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2023-03-23 Science & Technology

A Man Is Living 100 Days Underwater. It May Do Extraordinary Things to His Body.

[Popular Mechanics] Joseph Dituri, a University of South Florida professor, hopes to do more than set a world record by living underwater for 100 days. He hopes to become "superhuman."

"The human body has never been underwater that long, so I will be monitored closely," Dituri says in a news release. "This study will examine every way this journey impacts my body, but my null hypotheses is that there will be improvements to my health due to the increased pressure."
"Haven't you heard about shrinkage??"
Dituri, who also served as a saturation diving officer in the U.S. Navy for 28 years, believes that an earlier study—which showed cells exposed to increased pressure doubled within five days—suggests that he can increase his longevity and prevent aging-related diseases by living in a pressurized environment. "So, we suspect I am going to come out super-human," he says.

The 55-year-old Dituri will be staying in a 100-square-foot habitat 30 feet below the surface at Jules’ Undersea Lodge near Key Largo. While he's down there, Dituri will continue teaching his biomedical engineering class online while a medical team documents his health by routinely diving to his habitat to run tests. Before, during, and after the project, Dituri will undergo psychosocial, phycological, and medical tests that include blood panels, ultrasounds, electrocardiograms, and stem cell stets.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [21 views ] Top

#1 'Living Underwater' immediately made me think that he would come out all wrinkly or something.

Posted by Mullah Richard OTR 2023-03-23 06:49|| 2023-03-23 06:49|| Front Page Top

#2 ...so I will be monitored closely

Might be a bit late for that.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-23 07:01|| 2023-03-23 07:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmm, sounds like he hooked up with a hot mermaid.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-03-23 07:15|| 2023-03-23 07:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Lots of people in this country have been living "underwater" for a lot more than 100 days, thanks to our buffoons in Washington DC and Wall Street.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-23 08:08|| 2023-03-23 08:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Ah'm thinking there may be a Musk/Mars linkage here.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-23 08:24|| 2023-03-23 08:24|| Front Page Top

Posted by Cholutle Thrans9751 2023-03-23 08:39|| 2023-03-23 08:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Out: Furries
In: Scalies

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-03-23 09:20|| 2023-03-23 09:20|| Front Page Top

#8 In the Keys, just in time for hurricane season. Brilliant.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-03-23 10:01|| 2023-03-23 10:01|| Front Page Top

#9 It is funny but it is an interesting scientific endeavor. We already have knowledge of people living at lower pressures in the Himalayan mountains, so a slightly higher pressure environment will be useful data in regards to potential future endeavors. He's putting himself at risk for this experiment. To me its no different than if we had a way to explore the effects of living in slightly higher gravity. I seriously doubt there will be any real benefits to be had but unlike the warming cultists, he is actually doing science.

Posted by Silentbrick 2023-03-23 10:07|| 2023-03-23 10:07|| Front Page Top

#10 And putting his ass on the line.

Curious, too, about the 100 days alone in basically a 10' x 10' room.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-03-23 11:01|| 2023-03-23 11:01|| Front Page Top

#11 ...a preview.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-03-23 11:48|| 2023-03-23 11:48|| Front Page Top

#12 Probably needs to factor in irregularity to his toilet paper calculation.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-03-23 19:22|| 2023-03-23 19:22|| Front Page Top

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