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Old 02-15-2012, 04:01 PM   #16
classicman
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Herbert Nitsch, a 41-year-old Austrian, dove more than 700 feet—
assisted by a watersled on the way down and an air bladder to pull him to the surface
—to claim a new world record for absolute depth.
Thats kinda like cheating to me. Of course I can only hold my breath for about a minute.
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