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whitestar · Post by **whitestar** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 3:49 pm

I've returned home after yet another trip to the wonderful Space Camp programs. I had a blast. There is only one way I can think of to truely explain the fun I had. ::Happy Turtle Gesture::

Post by **Vincent** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 4:16 pm

Yep...that about sums up my trips to ASA!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 6:20 pm

I remember the happy turtle gesture. So did you get to do scuba i know their was some question whether you would beable to or not.

whitestar · Post by **whitestar** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:06 pm

Yeah, I got to go SCUBA. No questions asked. Except, I ended up returning to the surface early because my air supply went into the red.

Post by **Vincent** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:08 pm

heh...I guess they've goteen a little lackadaisical about filling those tanks on time!

orion8 · Post by **orion8** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:09 pm

They didn't teach us the happy turtle this year

whitestar · Post by **whitestar** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:23 pm

They taught my group the happy turtle. Otherwise I would have no idea what it was cause this was the first time I went to ASA.

Post by **Vincent** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:39 pm

orion8 wrote:They didn't teach us the happy turtle this year

That's a crime!!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:45 pm

Guess they need to be more careful about checking the air tanks before you dive. That wouls suck having to surface early because your air got too low.

whitestar · Post by **whitestar** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:47 pm

It does, LB, it does. But, at least, I had some time down. It was a much better outcome then what we both feared before I left.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 7:52 pm

True atleast you did get to do some diving. Did your sister enjoy her trip to academy? think you could get her to join and start posting?

whitestar · Post by **whitestar** » Sun Jul 14, 2002 3:29 pm

Yes, she enjoyed her trip as well. However, I am not going to try and get her to sign up because she wouldn't make too many posts. But, I'm going to try and get the entire Week 41 Shepard Team to sign up.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sun Jul 14, 2002 4:14 pm

Well the whole te4am joining would be great i hope you can.

FatMan · Post by **FatMan** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 1:21 pm

whats the happy turtle gesture?

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 1:36 pm

I dont know how to explain it exactly. But it was a hand signal the dive instructors taught us. When i went we were supose to do it when we went around to the windows of the tank. It was just something for fun.

Kemara · Post by **Kemara** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 12:46 pm

To do the "Happy Turtle" gesture, put your left hand on top of your right palms down and make a fist, then stick out both thumbs and wriggle them. It's supposed to look like a swimming turtle. Turn your hands over and you get "Dead Turtle". We were told that it was around the time of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" when they decided they needed something more than the "OK" signal to express how much fun the trainees were having so, they came up with happy turtle for use during those too cool SCUBA moments.

EmilyLovesNASA · Post by **EmilyLovesNASA** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 1:20 pm

I learned the happy turtle! I wonder why Marcus didn't. Do you want me to get my team from ASA to sign up here?

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:12 pm

If you can get your team members to join please do. the more the merrier.

FatMan · Post by **FatMan** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 4:00 pm

even though i didnt scuba and missed some of the training which i absolutely dispised i still know they didnt teach us cause i watched everything (i did get to snorkel in the tank)

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:16 pm

Well i missed the scuba lecture so i missed the reason behind the happy turtle gesture. The only reason i even learned it was because they showed it to us during our basic scuba tank the day of the dive.

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