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Man Sets World Record for Deepest Underwater Dive

An Egyptian man recently took the ultimate plunge for the sake of science. Setting a new Guinness World Record for the deepest scuba dive, the man dove more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) below the surface of the Red Sea.

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  • drunkenninja
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    Returning too quickly from such depths is associated with a number of health risks, such as decompression sickness (also known as the bends) and nitrogen narcosis from excess nitrogen in the brain, which Gabr luckily avoided.

    Thats what had me worried, if he returned too quickly he would have a real bad time. I wonder what the pressure is at 300 meters depth.

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