depths were played linking depth to intelligibility of speech. One of Hollien's divers at 200 feet sounded like Donald Duck.
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