| One of the greatest sports on Earth today may be | | | | trained to clear water from their masks at any |
| the underwater sport scuba diving. For those brave | | | | depth, but a leaky one can ruin their day. |
| souls who endeavor to wiggle into a wetsuit and | | | | Most scuba diving masks are made with high-quality |
| strap on an air tank, the view from beneath the | | | | rubber, plastic, and tempered glass. Since the rubber |
| waves is well worth the labor. With all of the | | | | itself is extremely flexible, it is also important that the |
| equipment required of a scuba diver, the most | | | | mask not fit too tightly. This is because as the diver |
| important piece is the mask. The scuba diving mask | | | | descends to depth, the mask will tighten dramatically |
| allows for the diver to see clearly under the water. | | | | due to the icrease in pressure. The term for this is |
| Anyone who has ever attempted to open their eyes | | | | known as "mask squeeze". Though this condition is |
| under the water of a swimming pool, knows that the | | | | rarely dangerous, it is quite uncomfortable and leaves |
| view is blurry and eye irritation is usually the end | | | | a lasting mark on the skin itself. The deep red circular |
| result. | | | | gouge around the face where a mask was, is never |
| To become a scuba diver requires minimal amount of | | | | a good complement to that golden brown tan either. |
| training. Some of this training occurs inside of a | | | | The best scuba masks are rarely found at the local |
| classroom, while much of it happens in the water. | | | | department store. The optimum place to find a good |
| Therefore, the first piece of equipment that a scuba | | | | scuba mask is at a dive shop that actually engages in |
| diving student often purchases, is a scuba mask. | | | | training. This is because the proprietors usually know |
| However, selecting the best scuba masks takes a bit | | | | from experience, how to fit the best mask with the |
| of knowledge. The most important aspect of | | | | individual scuba diver. After all, the greatest thing |
| selecting the right scuba diving mask is the seal. It is | | | | about scuba diving is a beautiful and colorful world |
| imperative that the mask does not leak. There is | | | | beneath the waves. That is definitely something to |
| nothing more uncomfortable than water seeping into | | | | see indeed. |
| the mask while at 80 feet under the sea. Divers are | | | | |