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Bram
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by Bram Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:41 pm
A fascinating book about the ocean and what happens to the human body when it's underwater. Nearly every page had something I'd never heard about: from ancient tribes of free-diving women, to what happens when you hold your breath for extended periods of time.
Highly recommended.
"An adventurer comes back and tells you what they did, while an explorer comes back and tells you what they learned."
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by Fat Cat Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:25 pm
Looks very cool, I'll hunt for a copy.
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by Bram Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:02 pm
I think you'll enjoy it, living close to the Ocean as you do.
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by Fat Cat Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:23 am
I've never been into surfing but I love free diving.
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by Shafpocalypse Now Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:28 am
I got interested in free diving after I damaged my ear trying to get down to about 20 feet in the Bahamas a few years ago. In about a hundred pages into this book and I'm fascinated.
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Bram
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by Bram Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:25 pm
It's a very peaceful place under water, a whole other world to explore. Glad you picked it up Shaf
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by nafod Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:40 pm
Bunch of mama's boys trying to crawl back into the womb
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by Mickey O'neil Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:55 pm
This sounds really interesting.
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by Shapecharge Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:38 pm
An even more fascinating book is "Ballz Deep" by Peter North.
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by baffled Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:48 pm
Shapecharge wrote: An even more fascinating book is "Ballz Deep" by Peter North.
Is it illustrated?
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by The Venerable Bogatir X Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:50 pm
Bram wrote:
A fascinating book about the ocean and what happens to the human body when it's underwater. Nearly every page had something I'd never heard about: from ancient tribes of free-diving women, to what happens when you hold your breath for extended periods of time.
Highly recommended.
I started this on Sunday....great book so far.
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