Joseph Dituri, a university professor, achieved a new record for the longest duration of living underwater without depressurization. Not just 74 but 100 days
Joseph Dituri, a university professor, achieved a new record for the longest duration of living underwater without depressurization.He accomplished this feat at a lodge in the Florida Keys, which is popular among scuba divers. However,Project Neptune 100, organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation, combines various elements such as medical and ocean research, as well as educational outreach.As a retired U.S.
He has authored numerous manuals focused on diver training, collaborated on the book “Tao of Survival Underwater,” contributed to the Navy Diving Manual, and had his work featured in various journals, including those published by the American Society of Naval Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.Dituri expressed his gratitude for achieving the record but emphasized that there is more scientific work to be done.
As part of his mission, Dituri conducts online classes and broadcast interviews from his digital studio beneath the sea. Through these activities, he has already reached over 2,500 students in marine science courses and has extended his educational outreach to include his regular biomedical engineering classes at the University of South Florida over the past 74 days.
When submerged underwater for a long-time, serious consequences can take place such as oxygen deprivation, drowning, hypothermia, decompression sickness, and eventually, death.
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