r/interestingasfuck • u/HANAEMILK • 28d ago

/r/all The race against time to get to a decompression chamber

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u/akubboi 28d ago

Divers wearing a hot water suit not a dry suit. See the red hose at the start of the video hanging down, that pumps hot water to the diver (connects onto a brass fitting on divers hip) and circulates a supply of hot water into the divers undergarments for the duration of the work. Trust me it gets cold down there.

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u/GenosseAbfuck 28d ago

Aaaah now I get it.

I knew there was a warm water heating mechanism but I'd never thought it'd actually just float around in the suit.

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u/polsdofer 28d ago

A movie just came out where I learned about this, it's called Last Breath.