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Dan - What is a freediver doing when s/he " will do 8 hours of continuous freediving"? Is that for training, or do people spear fish for long sessions like that, or what? Man, I'd hafta stop in there somewhere for a couple cheeseburgers! What a workout! Any idea what the calorie burning rate would be for a session like that? Should be incredible! Did you see the mini-report on elephant seals on CNN last night? I've read about them in several places: they slow heartbeat to -- no shit -- 3 times a minute. They stay down 2 hrs. at a time, and surface to oxygenate for about 2 or 3 mins., then back down, never returning to land until breeding time rolls around again. Scientists glue electronic recorders to them and collect the data.apparently they are almost sleeping while they'e cruising around underwater feeding. They hang out and breed on the calif. coast, so people thought that's where they live. Turns out that, when living daily life, the females will swim almost to Japan, and the males go up to the Bering sea! They're habitat turns out to be the entire Pacific! Flat fucking amazing. Seem to be the best goddam fee divers there are -- but do you think any dive manufacturer will ever name their product "The Elephant Seal Whatever"? Not likely! ;-) BTW, when I watch free divers, it seems that the best ones have a technique that I can only describe as "non-resistence to the water." It's as if their movements are eel-like, rather than paddling, stroking, and fighting the water, which is what you see mast divers trying to do. Have you thought about/developed your own technique that way? It would be interesting , if you haven't already done it, to analyze what you do to create a path of "least resistance" and describe to list readers. Starting with presenting as clean as poss. a profile to the water, of course. Christopher A. Brown The Technical Diving Video Library (TDVL) TDVL Web Site: http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/dave/docent.htm Sci-Graphica PR and DOCENT FILMS Personal calls: 904-942-7222 Vid info & ordering (N.Am.): 1-800-373-7222 Outside US:904-942-7222 Fax:904-942-1240 Life is short -- this is not a rehearsal.
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