The world record for remaining under water with no breathing apparatus is 22.22 mins.
It's held by 37 yr old German freediver, Tom Sietas, who beat the previous record by over 2 mins in 2012.
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The world record for remaining under water with no breathing apparatus is 22.22 mins.
It's held by 37 yr old German freediver, Tom Sietas, who beat the previous record by over 2 mins in 2012.
....just watching Old Grey Whistle Test compilation and reminded the Brian Ferry of Roxy Music fame played in the same school team as Howard Kendal. Not a lot of people know that.
On your fuel gauge on your car's dashboard there is a picture of a petrol pump, there should be an arrow next to the pic, this arrow indicates which side of your car the petrol filler cap is on.
( this applies to most modern cars apparently )
( this applies to most modern cars apparently )
Bloody hell
How is that even possible?
I thought it was 3 minutes max you could breath underwater for?
Apparently he has over sized lungs and has spent years training by holding his breath to make his lungs even bigger.
He also seems to be able to reduce his heart rate too and go into a semi torpor. It's not fully understood how he can do it, but it appears a to be a mixture of a slightly different genetic make up to most people and mental abilities.
So basically, he's an X-Man then?
Scientists are very very interested in him and others like him. The cyclist - Migule Indurain is the same, except he chose to ride bikes, massive lungs, etc.
.....I didn't think you could breath under water at all.
You mean hold our breath?
Everyone has different capacities. This record has only beaten the previous one by a few minutes, so he's not the first to do it for a length of time.
I think these people shouldn't be wasting their time with silly stuff like this and should rather be out fighting crime
In 1996 a man broke into a radio station in New Zealand, held the manager hostage, and demanded they play "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the frog.
The Pyramids were more ancient to the ancient Romans, than Ancient Rome is to us.
1 in 10000 folk have their internal organs reversed or "mirrored" from their normal positions.
The Pyramids were more ancient to the ancient Romans, than Ancient Rome is to us.
1 in 10000 folk have their internal organs reversed or "mirrored" from their normal positions.
dholliday
deconstructed rep
This isn't true, grouch.
I'm allergic to pears, by way of the so-called cross-allergy (protein-structure 99% same as the things I'm allergic to, like the proteins from pollen).
I'm also allergic to apples, peaches and similar fruits where such proteins lie just behind the skin. Symptoms are itchy mouth and shortness of breath a mere minutes after eating. Most people develop these later in life (I did only a few years ago).
Thankfully there is a workaround: peal the fruit and let it lie exposed to air for a few hours (in the fridge is fine too). The exposure to oxygen kills the offending proteins. Skin in the bin.
It's relatively common. You may develop this yourself in the next few years if you're also allergic to pollen.
Read moar here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Oral_allergy_syndrome#Cross_reactions
dholliday
deconstructed rep
sounds like the old cross-allergy there too.