Talk:Pearl hunting

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  • The term 'pearl diving' is slang for 'washing the dishes'; as in "I've got to go pearl diving" which means "I need to wash the dishes".

Perhaps this could go on a disambiguation page somewhere. – Fred 02:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pearl hunting vs. pearl diving

Why was this changed from diving to hunting? I've only ever heard people refer to it as diving. "Pearl diving" is by far the more common term. Even if "pearl diving" is slang for something else, it seems strange to not use the most common term. QuizzicalBee 19:58, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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  • I can't believe no one thought to mention the 17th century Chinese author Song Yingxing. His treatise outlined a pretty important advancement for pearl divers in East Asia, that being a ship-rope attached securely to their waist while they had a breathing tube attached to their watertight leather face mask allowing them to breath underwater at large depths for long periods of time. Pretty important, surprised no one mentioned it, although Leonardo da Vinci wrote about divers using masks and breathing tubes about 2 and a half centuries before Song Yingxing.--PericlesofAthens 04:01, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
  • I'd suggest adding a section on Pearl diving in Fiction, as there are a large number of works (e.g. books, films, etc.) where the craft is a main topic. 83.76.179.107 14:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • In one book, I read about pearls found in "avalone"(?) vs. oysters, and I don't understand the difference between the two? Are the real pearls always from oysters? What are the different animals that do produce pearls? I suggest adding this information in this entry. Thanks. Also please add a link to the page Pearl oyster. 83.76.179.107 14:59, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
    • That's "abalone", not "avalone". You can find more information on this at the "pearls" entry. I don't believe it has a place here.QuizzicalBee 16:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)