Kate Winslet held her breath for an impressive 7 minutes and 15 seconds while filming, but the current world record is over 24 minutes. Here’s how people learn to stay underwater for extended periods of time.
Even as far back as 1959, researchers demonstrated in seven untrained volunteers that breathing 100 per cent O2 prior to a breath hold resulted in maximum breath hold durations of six to 14 minutes. So Winslet’s seven-minute breath hold with only a few weeks’ training is definitely possible.
Just like you can't get movie star physiques without steriods, you can't hold your breath like them without pure oxygen.
Okay maybe not the best comparison, but still. They have access to all kinds of stuff we don't.
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Just like you can't get movie star physiques without steriods, you can't hold your breath like them without pure oxygen.
Okay maybe not the best comparison, but still. They have access to all kinds of stuff we don't.