How to retrieve things ...

[Sybarite]

<< Michael Hatfield, 54, lost his car keys in Longview Lake on Memorial Day. The Missouri State Water Patrol said he used the hose to snorkel 30-feet below the surface, with a 20-pound boat anchor tied to his waist to help him reach the bottom.

On one attempt, the garden hose slipped from his mouth. Hatfield, unable to breathe, became disoriented, the water patrol said.

A spotter holding a rope tied to Hatfield pulled him to safety after sensing trouble.

Hatfield was not breathing for a short time after he surfaced, but eventually began breathing on his own. Authorities said he refused medical treatment. >>

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[Koeketiene]

Funny - well worth a try next time round.

Usually get my stuff back using SeaSearcher magnet - but this would be soo much more exiting.

<hr width=100% size=1>Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

 

[chasroberts]

Sounds like a prime candidate for a 'Darwin Award'? See

www.darwinawards.com

for similar suchlike stories from all over the world!

<hr width=100% size=1>Semper in excretum sum. Sole profundum variat!

 

[cameronke]

Sounds a bit suspect to me. I have tried breathing underwater with two snorkels joined together and found that hard enough. You simply would not be able to sook the air at that depth (approx one atmosphere above ambient)

Bluff!!!

Regards
Cameron

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[Metabarca]

“this would be soo much more exiting. "

Exiting being the operative word!

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[extravert]

I agree with you.

If a chest is approx 30cm by 30cm area, and you have a 30 feet head of water pressing on your chest (approx 1 atmosphere above ambient as you say) above the ambient air pressure inside your lungs, then the force is approximately 1 tonne. That would be like trying to breathe with the complete weight of a car resting on your chest. Somehow I would not think this was possible (but then I have never tried).

Even 2 snorkel tube depths (60cm approx) then the force is 55kg, two thirds of a typical body weight. Not surprising it was hard work.

<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I want to be a real sailor. In the mean time I'll just keep tri-ing.

 

[Stemar]

"Exiting being the operative word" But possibly not for long?

I'm reminded of Terry Partchett's comment that all mushrooms are edible, but some only once...

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[jamesjermain]

Not only would he not be able to breath air in, even if he could, the stale air he breathed out would remain in the tube and be re-inhaled and rapidly become completely depleted of oxygen.

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[wishbone]

Lost my one and only pair of spec’s in Nidri Harbour some years back, had my own mask, fins & snorkel so I borrowed a near empty air tank from a passing Italian gin palace.
After several attempts to get down ( too buoyant) I decided to hold onto the boats anchor! I went down like a shot, hit the bottom headfirst and was engulfed in a cloud of silt.
Couldn’t find my specs as I am blind without them, stayed put for the night and got oooozoed!! A very nice man retrieved them the next day with some proper scuba gear.


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