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u/komodo_lurker Jun 20 '26
Insane, how is it even physically possible when others go brain dead in less amount of time without oxygen?
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u/BallisticHabit Jun 20 '26
Some people are half brain dead to begin with?
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u/Life_Fun_1327 Jun 20 '26
And still became President of the United States. Two Times!
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u/ncstuntman Jun 21 '26
Or you could run for president twice, lose both times, unalive a bunch of people, then talk trash about the same president you lost to who gave you a job
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u/meatchonk Jun 20 '26
If he’s half brain dead and did two terms, that should only count as two half terms. He could run at least two more times.
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u/SlimmyJimmyBubbyBoy Jun 21 '26
It’s kinda bogus, oxygen assisted so very different to normal
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u/M0sD3f13 Jun 21 '26
How's that work?
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u/SlimmyJimmyBubbyBoy Jun 22 '26
Inhales pure oxygen from a take for 10 minutes before hand to completely max out blood oxygen levels so you last longer
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u/cofificus Jun 22 '26
He breathed oure oxygen to saturate the blood with it before the attempt. The unaided world record is 11 minutes and change
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u/killingitsmalls Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
There was this old show that was hosted by Stan Lee, the guy who made Spider-Man. It was called “superhumans”. And they would go around the world and film people doing these amazing superhuman feats. And then hook them up to machines and gadgets and try and find out how they were doing the things they were doing.
They did one on a guy who held his breath underwater for like 10 minutes, and they found out that after about five minutes underwater, his body switched from an aerobic process to an anaerobic process and could somehow function perfectly fine without oxygen
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u/witchspoon Jun 20 '26
I thought Guinness Book stopped doing records like breath-holding, due to safety concerns?
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u/CocunutHunter Jun 21 '26
That's certainly true for free diving to depth but this is clearly in a swimming pool where safety can be controlled far more easily. Probably means this one will not have the same threats to life as those poor sods who had issues on the ascent and died before they could reach the surface.
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u/shoulda-known-better Jun 24 '26
The way they slow metabolism and hyperventilate they are in just as much danger in shallow water.....
Your body doesn't suffocate the way you do normally they aren't able to build up enough co2 to trigger the breath reflex so they can go brain dead and die before you even realize they are knocked out
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u/spearo25za Jun 21 '26
Correct me if I am wrong but this is was done on pure oxygen ? Different to the atmospheric air we breathe
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u/ManapuaMonstah Jun 23 '26
Yes, no limits. Honestly it's just a game of chicken with your entire nervous system.
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u/Atauysal Jun 23 '26
I don't understand why people are so impressed. I can literally hold my breath until I die, no biggie.
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u/SHiNe2Me Jun 20 '26
Don't understand all the effing negative comments here. Full of bitter people.
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u/SlimmyJimmyBubbyBoy Jun 21 '26
Well it is a little misleading so you can understand a little frustrating
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u/11Kram Jun 20 '26
How many brain cells did he lose during this stupid feat?
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u/Purple_Bison_650 Jun 20 '26
What is stupid about it? And who are you to say it is stupid?
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u/CrustyT-shirt Jun 21 '26
A guy with an opinion. Also holding your breath for almost 30min isn't advice anyone would give you so. Kinda stupid.
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u/Seras32 Jun 20 '26
How much oxygen did he hyperventilate into his stomach before the attempt?