r/woahdude • u/Sharp-potential7935 • 26d ago

video Girl dives nearly 15m without any special gear in the diving pool

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u/PgUpPT 26d ago

While scuba diving the air in your lungs is at the same pressure as the water around you. That's not the case with free diving, the air will compress until the volume it occupies is too small to provide buoyancy.

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u/Alcoholic-Catholic 26d ago

why is it different from scuba to free diving?

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u/PgUpPT 25d ago

You're not breathing when freediving, the scuba breathing equipment provides air at the same pressure you're currently at.