Poll: Poll: how long can you hold your breath?

Locutus of Board

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Ok, we have a timer on this.

Starting now...........

Will try to get the start of a min.

The edit gives the exact second, so after this post, I will edit right after.

Soon as I see it submitted, I will hold my breath. While holding my breath, I will start a new post. When I breathe, I hit submit. Fair?

<<EDIT>>

Here we goooo.
 

aolj

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i've held it for 2 mins and 36 secs. that's the longest I guess.
 

BigToque

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<< I can breathe through my ears. Women seem to like that, I have no idea why though. >>



LOL :D
 

Pretender

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BTW, if you're wondering, you can't die from holding your breath. If you pass out, you will automatically start breathing again. So feel free to try this experiment


[note: if you pass out and land on, say, a plastic bag, this rule will have no jurisdiciton on the fact that you will suffocate. If you try this, aim your body so it will not land on a plastic bag or other suffocating devices. Thank you]
 

apoppin

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For big wave surfers in Hawaii, a minimum of one minute is essential. Mine was near two minutes.

However, there is a big difference holding your breath in a pool and holding it while being thrashed violently underwater (try running while holding your breath). I think 30-40 seconds in that case is good.
 

IBhacknU

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Not sure of the exact time, but somewhat substantial. While getting my Divemaster license (SCUBA) I was required to be without my regulator for substantial periods of time while doing skills.

 

JoeKing

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around 3 minutes at the bottom of a 10ft pool. Thats only after a summer of training though with a good friend(bored summer, I was 14 I think)

Toword the end I swear I could make my hearbeat slower. You know you get that pounding in your ears and I could start to control it.....then again I can also wiggle my ears.

On dry land or in a dead mans float I can go for probably 4-5 minutes.

--edit--
damn I suck now I just tried it and I could only hold on for 2min 34 sec

--double edit--
damn I guess I'm also bored as hell.
 

BiggieN

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how long has it been? oops, i'm supposed to time myself? that's crazy. i was passing out earlier dude.
 

snow patrol

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I remember when I was about nine, I could manage to hold my breath in the bath for over two minutes. Now I struggle to do anything like a minute.

:eek:
 

cxim

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if it smells so bad that you have to hold your breath,

You should not be there.