Manifold (scuba)
In scuba diving a manifold is used to connect two diving cylinders (tanks) with breathing gas, providing a greater amount of gas for longer dive times and greater safety due to redundancy. Diving with two or more cylinders is associated with technical diving.
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“The Lord wrote it all down on the little slate
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Outward and visible indication of the plan within,
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