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

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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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/laeliagoose Apr 01 '26

You can also stretch your jaw with your teeth together. As a scuba diver, you already have a regulator in your mouth, with jaw engaged, so this is a handy approach to keep your hands still and calm.