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Man freedives to 100 meters, no assist

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spidey07

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Wow. Just a few years ago he hit 80 meters and that was incredible. Even a 100 feet is impressive and from down there the surface seems a long way away. I can't even imagine 100 meters, even in the clearest water it's pretty dark that far down.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog...unassisted+on+one+breath+to+set+world+record/

"It's different than when you use sleds and airbags," Trubridge said of a his dive, made at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. "Because when you turn around at 100 meters and start swimming back to the surface with just your hands and feet, it can be a little bit daunting because of how much water you have over your head."
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At 100 meters, lungs fill with blood as a natural means of preventing their collapse. The heart rate slows to the point where a diver can become disoriented, feeling either sleepy or euphoric.
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Older video of his incredible freedive of The Arch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrXQbucZUDA
 
For anyone who doesn't think this is much - a basic SCUBA certification allows you to dive to about 120 FEET; just slightly a third of how far this guy free dove.

I'm absolutely amazed by this record.
 
DrPizza said:
For anyone who doesn't think this is much - a basic SCUBA certification allows you to dive to about 120 FEET; just slightly a third of how far this guy free dove.

I'm absolutely amazed by this record.
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With NO FINS! I don't even think he had a weight belt or anything. On other videos of his freedives, no belt. Just a suit and goggles and a swimcap.

Past about 15-20 meters you are no longer buoyant and will actually sink. So he's not helped by any buoyancy on the way up, he had to swim that far back fighting against sinking.
 
That is fvcking crazy!

The pressure at 30-40 feet is horrible when free diving, I couldn't imagine going much deeper than 50 feet or so and back up without taking a breath.... 100 meters ... that's too much, it just seems ... impossible .... crazy what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it and train like maniacs.
 
BurnItDwn said:
That is fvcking crazy!

The pressure at 30-40 feet is horrible when free diving, I couldn't imagine going much deeper than 50 feet or so and back up without taking a breath.... 100 meters ... that's too much, it just seems ... impossible .... crazy what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it and train like maniacs.
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He'd still equalize his ears/sinus. At this level and with many experienced scuba divers you can do it by moving your jaw a certain way. I can cive down to 50+ feet when snorkeling and the pressure on your body is hardly noticeable, I do feel the squeeze though. Your ears/sinus you need to equalize though.

I'm curious about what the lungs do. Remember, his lungs have air at 1 atmosphere. 300 feet is about 10 times atmospheric pressure (10 ATM). So the air in his lungs is about 10 times smaller. Look at the video in my OP and you can see his diaphragm and chest cavity severely compressed.
 
BurnItDwn said:
That is fvcking crazy!

The pressure at 30-40 feet is horrible when free diving, I couldn't imagine going much deeper than 50 feet or so and back up without taking a breath.... 100 meters ... that's too much, it just seems ... impossible .... crazy what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it and train like maniacs.
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30~40 feet is the about the max depth that I ever been down with no gears as a kid, and yes my ears hurts. No goggles/mask/fin except that we hang on to a large stone that tied to a rope to help with the descent. And, I don't think I ever stay down for more than 1.5 minute.

I'm a pretty good swimmer but 100 meters is about 10X more than I can handle freestyle.
 
Uber human...

RESPECT. THis guy has an absolute control over his body and could do anything with it.
 
QueBert said:
Funny I view a totally meaningless stunt like this as an attempt at a Darwin award.
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Darwin award is doing something stupid that is dangerous but unintentionally. This required huge balls to do/accomplish.

So, according to QueBert, landing on the moon was a totally meaningless stunt that qualifies for a Darwin award....:hmm:
 
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adlep said:
Darwin award is doing something stupid that is dangerous but unintentionally. This required huge balls to do/accomplish.

So, according to QueBert, landing on the moon was a totally meaningless stunt that qualifies for a Darwin award....:hmm:
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nice.
 
adlep said:
Darwin award is doing something stupid that is dangerous but unintentionally. This required huge balls to do/accomplish.

So, according to QueBert, landing on the moon was a totally meaningless stunt that qualifies for a Darwin award....:hmm:
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QueBert is a loser whose entire self worth is tied up in the clothes he wears while clubbing because he has absolutely no redeeming qualities of his own. Everybody knows this.
 
adlep said:
Darwin award is doing something stupid that is dangerous but unintentionally. This required huge balls to do/accomplish.

So, according to QueBert, landing on the moon was a totally meaningless stunt that qualifies for a Darwin award....:hmm:
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You're right, my bad, his "feat" makes him a perfect candidate for the next Jackass movie. BTW unintentionally doing something stupid makes the person smarter than a person who intentionally does something that's uber stupid...
 
This is insane. Four minutes is a crazy number but the pressure of 146 psi is absolutely mind-boggling. Atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi. Ho-ly-crap.
 
QueBert said:
You're right, my bad, his "feat" makes him a perfect candidate for the next Jackass movie. BTW unintentionally doing something stupid makes the person smarter than a person who intentionally does something that's uber stupid...
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These things are totally different. Again, a landing on the moon is a good analogy. Think about it.

William Trubridge had a team of support people behind him. And he is also a diving professional. This is what he does for living.

Consider this example - let's suppose I am in Belize and all the sudden, I jump off the boat, dive 100m down the ocean and somehow come back alive. Then, yes, I was reckless and playing with Darwin award for sure, but in case of William - who is a train pro, that qualification DOES NOT apply.
I can not explain in any simpler.
 
QueBert said:
You're right, my bad, his "feat" makes him a perfect candidate for the next Jackass movie. BTW unintentionally doing something stupid makes the person smarter than a person who intentionally does something that's uber stupid...
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Please don't try to defend this idiotic view point.
 
BudAshes said:
Please don't try to defend this idiotic view point.
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He did something stupid, he risked his life to free dive, if he had died everyone would be screaming DARWIN AWARD. But for some reason because he didn't die it's this amazing accomplishment and he's this uber stud.

He's an idiot, a skilled one but still an idiot none the less.
 
QueBert said:
He did something stupid, he risked his life to free dive, if he had died everyone would be screaming DARWIN AWARD. But for some reason because he didn't die it's this amazing accomplishment and he's this uber stud.
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Since when is it news that people respect you more if you take on a dangerous task and succeed, rather than fail? You're a fucking idiot.
 
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