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Topic	PSA - Drowning doesn't always look like it does on TV
Machete 06/01/19 8:11:48 AM #20:	clearaflagrantj posted... Questionmarktarius posted... clearaflagrantj posted... Also remember that shallow water blackout is a thing and that EVERYBODY is vulnerable to it, even professional swimmers. learn to backfloat. If you can't do that, a simple fetal position will usually keep your mouth above water. Shallow water blackout happens to professional swimmers dog. It's the breathing mechanism, if you hyperventilate before swimming and try to hold your breath (to swim longer without breathing for example) you can pass out instantly and drown. It's not a question of swimming ability, it's just always a risk I passed out and had a seizure after hyperventilating and holding my breath one time. I didn't drown though because I was sitting on my couch in my living room as opposed to being in water >_>. Was still a weird experience though and my friends who were also a bit drunk and high were like "wtf..." --- Place-holder sig because new phone and old sigs not saved :/ <cite>Machete posted [p:922644727] in PSA - Drow... [t:77754418]...</cite> <quote><cite>clearaflagrantj posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>clearaflagrantj posted...</cite> <quote>Also remember that shallow water blackout is a thing and that EVERYBODY is vulnerable to it, even professional swimmers. </quote>learn to backfloat. If you can't do that, a simple fetal position will usually keep your mouth above water.</quote> Shallow water blackout happens to professional swimmers dog. It's the breathing mechanism, if you hyperventilate before swimming and try to hold your breath (to swim longer without breathing for example) you can pass out instantly and drown. It's not a question of swimming ability, it's just always a risk</quote> I passed out and had a seizure after hyperventilating and holding my breath one time. I didn't drown though because I was sitting on my couch in my living room as opposed to being in water >_>. Was still a weird experience though and my friends who were also a bit drunk and high were like "wtf..." --- Place-holder sig because new phone and old sigs not saved :/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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