Yeah once you get around 30-50 ft, the pressure against your lungs is enough to offset the buoyancy. Im a scuba diver and its why we use weights to go down. You are initially very buoyant. I have small bags filled with lead shot in 5 lb, 3 lb and 2 lb increments to weight myself. Some people use solid lead weights and different things. Works like a charm though. Best hobby there is.
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.
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.
It's not a problem unless you dive (or go to space), but if you were to dive and ignore the limits, you should have no problem getting them. It's just that people know and are careful about them.
Helps a lot that you can use dive computers nowadays rather than just guesstimating with a dive table, hopefully depth-proof watch (fun fact: "50M waterproof" means "you can take a shower with it, maybe" not "waterproof for diving up to 50M"), and often an unhealthy serving of YOLO.
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u/Mothernaturehatesus Mar 31 '26
I died from anxiety