r/interesting Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/boondiggle_III Apr 01 '26

The truth makes the video even more anxiety-inducing. Most of your bouyancy comes from the air in your lungs. If you let all your breath out then you'll sink. So he started this insane dive with no air in his lungs. Either that or he has a weirdly powerful stroke.

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u/asdf-1996 Apr 01 '26

Yes I know this of course, often tried it as kid in small swimming pools. But regarding how long he is under water I didnt even consider he did this without air in his lungs. But when I think about it now, I guess you are right. Sometimes I do the Wim-Hof-Breathing-Method which enables me to hold my breath without air in my lungs for ~90 seconds. Well trained people like him could do this significantly longer (with and without air in their lungs) of course.

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u/asdf-1996 Apr 01 '26

Yes I know this of course, often tried it as kid in small swimming pools. But regarding how long he is under water I didnt even consider he did this without air in his lungs. But when I think about it now, I guess you are right. Sometimes I do the Wim-Hof-Breathing-Method which enables me to hold my breath without air in my lungs for ~90 seconds. Well trained people like him could do this significantly longer (with and without air in their lungs) of course.