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by nradov 1042 days ago
I think you misunderstood the GUE standards. Nitrox isn't significant less narcotic than air. They set a 100 ft equivalent narcotic depth maximum limit somewhat arbitrarily because empirically that seems to be pretty safe. Below that depth we add progressively more helium to the mix to limit narcosis as well as gas density (work of breathing).