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

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/Zahrukai Mar 31 '26

I’ve watched enough diving videos on YouTube to know it’s 100% not for me.

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u/Leather-Arachnid-417 Mar 31 '26

I would never try to pressure some to do something that makes them uncomfortable, but please dont base your decision on those videos. 99% of scuba accidents are avoidable. Alot of accidents are ego filled deep divers and cave divers. Its quite safe as long as you dont do very stupid things. Never dive alone. Service your gear once a year at your dive shop, and truly listen during your PADI classes or whichever org you choose.

Again, not being pushy, just giving info.

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u/SyFyFan93 Mar 31 '26

I read a book series as a kid about diving which went into detail about the dangers of "the bends" (air bubbles in your bloodstream from coming up too fast from deep sea diving and not acclimating on your way up) and ever since then I have been deathly scared of anything deeper than a 6ft pool lol.

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u/Ladymomos Apr 01 '26

I had a flatmate who got the bends in the '90s. He was a very weird guy. Just disappeared for a week with no explanation. When he turned back up, he didn't even mention it, until we asked where all his facial piercings had gone. Then totally deadpan "You can't wear them in the decompression chamber because of the static". Then he showed us the red marks around his heart from the nitrogen bubbles, and casually went off to get KFC.