Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
Even if you're not a diver this is an incredible video! World Champion freediver Guillaume Nery "base jumps" into a blue hole at the bottom of the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQITWbAaDx0&playnext_from=TL&videos=NgzO1DSOJgE
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th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
holy hell that was awesome 6/1/2010 11:15:52 PM |
OldBlueChair All American 5405 Posts user info edit post |
i'd be scared of some very large aminal lurking in the dark 6/1/2010 11:17:32 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
how in the fuck do you become a "world champion" at falling??? 6/1/2010 11:17:47 PM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
that must be a heavy fucking wetsuit 6/1/2010 11:18:26 PM |
Seotaji All American 34244 Posts user info edit post |
That is pretty cool, just for the fact that he can hold his breath for so long.
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TaterSalad All American 6256 Posts user info edit post |
how in the hell did he hold his breath that long? 6/1/2010 11:21:13 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
that is just amazing. 6/1/2010 11:21:18 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "how in the fuck do you become a "world champion" at falling???" | \
He's a freediver.6/1/2010 11:21:40 PM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "that must be a heavy fucking wetsuit" |
He's got like a 10lb weight on his belt. After a certain depth you become negatively bouyant anyways and just sink to the bottom.6/1/2010 11:24:14 PM |
Tarun almost 11687 Posts user info edit post |
very cool! 6/1/2010 11:24:26 PM |
MitsuMtnASU All American 2346 Posts user info edit post |
sweet video indeed.
i'm sure he had scuba guys with extra regulators on hand for the purpose of the video shoot. what i'm wondering is how he managed to keep himself equalized throughout the extreme changes in depth. 6/1/2010 11:26:47 PM |
e345spd Starting Lineup 74 Posts user info edit post |
They use techniques such as hard and quick intake of air at the end of the inhale to increase lung capacity. It takes years of conditioning to even begin diving like this. 6/1/2010 11:26:56 PM |
sawahash All American 35321 Posts user info edit post |
I would love to be able to do that. 6/1/2010 11:35:38 PM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Yea. It's like a controlled hyperventilating. There's also a warmup technique that you do for like 10 minutes which slows your heart way down, then you hyperventilate a little, take a huge breath and dive under. The pro freedivers have stretched out their lungs, abdominal muscles and intercostal muscles over time and have an amazing lung capacity. They also have the mind strength to push their bodies through spasms and tremmors as they get the urge to breathe. 6/1/2010 11:42:28 PM |
Kickstand All American 11546 Posts user info edit post |
wonder if his watch is waterproof up to 100m? 6/2/2010 12:09:38 AM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
Better be more waterproof than that. According to the info on youtube, the depth of the hole is 202m. 6/2/2010 12:11:42 AM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Sending me to a youtube video that has opening credits is an easy way to get me to give up and close the window. 6/2/2010 12:11:50 AM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
you, sir, are missing out in this case 6/2/2010 12:12:26 AM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
Recent research suggest that prolonged freediving causes irreparable brain damage. 6/2/2010 12:32:41 AM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
Of course its pretty impressive that he freedives so far down, but then he climbs the wall back out. I saw a rope in some of the shots and figured he'd use that to come up, but nnooooo... 6/2/2010 3:45:30 AM |
Wraith All American 27246 Posts user info edit post |
He would have had to of held his breath for at least 20 mins or something for this, that is ridiculous. 6/2/2010 11:05:41 AM |
LaserSoup All American 5502 Posts user info edit post |
That was pretty awesome. 6/2/2010 11:32:43 AM |
PirateARRRny All American 1260 Posts user info edit post |
awesome youtube comment on there
Quote : | "Is it? true that smoking weed makes your lungs bigger?" |
6/2/2010 11:39:54 AM |
Rat Soup All American 7669 Posts user info edit post |
^ well, is it? true 6/2/2010 12:01:07 PM |
W3513Y Veteran 151 Posts user info edit post |
I think the ascent was even cooler then the descent. 6/2/2010 12:07:23 PM |
supercat329 All American 8453 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Uploader Comments guillaumenery 13 minutes ago hello everyone, thanks again for all your comments... To clarify: this movie is A FICTION AND AN ARTISTIC PROJECT. I don't claim to have reached the bottom of the hole (202m) without rope and fins, as the world record in no-fins discipline is 95m.. We made this movie to show another approach in? freediving videos. We wanted to express the strenght of the elements water-earth-air and the sensations of freedom, harmony, exploration" |
6/2/2010 1:48:53 PM |
bassjunkie All American 3093 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "base jumping at Dean's Blue Hole " |
Quote : | "this movie is A FICTION AND AN ARTISTIC PROJECT. I don't claim to have reached the bottom of the hole (202m) without rope and fins, as the world record in no-fins discipline is 95m.. " |
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Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
It may be a fictional video, but he still set the world record at 113 meters. That's 339 feet! Freakin' Incredible. 6/2/2010 7:01:36 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
that dude.........
.....is a badass
10/10 6/2/2010 7:06:08 PM |
LivinProof78 All American 49373 Posts user info edit post |
he's REALLY hot too 6/2/2010 7:10:49 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
that's what I was referring to 6/2/2010 7:12:32 PM |
adultswim Suspended 8379 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " It may be a fictional video, but he still set the world record at 113 meters. That's 339 feet! Freakin' Incredible. " |
370 actually. goddamn!6/2/2010 7:20:26 PM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
^yea, I just rounded a meter to 3ft. Fuck the metric system, this is ummerrica! 6/2/2010 7:34:44 PM |
sawahash All American 35321 Posts user info edit post |
Gah can I be a mermaid now? 6/2/2010 8:01:18 PM |
icanread2 All American 1450 Posts user info edit post |
3:05 no weight belt 3:09 weight belt 6/2/2010 8:24:02 PM |
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icanread2 All American 1450 Posts user info edit post |
inorite? 6/2/2010 8:34:30 PM |