The Limit of Breathing Underwater: How Deep Can You Go?

🌊The maximum depth you can go underwater while breathing through a tube is around 10 feet due to the high pressure.

💨The air in your lungs becomes compressed at depths, making it impossible to exhale normally without external pressure.

🌬️Blowing air bubbles into the water becomes difficult below a certain depth due to the water pressure.

🏊‍♂️Vintage deep-sea divers use surface-supplied air with pressurized hoses to breathe underwater at significant depths.

⚠️Attempting to breathe compressed air underwater and then holding your breath while surfacing can lead to injury as the air inside your lungs expands.

Why can't you breathe underwater while snorkeling?

—At around 10 feet, the pressure of the water makes it physically impossible to inhale air through a snorkel tube.

Can you exhale normally underwater?

—No, the air in your lungs becomes compressed at depth, making it difficult to exhale without the aid of external pressure.

Why does blowing air bubbles into the water become difficult?

—As the water pressure increases with depth, blowing air bubbles requires more force, eventually becoming impossible at a certain depth.

How do deep-sea divers breathe underwater?

—Vintage deep-sea divers use surface-supplied air systems, where pressurized hoses deliver breathable air to the diver.

Is it dangerous to breathe compressed air underwater?

—Breathing compressed air underwater and holding your breath while surfacing can cause injury as the expanded air inside your lungs cannot escape.

00:00Introduction: Snorkeling and the experience of breathing through a tube while under the water.

00:28Experimenting with depth: Testing how deep one can go underwater while still being able to breathe through a tube.

01:38Discovering the limit: Finding that the maximum depth for breathing through a tube is around three to four feet of water.

01:47Explanation of the pressure: Understanding that at around 10 feet of water depth, the pressure becomes too intense, making it impossible to inhale.

02:42Vintage deep-sea divers: Exploring how they are able to breathe at significant depths using pressurized surface-supplied air systems.

03:18The danger of compressed air: Warning against breathing compressed air underwater and then holding your breath while surfacing, as it can lead to injury.

05:44Conclusion and sponsor message.