The Fishermen That Hold Their Breath For 10 Minutes

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The Bajau people of Borneo can hold their breath longer than almost anyone else on the planet. How? Why? And how can the rest of us learn to hold our breath for longer? Rohin from Medlife Crisis explains.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Can’t wait till this video is deleted by Earworm

[@TomScottGo]

Thanks for the video, Rohin! I'm going to be mostly away for the next few weeks, but hopefully no-one'll break the channel while I'm gone...

[@MedlifeCrisis]

@@TomScottGo Thank you Tom! Enjoy your holiday, you deserve it. Tom’s channel has been one of my absolute favourites for years so it’s a huge honour to be given this privilege. In these heady days of KZbin drama, Tom not only gave a tiddler like me a platform here but turned out to be even more helpful and supportive than I could’ve imagined. He’s just an all-round good egg. Three cheers for good eggs. Oh and obligatory plug for my channel. Subscribing to Medlife Crisis is guaranteed to make you more fragrant, intelligent and able to draw an entirely new shape* Based on a trial of 11* mice, may not apply to humans. Medlife Crisis may cause drowsiness, impotence, priapism, spontaneous hysterectomy, spontaneous pregnancy, nausea, vomiting, unfulfilled satiety, forgetfulness, extreme remembering, loss of height, loss of joints, super taste, compulsive diesel ingestion, greyscale, splenic embiggening and terminal flatulence. Always consult your homeopath before subscribing to a new KZbin channel. **11 of the 11 were excluded from final analysis

[@TPK_MAKG]

@@MedlifeCrisis No merch plug???😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thinfourth]

@@MedlifeCrisis Subscribed

[@MedlifeCrisis]

@@TPK_MAKG Oh yes, you can buy Medlife Crisis-branded spleens for low low prices. Just don't ask where I got them.

[@chubbyemu]

Hey Rohin, nice suit at 1:12!

[@VicioGaming]

I instantly thought about you :D

[@MedlifeCrisis]

A cardiologist watched too much KZbin. This is what happened to his wardrobe.

[@nachtmarv]

that was such a blatant reference, i love it :D

[@prithviroy4426]

Damnnn

[@OGBeefStew]

Most ambitious crossover of 2019

[@froggyman1337]

So that means the fishermen can watch this whole video underwater

[@panda4247]

I thought this will be an one-take video and in the end a diver pops out of the water behind the speaker

[@sirrivet9557]

He’d be laughing too hard

[@petercatterson3519]

hello fellow pepe

[@AZEOforreal]

Indeed 5Head

[@philipjohnson3225]

No, they’d ruin their phones

[@chemxcore]

Pffft you mean to tell me there are people that _don't_ have a shrine to Tom Scott?

[@ehow5678]

Other than Tom Scott himself I can't think of anyone that wouldn't

[@bagandtag4391]

Que gran tipo Tom Scott

[@sirBrouwer]

wait a shrine was enough? I have started a church around the life of Tom Scott. (it's a empty room to symbolise Tom his aversion to live with unnecessary stuff and then i removed the room because a empty room has no use. It's just a empty lot next to the road).

[@YostPeter]

If making human sacrifices at my Tom Scott shrine is illegal then lock me up!

[@TheRWS96]

@@sirBrouwer Do you get a red shirt if you join?

[@ThomasGabrielsen]

3:13 Bringing in a co-host who could confirm your medical claims with such a high level of confidence was a great decision. It worked!

[@AzzaYCF]

😂

[@bartsimho1192]

The picture top left at 0:47

[@NoNameAtAll2]

Top right "I ♥ Tom"

[@darkluigi254]

Right as i decided to comment on that picture, the shrine came up. Love this guy's humor!

[@SanHydronoid]

Flórián S.-Sz. wow damn

[@matthiaswindrich9697]

Nice catch.

[@Nitrxgen]

picture top left, and tom's red shirt at top right with text i think says "I

[@miuky3340]

Came for science Left with a "tom Scott" cult identity

[@castorescu]

Oh yeaa yeaa

[@technopoptart]

that's how you know it's working

[@nachostyle8411]

‘This is not a human steak’ This is not a Tom Scott

[@GideonGleeful95]

NO THIS IS PATRICK!

[@ChakatSandwalker]

Ceci n'est pas un(e) Tom Scott. (Apologies to René Magritte)

[@RickrollFoot]

@@ChakatSandwalker tom scott is une femme??

[@calford2001]

I loved the fact his son was trying to join in, that was great.

[@krashd]

My dad's been holding his breath for 4 years now and sometimes we go and stand on the grass above him to offer moral support and encouragement. He's in some sort of tournament with hundreds of others who are all beneath their own little bits of grass, some have been holding their breath for over a century.

[@cuboidraptor2506]

this is depressing but hilarious

[@neonblkhole]

...I respect your macabre sense of humor

[@DPedroBoh]

Oh...

[@photonicpizza1466]

2:43 "This is not a human steak" What an oddly specific statement 🤔

[@aknopf8173]

"This is totally not human steak. Trust me. I'm a doctor." *slowly starts to smile*

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

that isnt specific at all

[@girv98]

that chubbyemu reference was gold

[@kalamay]

I laughed so hard at that part lmaooooo

[@TheJunky228]

wait what exactly was the chubbyemu reference? edit: i saw another comment pointing to 1:12 lmao you're right, i just thought it was a strong coincidence

[@guerra_dos_bichos]

its a collab with a reference

[@bignatec1000]

James Girven I knew that part seemed oddly familiar

[@TheAdamGore]

i fell out of my chair xD

[@sharksgrr]

pro tip: don't try the ice bath thing if you have any kind of anemia/blood disorder, or else you might pass out from the sudden drop and get water everywhere, a thing that definitely didnt happen to me (pulls at damp collar like a vaudeville comedian)

[@slowfire2]

I guess if you have dysregulation of heart or nervous system and tend to faint because of that, it's also a bad idea.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Does this apply to hemophilia?

[@HonkeyKong54]

Do not do the ice bath alone either

[@FluffyBlueCow]

Now I'm just curious what it would do with Wolfe Parkinsons. To my knowledge it's just bio electrical, but I probably should experiment in a safe environment before any cold adventures

[@safir2241]

Did you know you can survive the rest of your life in water

[@croatililliouspartridge5822]

Aww, shoot, just found this comment after posting my own just like it. ):

[@synterlu]

​@@croatililliouspartridge5822 It's too late, I've already called the internet police and they're on their way.

[@prithviroy4426]

Mandlebrot

[@colinantink9094]

I swear I see you everywhere!

[@safir2241]

Colin Antink Yay

[@fredfrodo4352]

Hi I'm from North of Borneo (Sabah). Bajau ethnic is one of 36 Ethnics in Sabah. I'm from Dusun ethnic. Most of people here (mens) who lives near the ocean can sunk underwater and hold breath around 5-10 mins. I myself can hold breath around 7 mins to hunt fish (as shown in the video) . This is possible if you been doing this since you are kid.

[@etherealceleste]

I remember as a kid being told that no one could hold their breath for more than 5 minutes, which scared the hell out of me since I repeatedly would hold my breath for more than 5 minutes without any effort so I'd always surface... just in case. I was playing soccer and running cross country at the multi-state competition level though. Also, living in Louisiana so that I've been swimming since a baby.

[@squidsbizarreadventure]

4:05 is easily the most relatable part of the video... who doesn't keep a mini-shrine for Tom?

[@ikkuhishikawa7982]

Ummmm I don't.... I have a MEGA shrine for Tom

[@Agent-ic1pe]

@@ikkuhishikawa7982 I'm less religious and usually stick to just wearing a red shirt in honor of Tom

[@ikkuhishikawa7982]

@@Agent-ic1pe Respectable

[@GumSkyloard]

@@ikkuhishikawa7982 I follow Tom's teachings as my own, and i'll never forget them, not even if Earworm becomes real.

[@Bryophytan]

More relatable than respiration: the topic of the video

[@chronosthevnwierdo6461]

"Deeply uncomfortable" See, this is why Citation needed shouldn't have ended; the puns are now leaking into your other videos, Tom.

[@p1rgit]

exactly! :D let it serve as lesson to all, esp citation needed guys.

[@russell2952]

4:05 I'm relieved to know I'm not the only one with a tasteful Tom Scott shrine.

[@rigel555]

Red shirted guest streak: 2 (even the kid has a red shirt nice)

[@violeteclipse3912]

Yep, noticed that too

[@Kekeslicious]

The walls in the kitchen were also red

[@mathiastheapprentice]

Interesting fact: if you stay underwater for long enough your pulse goes to 0. By using this technique you can stay underwater for the rest of your short life

[@humanemulator5297]

As a freediver I love this video! You explain all of these concepts really well, and are thoroughly entertaining throughout the video! Thank you

[@dangerousnoodle8779]

I love how most of Rohin's Tom Scott shrine images are his wedding, with cutouts of Tom's head over his wife's. What a legend.

[@borg286]

Would a sherpa-bajao baby be a super baby and banned from the Olympics?

[@jeetadityachatterjee6995]

_only one way to find out_

[@Jamman88888]

OMG this is the best guest you've ever had Tom, he's hilarious and knowledgeable, all the references were fantastic!

[@Dostwyn]

I've heard of a pirate who could hold his breath for 10 minutes. His name was Guybrush Threepwood.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

As a kid, I had a huge crush on Guybrush.

[@theflyhalfboy]

My name is Rowan (pronounced very similarly to Rohin), so I was already slightly shook by the start of the video, as it's rare to find another Rowan/Rohin in media. So when Rohin mentioned Weddell seals (pronounced incredibly similarly to my surname, Woodell) I was sure this was some kind of Truman Show-esque Bandersnatch Matrix situation. Consider me freaked out

[@RebekahCarrow]

“This is not a human steak” that sure sounds like something someone who has a human steak would say

[@abhijithravikumar5300]

Awwwww.... That child is so cute

[@WAVE0025]

Wdym "disgusting"?

[@zynel413]

@@琥珀-u3o oh get your mind out of the gutter. I think the real problem is you considering you're assuming... That.

[@fart4623]

bruh

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Funny and informative. I like this guy

[@oliverwilson11]

This

[@searchparty2087]

Agreed!

[@croatililliouspartridge5822]

If you try hard enough, you can hold your breath for the rest of your life, give it a try!

[@indoctrinology-jz8i]

Fpund you

[@Mjiujtsu]

I came here from Medlife Crisis' video wondering who Tom Scott is

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

In an Anatomy class I did the breathing test. We did several different things like one breath and hold as long as you can, breathe OUT and hold as long as you can, then, finally, hyperventilate and hold. I managed 2.5 minutes after hyperventilating and you could hear the class trying to keep up :-) There was a band around my chest so you could see if I was breathing... thing is... it starts hurting and you want to breathe after about fifteen seconds. After that you're just suffering and smothering for 2 1/4 minutes. Letting a little air out reduces your suffering slightly so at the end I was exhaling a little and it was almost like taking a breath, each time.

[@kenugget9593]

Pro tip: Never hyperventilate during the breath up, this can cause a black out. If you let some air out, the pain doesn't feel that immense. Downside is that there's still oxygen in that air so don't waste them particles.

[@thelelanatorlol3978]

Never hyperventilate when diving, it gets rid of the discomfort that comes with heightened carbon dioxide levels, but you will pass out by the time the discomfort starts happening

[@thelelanatorlol3978]

in fact, the next stage (getting muscle twitches in the stomach area) signifies only half the time you can stay underwater (unless you've hyperventilated, in which case you will be passed out by the time the twitches come along)

[@HonorableTag]

Amateur tip from a highschool swimmer who's been swimming competitively for 8 years. Hyperventilating makes swimming 50 meters with one breath super easy for when you gotta do a 25 second 50 to go to state.

[@thePronto]

That was one of the most interesting and amusingly presented YT videos I have seen in quite a while. Just subbed to Medlife Crisis.

[@jpe1]

Overall an interesting video, but I’m most fascinated by the meat packaged in clear packaging on both sides so the purchaser can see the whole cut before purchasing. Absolutely brilliant! I wish it were done this way in the USA (prepackaged cuts of meat sold in grocery stores is usually on a Styrofoam or metal tray with Saran Wrap covering).

[@benlee5039]

3:13, damn your child knows more than i do.

[@SurajThapar]

Yup

[@Nerizwith]

Yup

[@apricxtt]

Yup

[@lovro3591]

One of those fishermen could watch this whole video underwater and still have time to get to the surface

[@alansmithee419]

5:33 I have a favorite, but I've forgotten what it's called. It's the one that goes from your brain, down, around some bone, then back up to you throat. The most unnecessarily long nerve in the human body caused by a quirk of evolution. Edit: just checked. I apparently got this from one of this guy's other videos. It's the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which loops around the aorta of the heart before going back up to the larynx.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Rohin, you missed a prime opportunity to change the sign to say "Las Vagus, NERvada"! Step up your pun game :P

[@Cupapet93]

I love how the background music is balinese and the video talking about a tribe in borneo

[@nativeafroeurasian]

4:00 the diver reflex looks great

[@GARDNSOUND]

Absolutely subscribing to this. The "BREATHE DAMN YOU" joke, had me rolling!

[@DoctorX17]

I'm glad you don't just disappear when you take a vacation! I love these guest videos popping up now and then. Enjoy your time off, Tom!

[@KiesandNoob]

It would be really interesting to see if, given a few thousand years of relative isolation, the Bajau would continue to adapt to have longer diving times.

[@Pointillax]

I'm glad we got double confirmation on that "positive repels positive" statement

[@mahattahamovich3983]

Hahaha underrated

[@WouterCloetens]

There’s another place on Earth where inhabitants have developed an increased ability to hold their breath, due to repeated prolonged submersion. Guantanamo Bay.

[@LeeWatcher5810]

Dark. I see what you did there haha

[@superiorslush5147]

Why are there so many dislikes ? This is one of my favorite videos on this channel

[@razveck]

This guy is amazing! No idea how I haven't heard of his channel before :O

[@kaiasaurus5713]

Love this guy's voice.

[@jackdog06]

I have a friend with SVT, which means their heart rate will suddenly jump up to stupid levels for little to no reason. So the “face in ice water” trick is something I was very aware of.

[@ceering99]

Watching your kid nod along and agree with you made my day

[@TheOfficialCzex]

I'm placing my bet on Presh Talwalkar being the guest for next week.

[@garethevans9789]

That was a fascinating video, I can hold my breath for 3-4mins. I love water, being underwater is incredibly relaxing for me, I guess it's my favourite habitat. Even do it in the bath... 15 minutes is just insane!

[@otakuribo]

Damn, did this guy earn a sub. Tom, thanks for doing these every year. I've discovered lots of good KZbinrs this way!

[@StixTheAwesome]

Respect for not dragging it out to 10 minutes for the ads 👍🏼

[@rashkavar]

Enjoy the holiday Tom. I always enjoy the lineups you manage to set up for these breaks. Also, who else thought of that BBC documentary as soon as they saw the title? (If I recall correctly, it's called Human Planet, and is one of the best documentary series I've seen.)

[@MedlifeCrisis]

It was indeed Human Planet. Obv wasn't able to use the footage but I knew many people would've seen it. It was one of those 'woah' moments for me, brilliant TV.

[@LeoStaley]

I've watched this a few times, and only just now caught the chubbyemu references, like at 1:11. Rohin is so awesome.

[@jackalvonstone250]

"Hi, I'm Guybrush Threepwood. A mighty pirate."

[@whonelly1220]

Fantastic video from a great presenter! Never seen his work before but now i'm hooked! Thanks Tom!

[@dompickston4906]

This guy is great

[@nothere_cora]

This channel feels like a regular channel but I can choose the subject, love it, always the most interesting stuff!

[@ChrisMelville]

So... Guybrush Threepwood then?

[@Werevampiwolf]

I have a high tolerance for hypoxemia due to years of not having asthma medication and working at a job that causes frequent asthma attacks. Also being abused as a child. I was at the emergency room, still talking to the nurses, who weren't taking me very seriously. Until they measured my blood oxygen and it was under 80. They tried scrubbing off any nail polish I might have been wearing (I wasn't) and retested it. Same result. They put me on a breathing treatment immediately.

[@ImPrismuh]

Me being in the US at 5:05 “No way is that tiny thing ten lbs” 😂😂

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Really really it's been this long... Thanks Tom

[@jpaior]

Tom. This is your best video ever...

[@somethingsinlife5600]

Guy in the thumbnail looks like a young Mr. Bean.

[@TankaFrank]

Awesome to see Medlife Crisis here!!

[@verruxlunox8438]

2:21 I love this part :'D

[@I_Mark_Mills]

Loved the little nod to Chubbyemu by MedlifeCrisis

[@KoyasuNoBara]

It's Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™!

[@reklessbravo2129]

This is fascinating

[@lazyskull7949]

would improving your resting heart rate improve your ability to breathe underwater for longer? When I used to do rigorous exercise daily, my resting heart rate eventually reached around 40. meaning I could breathe just fine but my heart rate had improved to the point where it didn't need to pump as much. and the world record for resting heart rate is ~27.

[@doktormcnasty]

I'm afraid there isn't really anything at all that can improve your ability to breathe underwater for any length of time.

[@pizazazaza]

WE NEED MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS

[@GermaphobeMusic]

I thought this was Mike Boyd for a second.

[@syed.muhammadali]

Great information presented with a great sense of humor.

[@danw3505]

This is the best Tom Scott video I've seen in a long time!

[@DavidtheDoom]

The almighty algorithm showed me a bunch of Midlife Crisis, then I see this video and realise that Tom also has the same situation. Not the midlife crisis part, but the algorithm part.

[@ferrysudantara9735]

For those who might wonder, the traditional music is Balinese Gamelan

[@aidanwansbrough7495]

This video was really cool - having other people cover for missed videos is a brilliant idea!

[@mega4488]

legendary chubbyemu reference

[@pinkablues]

I'm Indonesian and I just found this out! Now I have more curiosity towards Bajau peoples

[@BoterBug]

"Erroneously sometimes called the 'mammalian dive reflex'..." Nice possible little dig at Tom in a video otherwise filled with worship :P Great video, great guest! Thanks for sharing!

[@cavemann_]

4:05 priceless Also 9:03

[@keevagrace8695]

God bless

[@maxmaidment96]

I cant believe even his baby son knows that positive repels positive

[@PoIapopo]

Always loved this guy! Glad to see him on your channel

[@_REVERIE]

There's people out there that can hold their breath for longer than this video?? Whoa!

[@alexcyoung]

Excellent video, excellent humour

[@jcStanii]

my dad can hold his breath for 30sec top that fishboy

[@siwatson]

That was great ! Loved the Tom Scott Shrine !

[@shiki2540]

Step 1.) Become a fish

[@ehow5678]

Step 2.) Profit

[@karebu2]

Great video. Thanks doc!

[@Funnywargamesman]

4:05 I think I found one of the jokes he's not comfortable with.

[@cinquine1]

Plus the background at 0:33 and 9:03

[@karenramnath9993]

Loved the little helper!

[@kides6537]

Great info for handling grocery runs

[@IoannisChatzikyriakos]

The blue lotus. Tintin is great

[@Gargantura]

I love when you use traditional gong instrument on the intro, nice touch!

[@Antilles1974]

Incredibly fascinating. And terribly funny!

[@vp3093]

4:10 mans doing aarti to tom scott lmaoooooooo

[@JamesSmith-rb5lv]

“This is not a human steak.” Thanks for the clarification.