Rant – Scuba? In Water???
Barry: Why are you such a killjoy?
Rod: What do you mean?
Barry: Just because you can’t use your underwater tank you built for the dive, you have to just give up?
Rod: Have you forgotten what over exposure to water does to our bodies?
Barry: That is why you wear a scuba suit. It will limit our exposure to the water.
Rod: But it would be so much better in my submarine.
Barry: In some ways, but your view would be limited by the portholes. In scuba gear, your view is much better.
Rod: But you are safer in my sub.
Barry: But your sub can’t get into the places and spaces that a scuba diver can.
Rod: But can we find a scuba suit my size?
Barry: Sure we can! They even have suits made to look like a Star Trek uniform.
Rod: That is cool! I can be Captain Kirk underwater.
Barry: There you go!
Rod: How good are the divers?
Barry: Very good! Many of the Roddenberry group are experts. They even have special dives for experts.
Rod: They do? What do they call them?
Barry: Those dives are called “Red Shirt Dives”.
Rod: RED SHIRT???
Barry: Yeah!
Rod: RED SHIRT???
Barry: Why do I feel I shouldn’t have said that?