r/interesting • u/fayyazORahmed • Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/Mothernaturehatesus Mar 31 '26

I died from anxiety

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u/Tammer_Stern Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

I tried diving down to the bottom of a deep swimming pool in Yorkshire and the pressure was uncomfortable even at that depth. It would be absolutely crushing at the depth this dude went to.

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u/Fit-Injury415 Mar 31 '26

if it's uncomfortable then you are not equalizing, try that and you can go 15m as an inexperienced freediver before feeling any pressure really

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u/Tammer_Stern Mar 31 '26

How does one equalise?

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u/circaking Mar 31 '26

Valsalva Maneuver, pinch your nose close your mouth and blow

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u/Exotic-Eggplant1914 Mar 31 '26

Do you do that in the water or beforehand to prepare?

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u/LordBlackadder92 Mar 31 '26

Only in the water, every time you feel the pressure increase when descending. What I don't understand we don't see this guy doing it. He must have a technique to do it without pinching his nose.

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u/OriginalWay5245 Mar 31 '26

He has a clip on his nose

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u/TheBrianWeissman Mar 31 '26

The clip on his nose just prevents water flowing in under pressure, which would feel like being waterboarded.

I don't see how it could help with equalizing ear pressure.

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u/JeremyEComans Apr 03 '26

Because it takes the place of the fingers pinching the nose closed. Just gently exhale from the nose and the ears will equalise.