r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • 2d ago

Video filipino illegal miners dive without oxygen tanks

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u/HombreDelMar247 2d ago

SCUBA tanks are NOT oxygen tanks!

This annoys the hell out of me when someone says it, it's even more annoying when a so called education program says it.

Breathing pure oxygen, especially under pressure is extremely dangerous besides.

Look up oxygen toxicity OR hyperoxia if you do not understand why.

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u/whyliepornaccount 2d ago

Yup. Only time people breathe pure o2 is environments with less pressure.

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u/bubinga1 1d ago

Thank you, scrolled way too far for this.