What is Decompression Sickness (The Bends)? | A Simplified Explanation!

Decompression sickness, also know as the bends, is still one of those things which are least understood by divers. Yes, most divers know the symptoms and treatment but what does actually happen in your body? Despite many articles and video's on the internet I have yet to find an easy understandable explanation so even children would get what happens in your body. So what is the Decompression Theory?
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[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

Man, this is such a complicated analogy. I am actually impressed. I now know less about the bends than I did before.

[@travl.moore_777]

🤣 Yeah I was trying to keeps the parallels in my head. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. It started off fine...then...the tourists!

[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

@@travl.moore_777 right?!? At first I thought “Wow, I must be pretty dumb…” but then as it went on I was like “Yeeaah… no wtf is going on here?” lmao

[@travl.moore_777]

@@gnarlynicholasreviews 🤣🤣, no def not just you, either. And to end with the fire chaos 🤣🤣🤣. I practically can't take the whole video seriously. I looked up this topic to begin with, because I was watching a movie on KZbin (Dave Not Coming Back) and I wanted to better understand why the dive was so risky and why a 10 minute trip down meant 8 hours on the return....this guy was more like a commercial break than anything else. Lol. Still had to check another video...I now understand, but no thanks to this guy. Lol!

[@thechiefofsinners1362]

The best part is when the video ends and the happy music starts but you still hear the faint screams of terror going on in the background

[@travl.moore_777]

🤣

[@TroyOnymous]

Remember kids, out of every 100 particles of air you take in 97 of them are nitrogen and 21 are oxygen. Just ignore the fact that adds up to 118.

[@nystagmus]

I think he’s dyslexic because i think he meant 79 nitrogen+ 21 oxygen equaling 100 particles. But who cares this is just a terrible video

[@mooblu8837]

Ill be damn, i was thinking how the hell he end up 100% 21% oxygen 3% others 76% nitrogen

[@laszloposzmik5829]

The best part is when this kind of guys with dyslexia or dyscalculia working as a cashier in the supermarkets or banks. Or even worse if they are anesthesiologist... or just pharmacist.

[@AloofOof]

i had no idea that it's possible to make explaining worse by using analogies but here it is

[@brotherdj777]

There are two options when you die, either heaven or hell. If you want to go to heaven you need to repent and believe in Jesus Christ

[@AloofOof]

@@brotherdj777 what the fuck are you talking about

[@brotherdj777]

@@AloofOof you stumbled upon my comment for a reason, Jesus is calling will you answer?

[@AloofOof]

@@brotherdj777 i'm hard atheist bro, I grew out of believing in fairies when I was around 8 or 9

[@brotherdj777]

@@AloofOof so you believe in the scientific impossibility that nothing created everything?

[@deepseawrath]

The bends: Ok you have 3 trucks filled with tuna. One gets in an accident. One makes it to its destination. The third is actually a hamburger with lettuce. If one eats the hamburger, then you have 2 busses left. The bends.

[@slipperyfish1234]

You forgot to mention the roads, one is a dirt road, the second is paved, and the third...there is no road. Change scene to someone hang-gliding over the grand canon, he looks down sees a marriage proposal. Notices it's his ex that dumped him in the third grade, he races down to the bottom, lands... brake-dance fight with the would-be fiancé. They both gain respect for each other and team up to compete on Americas Got Talent, win. -Then Bends.

[@comradedyatlov4143]

Let ME simplifiy it... When you're diving, nitrogen accumulates in your body. If you ascend too fast, the nitrogen kinda bubbles up your blood and makes stuff work not so well. In short, the bends.

[@sophialp]

thank you.

[@stephenhammond2731]

So much better than the video

[@Quantumanticz]

Lmao.

[@danech7445]

arent you breathing on oxygen tanks tho

[@november2435]

Comrade Dyatlov, maybe you could't explain the AZ-5 button, but by god you know how to explain the bends

[@DeedooElNinoPolla]

"If there were 100 particles in the air 97 would be nitrogen and 21 of them would be oxygen" I think u gotta switch that 97 round

[@dictator7587]

I repeated this part 3 times and turned on the subtitles to make sure that I have no hearing issues

[@nealljones]

I think he meant 79% (not 97%) would be Nitrogen and 21% would be Oxygen. The real composition of air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and much less of these remaining gases: almost 1% Argon, .04% CO2, and much less Neon, Helium, Methane, and Krypton.

[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

@@nealljones it’s ridiculous we have to even assume that’s what he meant. This video is terrible… terrible analogy, incorrect maths, difficult to understand cos he kinda mumbles when he speaks. Like c’mon. And he only responds to the “positive” comments (even the sarcastic ones cos I don’t think he realizes they’re sarcastic) and ignores the overwhelming amount of negative ones.

[@NickinNashville]

I am entirely more confused

[@nicolasfilauri]

Hi great video! But you keep saying 97% of nitrogen. And it’s 79 😉

[@50ftBelow]

@nicolas Filuari! Thanks for pointing out mate, we didn't noticed it during editing! We have made cards in the right corner for rectification. Again thanks!

[@brotherdj777]

@@50ftBelow have you given your life to Jesus?

[@bobe7978]

@@brotherdj777 Wazzzaaaaap

[@fabiokaya202]

@@brotherdj777 fuck off dude. Nobody cares

[@brotherdj777]

@@fabiokaya202 do you care if you go to hell fire for eternity.

[@maddoxtolliver]

*from now on, this guy explains **_EVERYTHING_** to me.*

[@50ftBelow]

Thanks Maddox!!

[@SenkaBandit]

lol

[@sakuraginara9329]

@@50ftBelow i dont think u get it

[@skrillztheentourage]

@@sakuraginara9329 he understood the assignment

[@pedrothemexican3360]

Dude....This explanation/analogy just made it more complicated. You must work for the government.

[@ClaeFace]

How do I know less after this video than when I started? This is truly incredible

[@lauraalbrecht9881]

Okay I had paused at where you had said 97 tourists and 21 residents, came to the comments to say dyslexia is a bitch, it is 79 not 97 yada yada. I finally watched the rest of the video and... oh mah gawd lol. That was... something else... I understand the point you are trying to make with this video, but you managed to probably confuse most people. I am laughing so hard I have tears rolling down my face. Thank you for this video. Even if it has confused people, I think it is pure gold. Minus the 97 mix up.

[@josephpinador7949]

I'm a scuba diver and that was the most idiotic explanation of anything that I have ever heard.

[@johncook3256]

WTF bro you lost me a long time ago

[@50ftBelow]

Need some help?

[@fabiokaya202]

@@50ftBelow no lol. You've done enough 😂

[@astroblinkxxriptide889]

The fact that this had to be simplified like this makes me feel so stupid lol.

[@LittleMac808]

The arithmetic and analogy are splendid...

[@JEEBUSxHIMSELF]

wow i literally am more confused now thanks

[@simrinqureshi7741]

This concept is quite simple but Somehow got complicated in this video !!

[@CorrupteddSanity]

The most polarizing explanation. Both very morbid and very informational at the same time. Thanks

[@MarshyGamingRoblox]

Its 79% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.

[@Magic-gk9vg]

if he calls that a simplified explanation.....i feel really dumb🤪😲🥴😵

[@UNKNOWN-bp8it]

Can you list the credits where you found the screaming crowd sounds and music? Thank you.

[@50ftBelow]

found them on www.epidemicsound.com/

[@zxdfty77]

OK - We all agree that your math% is off. Nonetheless... ...I REALLY LIKED your story. That's what I needed to understand "the Bends", and it was 3 minutes well spent. Thank you for your creativity! 😊

[@ckmp026]

“A Simplified Explanation” 😂 It’s similar to the rambling analogies my 9 yo old son tries to make. Only this has less clarity. Somehow.

[@masanalesedi]

This really helped me study for my emergency medicine exam, thank you so much!

[@aswind4645]

That's some crazy explanation

[@adarshraghuram6858]

The video the tourism industry don't want you to see

[@ksuen106]

Thank you! I’ll use this explanation as pilot.

[@sharkswithscar]

“in a panic, some get lost and end up in city hall. the brain.”

[@sansudar21]

Wait what? „If we have 100 particles , 97 is nitrogen and 21 is oxygen ?“ Math doesn’t add up

[@GranDre]

being a simpleton, I love a simple answer. thank you.

[@WmAHaynes]

This guy REALLY hates tourists

[@zombywoof864]

A lot of places rely on tourists to bring money to their city. they literally build tourist traps, monuments and wonders to attract tourists for this purpose. They are welcomed with open arms, they are very beneficial, so this analogy is pretty wack. 😆

[@andigorani]

I thought I was the only one who didn't understand this dudes "simplified" explanation

[@kairupanrachel7364]

HAHAHAHA this helped a lot!! I was so frustrated not understanding the written definitions of DCS and this helped A LOT. thanks!

[@ANN__xxx]

the tourist do what tourist do: nothing 🤣🤣🤣

[@BoogieBoyBrown]

Nicely done!

[@medic8613]

There's an Eiffel tower, statue of liberty, pyramids, and too many tourists. Gotta be Vegas.

[@keepitreal6912]

30 seconds in and I'm even more confused than when I first started at 0 seconds

[@vaisakhsnamboothiri9495]

He sacrificed "THE BEND" 😂

[@derekderek2570]

Is this video joke that I just don’t get? Or does the creator really just hate tourists and titled it something random?

[@giovannip8600]

But where does the extra nitrogen come from?

[@50ftBelow]

Hey! You inhale it trough the air you breath. Because of the pressure the "density" of the air increases and therefore you inhale more nitrogen. Does that make any sense?

[@lizzly86]

50ft Below but they are breathing pure oxygen when the ascend and decend right? So the extra nitrogen the end up getting is from when the are back on land? And now their bodies are already overwhelmed correct?

[@indrajithak47]

@@lizzly86 the pressure below is so high it pushes nitrogen through the skin, no matter how concealed you are the particles can get through you.

[@vontabi]

@@lizzly86 Breathing in pure oxygen is deadly and extremely harmful. In the oxygen tank that they carry, there is around 56% nitrogen and some amounts of helium along with oxygen. In high pressure regions underwater, the nitrogen dissolves in the blood (more than usual). That's where the extra nitrogen comes from.

[@kryptoid2568]

​@@lizzly86Only astronauts in the cold war breathe pure oxygen. And it's not good for your body anyway to breathe too much oxygen.

[@DejaVuDejaVuDejaVu]

So for him it's like 97 + 21 = 100 ? Thats a good intro, haha. Something tell me i won't learn a thing in this video :p

[@laszloposzmik5829]

How the hell the airplanes are keep coming even in a terrible tornado? Are they all storm proof jets?

[@vivinesque]

Could you explain the byford dolphin accident please?

[@AnestiVega]

This is, by far, the worst video I've ever seen to explain decompression sickness. If you teach scuba, I feel bad for every single one of your students.

[@abirmef9510]

thank u so much for the explanation

[@meaganmoney5990]

Thanks I know even less now. This video made me dumbet

[@lauraalbrecht9881]

Dyslexia is a bitch, isn't it? 79% not 97%. Glad we got that cleared up.

[@GAgrimAuxiliatrix]

can somebody explain to dumb me where did those 79 extra tourists (from the 79 already there before) came from?? and also how did nitrogen increase without oxygen increasing too?

[@laszloposzmik5829]

Even though this video is terrible by numbers and other explanations, the 79 (which is 97 in the video) meaning nitrogen. If you keep breathing underwater, more nitrogen and oxygen come to your body. But your body cannot use nitrogen, only the oxygen. That is why more and more "tourists" can cause problem. You keep using that 21 percent oxygen and nothing from the other part of the compressed air. I hope it helps.

[@Weworkin2012]

I was confused about this as well ,,,, but basically,,,, it all about you breathing an how you control it coming up to quickly your breathing is labored and your taking in oxygen way to quickly you swimming to quickly to the top it’s strenuous an your breathing becomes labored like running a100 meter sprint but instead of taking in a good mix of oxygen nitrogen and other gases your absorbing pure oxygen at an accelerated rate an your body can’t equequalize an tries to exit the access oxygen through blood an pours resting the Benz

[@ScottBrady06]

Dumb explanation, you just made question more while knowing less than when I started...

[@zeno5326]

At least try constructive criticism

[@bobe7978]

This is obvious satire right

[@Sumi_S]

He could’ve just used human organs as expamples instead of tourists

[@janjyotsoora6362]

The real composition is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 1% other gasses e.g Carbon dioxide and argon..

[@visamap]

Thank u all

[@swabby913]

It's a good thing KZbin censor guys are focused on right wing media. We need more of this kind of content.

[@BostonPower]

WTF.... WHY NOT JUST SAY YOU DON'T KNOW......

[@tyleralberty4993]

This seems like the bends explanation thing is just a flimsy pretext for you to piss and moan about tourists 🤣

[@thisisastupidfunction]

Who's here after watching a few diving documentaries last night

[@asdfghjkl1aff196]

Guys, i think he is not a big fan of tourists, i can't be sure though

[@nineteen96]

I hit the comments for the 97:21 mishap 😂

[@timothyrai7831]

Best example 👍

[@Criminal.Lawyer]

I think he meant 79; not 97

[@essextwo]

I could watch Paula Shore & Richard Simmons rub each other down with baby oil and Brillo pads for an hour… and I’d understand decompression sickness far more than anything I picked up from this video.

[@marcdenlinger5282]

Creative.

[@Flibeats]

This is not a good analogy at all.....

[@MrDrSirGuyManJr]

I actually liked this video because of how hilariously horrible it is

[@royrice8597]

“Deceptive Bends”- 10CC album- 1977. 👍👍👍

[@mausengonmned-5258]

They are dutch so usually they say the ones before the tens

[@litojonny]

yeah i still dont get it...

[@alitabattleangel9403]

I like this guy to explain sex ed

[@sk3shahu9]

Is it 97 or 79?

[@nystagmus]

If you had 100 particles, 97 of them would be nitrogen and 21 of them would be oxygen? That makes absolutely no sense. Did you mean 79 nitrogen and 21 oxygen to = 100 particles?

[@Pete_1986]

You made a relatively simple thing to explain overly complicated.

[@Hawk-courage]

Sorry but 78%nitrogen 21%oxygen and 10%other gas according to nasa web site is any one correct me

[@markyouneva7840]

what did i just watch? why are we talking about tourists and rading cityhall?

[@Kato1559]

Still trying to figure out how you started with 100 and 97 + 21 is 100 lol

[@SimsWithKopal]

I'm not a dog catchef but I don't understand what I was just told.

[@hennessey415]

I'm more confuse now

[@els8638]

sorry was this supposed to be helpful? this was literally a car crash of an explanation. Turned off at 2.02 when there was a fucking tornado and the whole city inside a body set on fire......????

[@nicknortje6513]

You mean 79 tourists! Might want to redo your video

[@joshuapoitras419]

When does 97 + 21 = 100?

[@stickmanarmy445]

nani

[@DocAmerica]

Not 97%. It should be 74% nitrogen

[@offensivelyalive7774]

Uh, what?

[@user-wp6mv2lc9s]

Even though I understand what you were saying, this really is a terrible analogy of the bends

[@tomylim6022]

Cool!

[@OreoMonstar]

amazing

[@mercury-779]

The sound effects are at the same volume as you

[@kryptoid2568]

You're better off citing wikipedia.

[@Leviajohnson]

This isn’t simplified though?

[@bilqeesakbar4995]

I have no ideaa what he's talking about.

[@alexandrospapadopoulos5060]

79 *

[@RafalKukulski]

I understand nothing

[@smoothie2629]

Huh?? Even the first 5 seconds make absolutely no sense 😂

[@paulhomer8872]

Sightseeing?😊

[@alexisclutch3200]

The math is not mathin

[@zeno5326]

I feel like it was over simplified

[@sophialp]

it was