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LUNGS WERE A MISTAKE (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I've never SCUBAd haha. I don't know why, it makes sense, but I've never been drawn to it and I can't really explain why. I love the freedom of movement and not having to think about other things.

Feediving I can't get enough of. But my record swimming underwater is around 2:10 and I enjoyed every second of it—relaxed, efficient, flowing—but I had to stop because it felt like I could do it forever. And that's the paradox of shallow drowning. When the euphoria of the ocean gets inexplicably more euphoric, the Sirens calling, it's time to surface. I guess like a diver checking their gauges.

I should try SCUBA, though. I'd love to go deeper. I'd love to find a spot and just hang there for a long time and take it all in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

My longest scuba dive so far was with my girlfriend in a German lake. There was nothing super spectacular, just some sea weed and some fishes but we spent there around 2.5 hours, floating around in the shallow water and enjoying the sun from underwater. Free diving definitely has advantages - especially because it requires almost no preparation, no need to carry around heavy stuff etc. but if you enjoy being weightless and giving your brain a little rest I'd recommend you to give scuba a try. It's both great! :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Not to mention if you’re out on a surfboard you probably don’t want to be wearing a weight belt :)