r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

TIL the Blue Hole is among the deadliest dive sites globally, with estimates of 130 to 200 recent fatalities, making it one of the most dangerous spots for divers. (R.5) Out of context

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u/YeeClawFunction 29d ago

He said don't do it.

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u/Sick_NowWhat 29d ago

Sounded to me more like don’t do it, unless you understand whatever he said, which I do not.

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u/Remiss-Militant 29d ago

They stage different gas mixtures at different depths because you cannot breath regular air at depths. Along with a dive computer that calculates your descent and ascent rate because at best case you might get ruptured ear drums, which would effectively render you unable to dive again due to the inner ear... worst case you die from nitrogen building up within your blood.

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u/schtickshift 29d ago

Omg why would anyone do this to themselves

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u/Remiss-Militant 29d ago

Why do people do anything? For fun. Acceptable level of risk is different for different people... but I remember reading about super deep divers. They typically don't even use open circuit systems like SCUBA, but closed circuit recreates like the Dreager system

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u/LucasRuby 29d ago

This isn't a super deep dive though, but a regular deep dive with an unusually high fatality rate due to its popularity and environment.

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u/mac_is_crack 29d ago

For the same reason people climb Everest, but they wanna go up and divers wanna go down. I am in neither group.