This video somehow reminds me of the perseverance and the companionship of EM:
Free dive
As someone whos done lots of swimming in his day.....thats flat out amazing.
(2011-07-25 23:30)Gottii Wrote: [ -> ]As someone whos done lots of swimming in his day.....thats flat out amazing.
Oh yeah, and that too
After watching this, I was amazed at how long this guy went with no air. So I looked up the world record for holding one's breath:
On land: 10m and change.
Under Water: 19m 10s.
That blew my mind. The difference in time seems to stem from a mammalian reaction to being immersed in water that restricts blood flow to the limbs, which reduces oxygen consumption.
And here I thought I was doing well when I went one whole minute holding my breath.....
19m10s is probably without any movement. I think that in a dive the record is around 6-7m (I don't talk about depth).
OK free diving is just deranged. It's basically competitive not drowning. The guys that do the power assisted plunge are more nuts though. I mean I'm impressed by the althleticism but those guys are nuttier then mountain climbers (with a similar mortality rate).
(2011-07-26 07:50)Johan Marberg Wrote: [ -> ]OK free diving is just deranged. It's basically competitive not drowning. The guys that do the power assisted plunge are more nuts though. I mean I'm impressed by the althleticism but those guys are nuttier then mountain climbers (with a similar mortality rate).
Hey, I'm all about climbing a mountain with belaying..... but those nutters that climb without (not to mention leaping off into to void to reach over a outcrop and grab at something they can't even see) make my head hurt just watching.
(2011-07-26 07:50)Johan Marberg Wrote: [ -> ]It's basically competitive not drowning.
Laughing out loud, for real.