Lukas VF Novak on Nostr: Figuring out how the human body can withstand #underwater pressure has been a problem ...
Figuring out how the human body can withstand #underwater pressure has been a problem for over a century. A ragtag band of #divers is experimenting with hydrogen to find out https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/02/21/1088013/divers-hydrogen-deep-water-diving-underwater-pressure/
"once we’re down at depths of 250 m, that’s 26 atmospheres. It becomes a physical problem of moving the gas in and out of your lungs. In order to alleviate this, divers would need to breathe something lighter than #helium. And we’ve only got one lighter gas to use. After #hydrogen, there’s nothing."
"once we’re down at depths of 250 m, that’s 26 atmospheres. It becomes a physical problem of moving the gas in and out of your lungs. In order to alleviate this, divers would need to breathe something lighter than #helium. And we’ve only got one lighter gas to use. After #hydrogen, there’s nothing."