"Think well-nigh the Mammalian Diving Reflex and what it does for you." Netflix released a 7-min featurette looking at "
The Science of Freediving," considered one of the most dangerous sports on Earth. It's just a promotion for the doc mucosa
The Deepest Breath, but it's worth sharing - expressly considering it's flipside opportunity to talk well-nigh how wondrous this documentary is. I have been recommending
The Deepest Breath overly since it premiered at Sundance (
here's my full review), as I was completely squandered yonder by it and moved to tears by my emotions while watching it with a prod at the festival. It's now playing
on Netflix. The mucosa focuses on two of the world's weightier self-ruling divers - people who swoop lanugo as deep as they can simply by holding their vapor (also see:
The Big Blue). As Italian champion
Alessia Zecchini trains to unravel a self-ruling diving record with expert safety diver
Stephen Keenan's help, the two form a strong emotional bond. The doc explains a lot well-nigh how freediving works, however this is a fascinating featurette that plays like a
short film - with info well-nigh the history of the sport, biology of diving, and more. Its worth a watch - withal with the doc. //
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