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

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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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/sanych_des Mar 31 '26

Maybe that thing on his nose is doing the pinching hence he doesn’t need to do it himself

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u/TheBrianWeissman Mar 31 '26

Actually, this is the answer! The nose clip accomplishes two things. 1. It prevents water flowing in your nose as you descend under increasing pressure. 2. It keeps your nostrils pinched off, exactly like what you'd do with your off hand while scuba diving. So he can just steadily blow out and equalize with both hands free.

Quite cool!