#freediving

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[unbfacts]

At depths of around 50 feet (15 meters), humans experience negative buoyancy and start to sink. Freedivers use this point to "freefall," where they stop swimming and let gravity pull them deeper.

[pangeen]

" Buddies in Motion " //© Nina Moysi

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Katie Pentz 🇺🇸 (📹 Kurt Chambers)

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Oda Mayumi

Ancient Sea, Spider Conch

Contemporary 1986

[thelordhuey]

Greek Goddess with Astrid

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Surfacing

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[livedierepeatandrepeat]

Slow Zone

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[vazzot]

SHOW YOUR PRIDE 🦈

This was finished at the back end of this year's pride month! I wanted to make something out of everything I'm proud about: the sea, diving and my trans journey. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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an old YT video that got deleted. Rebreathing on heart monitor

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[cherusque]

Sanda Delija 🇭🇷 (📹 Vitomir Maričić)

[longreads]

In modern times, the appeal of extreme sports can be attributed to twin factors: social media allowing for easy transmission of eye-catching escapades to a global audience, and new technology making even the most challenging of pursuits considerably safer. Bungee jumping, for example, has its origins in the 1980s, when New Zealander Henry van Asch and a fellow Kiwi friend came up with the novel idea of hurling yourself off a bridge attached to an elastic rope. Back then, such an endeavor appealed to a small group of adrenaline-chasers willing to risk their lives for the thrill. Nowadays, bungee jumping is statistically as safe as skydiving and is widely viewed as a relatively low-risk activity for any pleasure seeker.  

Not everything is purely a matter of proper safety measures. Ultra-endurance races, combat sports, and other activities earn their “extreme” moniker through the sheer danger that can befall an untrained attempt. Yet, the popularity of extreme sports continues to rise. Whether that’s a reaction to COVID-induced inactivity, a rebellion against the mundanity of desk jobs, or something else entirely can’t be answered, but these articles go some way toward exploring what leads us as a species to seek out our own physical and mental limits.

Chris Wheatley’s latest reading list is for all the daredevils out there … and the would-be daredevils! Dive in!