Arthur Fuller
artful at rogers.com
Fri Sep 19 19:44:45 CDT 2003
In a discussion today I cited a "fact" that I recalled from an unremembered source, that claimed that the world record for longest time underwater without breathing apparatus (and survival) was 23 minutes. My friend said she could beat that easily. I think both my recollection of the record and her claim are preposterous. I visited the Guiness site and was amazed at how awkward this engine is. I tried a dozen things to find this record, and couldn't come up with the right combination of words. I would like to know 2 records: 1. Longest time anyone has held his breath (and survived, with or without brain damage). 2. Longest time anyone has remained underwater without breathing apparatus (same provisos). Any URLs or search engine clause improvements to suggest? I tried: underwater records longest time underwater (bad choice, it returned submarine voyages etc.) etc. and found nothing. This conversation took place with a woman who claims to be able to remain underwater without apparatus for 15 minutes. I countered with a best estimate of 2 minutes. (In fact, since she's an occasional smoker, my realistic estimate is 1 minute, but she's gorgeous so I flattered her :-) Arthur --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/2003