• @Wrench@lemmy.world
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    165 months ago

    Snorkeling gear? So, what, a 5 foot Reed like in looney toons? Because you don’t snorkel to sit on the bottom.

    • Armok: God of Blood
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      45 months ago

      You snorkel so you can continually see what’s below you without holding your breath. Then you spit it out when you’re ready to dive.

      • @Faresh@lemmy.ml
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        25 months ago

        Don’t you mean you spit it out when you come back from the depths like a whale?

        • Armok: God of Blood
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          35 months ago

          If you black out with a snorkel in your mouth while you’re diving, it will cause water to rush into your lungs and you will almost certainly die.

          • @Faresh@lemmy.ml
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            15 months ago

            When you said “spit it out”, I thought you meant the water in the snorkel, rather than the snorkel itself. But thanks for that warning. I will make sure to not have the snorkel in my mouth when diving below snorkel depth.