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Pretty darn impressive and just a tad crazy.

Later in the story they say "The world record for a person holding their breath under water while static is 10 minutes 12 seconds. "

1 posted on 04/03/2009 5:31:22 PM PDT by driftdiver
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Do you smell ‘fish’?


2 posted on 04/03/2009 5:35:51 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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3 posted on 04/03/2009 5:37:04 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: driftdiver

I was told once that the deeper a person goes, the less buoyant your body is. Just wondering if anyone knows if this is true.


9 posted on 04/03/2009 5:44:24 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: driftdiver

She is no Tanya Streeter,


10 posted on 04/03/2009 5:46:59 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: driftdiver

I respect this woman’s accomplishments, but I’d be leery of promoting this “sport.” It’s pretty suicidal. If you are a competitive swimmer or a shot putter, you are easily rescued if you have an issue. In this activity, obviously, you’re a goner.


11 posted on 04/03/2009 5:47:14 PM PDT by Marie2 (The capacity for self-government is a moral quality. Only a moral people can be free.)
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Sounds like it would cause some brain damage. Probably enough to make a person think it makes sense to continue doing this over and over again, for ever-longer periods and at ever-greater depths.


22 posted on 04/03/2009 6:04:39 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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Good Lord. 314 feet...I’ve been to about 130 in full gear. This woman is nuts, but more power to her.


27 posted on 04/03/2009 6:11:54 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater ("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
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To: driftdiver

Wasn’t there a woman who died doing this a few months ago?


42 posted on 04/03/2009 6:50:32 PM PDT by bgill (this is my happy face)
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To: driftdiver

Wow, that is impressive. It’s amazing that they don’t take a small emergency tank of O2. I can’t sit here in my house and hold my breath that long.


44 posted on 04/03/2009 6:59:44 PM PDT by mysterio
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Deepest I ever swam was about 40 feet deep. Did it off the coast of Florida. I was 15 and not smart enough to know better. I did note, however, as I got deeper I certainly seemed less buoyant. I don’t know if it was real, or it was just a perception of the water pressure at that depth.


60 posted on 04/05/2009 10:45:35 AM PDT by JamesP81 (When Obama signed an order providing tax dollars to murder children, he stopped being my president)
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