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Human Gills?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:29 am
by olalladiver
OK, so if this turns out to be a buncha blow, I won't be surprised and I haven't researched it a bit. But still, how could would this be if it wasn't? Ditching all those heavy tanks and having endless dives?
http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/w ... -gills.asp
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovatio ... 65/?no-ist
I'm skeptical to say the least given the technical challenges, but still, a boy can dream, can't he?
Re: Human Gills?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:03 am
by dwashbur
One problem: it delivers pure oxygen. Try to go to any kind of depth and it'd be toxic.
Re: Human Gills?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:08 am
by fmerkel
We had a laugh over that just about a month ago.
Re: Human Gills?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:27 am
by Norris
Completely impossible.
This guy sums it up pretty well
https://imgur.com/gallery/vesIM
Re: Human Gills?
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:11 pm
by olalladiver
Bah! You guys -- always so interested in science... in what will work! Humbug!
Not surprised to see there's major technical difficulties, to say the least. Usually I'm the one debunking the pseudoscience... just got lazy this time I guess. M'bad...
Guess it's kinda similar to the tuna's problem... they can never stop swimming I guess since they need to keep cramming water up their ramjet to keep their warm blooded bodies (right? for a fish? woah...) from going anaerobic.
Or so I'm told. Honestly, haven't verified that either.
Yeah, I'm that lazy.
Details, details....
thx for the lnx, tho... and yes, I applaud stomping the pseudoscience and blush in my laziness for not doing so myself...
Peace and happiness...