Hazards of Nude Water Activities

What inspired this thread was seeing a completely ridiculous set of photos of a nude woman in full diving gear seemingly about to set off for a shore dive from a beach in southern England.
Why ridiculous? you might say.
Ridiculous because you don't do things like that in the nude because you are likely to get hypothermia in double quick time and will then require rescuing, still nude, by the emergency services. She should have had a wet suit if anyone in the know was ever to take her seriously. Even in tropical waters nude diving is not a good idea - heat loss in the water is very high and the priority in any diving activity is to conserve energy because excessive energy expenditure depletes your air supply very quickly, forcing you, and maybe the rest of the dive group, to surface much earlier than anyone wanted.
Basic message - get real about being nude, not fanciful.
Now to something a bit more real for many nudists - how do you deal with jellyfish?
Think about that for a moment - would you rather swim into a swarm of jellyfish in a warm glow of naked ecstasy or in a full swimming suit your granny might have approved of. A bit of a no-brainer, really.
A while ago I did have a run in with a jelly fish, and I was entirely to blame for what happened. I was snorkelling in shallow water and spotted a Portuguese Man of War. Out of curiosity I moved in close to see as much as I could, without taking much notice of the water conditions. A small wave came in, but the surge was enough to throw the jelly fish directly on the my chest.
The following is taken from my recent post to the TN group Nude Science:

Portuguese Man of War
Now you weren't expecting that topic!
But, with a report this morning of someone having a serious run it with one of these beasts, I thought back to the time I had a fairly minor but very painful encounter with one myself.
I went to a nearby diving outfit for a sit down and a bit of sympathy, and the divemaster there gave me a very rational explanation for the asymmetry of the floating bell, which I had never heard before: the asymmetry makes the organism take a curved path under the influence of wind, either veering to the left or to the right. The two forms therefore move in different ways in the open ocean, occupy more area and compete less.
Before someone jumps up and says that makes them separate species because they have evolved into two forms with very limited opportunities to co-exist, can I suggest you check out what sort of organism the Portuguese Man of War really is?
Since this is Nude Science, I think it necessary to say that I was not nude when I was stung, which was probably a very good thing. The exposed bit of my breasts got the worst of it, but for once I was very glad that my hairless pubis was well covered and out of harm's way!

I have been more cautious about nude snorkeling ever since that encounter!
Pamela

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