Why Holding Your Breath For 24 Minutes Is Almost Impossible | WIRED

Spanish freediver Aleix Segura held his breath for 24 minutes and 3 seconds in 2016. How is that possible? Here's how.
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Why Holding Your Breath For 24 Minutes Is Almost Impossible | WIRED

[@luminouskiwi1104]

Alright Kevin, you’ve passed 24, congratulations! Kevin?

[@mrlucasftw42]

Jeez, this guy is a champion - 5 hours in, still going strong.

[@luminouskiwi1104]

gamewizl 😂😂

[@hihello7979]

Check his pulse!

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Thats my dog’s name

[@edel4125]

Wow, this dude is amazing, he still going after 3 weeks!!

[@sittingbush]

Up next: *Why dying is extremely lethal*

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Up next: *Why dying is almost extremely lethal*

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Up next: *Why not existing is impossible*

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Up next: *Why not existing is almost impossible*

[@jo_nm9484]

Why it's almost impossible to die in less than 10 seconds

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Up next: why water is wet

[@raliixaviero4674]

Why hold your breath for 24 minutes when you can drown and hold your breath forever

[@gabrielebacchieri]

The first person that died in history is constantly improving the world record as we speak

[@Carter-dv4hz]

In order to drown you have to breathe in water so... hold your breath forever idea out the window.

[@dallasdingman9905]

Carter fine suffocation underwater

[@daniari1000]

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@@gabrielebacchieri Legend

[@robbob5258]

Me: *eats cereal in 5 minutes* Wired: “Why it’s nearly impossible to eat cereal in under 5 minutes.”

[@justinblin]

I guess that makes you the world record cereal eater

[@MrCAHRLIE22]

Felt out of breath just by watching this

[@evanalexander9157]

justcallme MUGO yep

[@SpaceZylo]

justcallme MUGO breath*

[@user-ky2oz9oo7p]

Yep almost passed out

[@gmcfiftythreee]

Ha same here

[@y_6547]

justcallme MUGO true

[@nathangds8664]

World record holder could go underwater and watch this video exactly 3 times before coming back up for air

[@DempseyDaPro]

wrong

[@Am_Cookie2436]

Thats 24 minutes and 3 seconds so hes wrong your wrong

[@Am_Cookie2436]

@@DempseyDaPro :/

[@derikmiller7883]

Technically wrong. But obviously he meant the Spanish diver who went 24 min and 3 sec. Which is this video 3 times

[@null3007]

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[@chloebavaro8606]

4:25 what my cat does before she vomits

[@weswatkins5174]

Chloe Bavaro You win greatest comment of the video!🤣

[@caitlincarr6071]

Chloe Bavaro omg i'm dying

[@gamingmasterjoe3480]

thats my cat too🤣

[@tariffictypist7372]

4:17 Your cat hissing for you to stand back

[@hahalord7294]

That's what my goldfish always do when she stays in water

[@MonkeyBrainz]

My nans been holding her breath for about 50 years

[@PanDaMan-yd3ef]

F in the chat

[@ajayannamalai3623]

F

[@alpha_cadet6860]

Does that mean she's dead?

[@IamINERT]

FFFF

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F

[@omart5930]

*Whole different situation when your drowning*

[@rosalinajrgensen7380]

Omar T omh

[@maaaaaarccc2348]

sorry but.. *you're**

[@Catlandian]

the point here is that you can learn to calm yourself down to a point, because panicking while drowning is the worst thing to do. Granted most people who drown because they can't swim, and then panic.

[@nessguy9538]

AbstractStxnce スバル actually it is your and not your're because you're stands for you are, meaning his sentence is correct

[@deathwish766]

Cavecraft Gaming No, it's you're.

[@PatBatemanAtDorsia]

hold your breath for 24 minutes? aint nobody got time for that.

[@stupidsunny5114]

Pat Bateman lol

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Pat Bateman lol

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Pat Bateman I

[@notupus1950]

Pat Bateman ftgggg

[@tomjenkins0573]

Pat Bateman Nice card

[@moonshine.9169]

I like how they didn't explain why its almost impossible to hold your breath for 24mins

[@anandvyavahare2031]

I was literally going go comment this. So frustrating that I watched a video for nothing

[@xenasaur520]

@@anandvyavahare2031 i can actually answer that question for u: it's because u would die

[@benlichtnau5658]

@@anandvyavahare2031 You have to strategically skip parts. Golden rule: "My experience"-parts can be cut.

[@kaaylib]

they said partly because of genetics and partly because of training lol.

[@ian1697]

😂😂 bro I hope three years later ur still this funny

[@aimarlangley4156]

"Some are just gifted.." Ok thanks I'll go now.

[@ankithmahesh1182]

what method do you use for your 21 second average?

[@aimarlangley4156]

@@ankithmahesh1182 my 3x3 avg? If so I use cfop

[@ankithmahesh1182]

@@aimarlangley4156 I just realized that this isn't even a cubing video.

[@aimarlangley4156]

@@ankithmahesh1182 haha ikr but we can still talk here

[@royonei11]

imagine ISIS trying to drown these guys, they put them down for two minutes and this guy comes up laughing...

[@danielsatta902]

Tropic Clan oh boy

[@BrickzOnTikTok]

😂😂😂😂

[@Noah-ms8hz]

Why the f ISIS would do such a thing?

[@razajafri5193]

COMMENT OF THE YEAR XD

[@pooloutback6657]

Noah because there evil and they want us to suffer so they would record it too.

[@laurencefishburne3754]

we all tried to hold our breath while watching this

[@giacomo7542]

24 likes

[@Serban002]

It's different when you are in water.

[@dylanr4854]

HAAAA i got 2 fuckin minutes BOIIiii

[@firstlast5280]

5 MINUTE BEAT U

[@craftingmac6162]

Not me

[@obayrafi2632]

Jokes on you, i threw my little brother in the swimming pool and he has been holding his breath for 3 days stra..... I have to go

[@lianderey2293]

The best comment ever

[@s1cario411]

MrJohan43 you can’t be fr

[@jofx4051]

FBI PLEASE ARREST THE BOI

[@s1cario411]

Jofx np i already did it lmao he is in my basement

[@nicholascage7696]

@XJohanX has to be a joke

[@Enny_Gima]

All this talk of breathing and heart rate has caused me to breathe manually through this whole video

[@overprotect6012]

Nice

[@orchdork775]

Same! I hate it haha

[@WolfFurr]

This comment made me breathe manually

[@joetroutt7425]

I'm sure everyone did it at one point throughout the video

[@jacobi9793]

Just take a nap while your under water you won’t feel a thing😂

[@KennethMindar]

I know that you are joking but for me it takes like an hour before i actually fall asleep

[@mikorhmn]

ThatsAHeavyStatement hey its true i cant feel a thing

[@derptaneurofan4491]

But when you nap, you automatically turn to breathing, which is something that is not ideal while in water...

[@TBNREllaXx]

ThatsAHeavyStatement same

[@Maddie-dr5pp]

Jacob I you'll drown if you do

[@skezz6607]

Has anyone ever forgotten to breath for a bit and then realise ...Is it just me?

[@ellad152]

invictus me 2

[@gennygood7840]

Meeee

[@Mascotte78]

Usually when I'm staring into nothingness or when I'm super duper relaxed

[@spazzatak5320]

I did it when I was with my friends they thought I died because I was quiet and then all of a sudden breathed really loudly

[@wyattunderwood8870]

All the time m8

[@shewitcher9540]

**Tries the breath holding technique thing** ...If done incorrectly they can be harmful or deadly **BREATHES OUT**

[@tinujijo]

Literally me 2 seconds ago

[@Prickettl]

Same, I was doing it to see if it worked. and he said that and I freaked out

[@Am_Cookie2436]

I can hold my breath for a few minutes :p

[@catraapplesaucemeowmeow2464]

She Witcher SAME

[@johnpeters459]

Same!!!! Lol

[@brandon23471]

"Why Holding Your Breath For 24 Minutes Is Almost Impossible" ... I'm going to guess that it's because humans need to breath oxygen to survive... did I guess correctly?

[@zpunky567]

Funny and original

[@davidbeppler3032]

Nope. It is not the oxygen we need but the release of Co2 in our lungs. That Bajau people have oversized spleens that help them regulate the toxic Co2 in their systems.

[@remkovdc4582]

David is right.

[@dannydevito7000]

David Beppler Not true oxygen is needed.

[@Bbfishman]

@@dannydevito7000 what hes getting at, is that the URGE to breathe is caused by your body's need to get rid of C02. I dont think anybody is arguing that humans dont need oxygen. Hes just saying the reflex that causes you to gasp for air is caused by your body's reflex to purge C02 when it builds up and then take in oxygen.

[@HexDan]

%100 the mustache helped

[@Bi_Floof_Boi]

It filtered the water to pure oxygen

[@it_was_my_cat]

...because you can't hold your breath when you're dead???

[@kolelokaram8541]

You can actually... for a VERY long time.

[@rattaker2670]

You wouldn't die, you would just pass out and depending if you're in water or not, you either begin breathing again or drown

[@rattaker2670]

Peter the fuck engine I said if you're under water or not. When under water it is deadly

[@FaddaWolf]

so, this is where you're wrong. if no oxygen gets to the brain after about 2 mins, you're brain damaged. Freedivers oxygenate their entire systems with the breathe up, then full their lungs to capacity before doing a pool breath hold (static breath hold). Meaning that oxygen is still getting to the brain for several minutes. The issue is that CO2 builds and your limbs are starved making your brain send signals for you to breathe. I'm a freediver myself. Certified Intermediate with PFI. the body is capable of amazing things man.

[@PureReluctance]

CozmicK G you don't die by holding your breath to long....

[@vonilla2947]

Ahh, no wonder I couldn't pass 23 minutes and 59 seconds holding my breath.

[@bcfross]

I tried that with a friend, I could hold for just 2 min and 11 sec, but my friend holded for more than 45 minutes and still in the pool. He is a f*kng monster, beating the WR and all

[@rjntchapz6997]

Sounds like you need to check if your friends dad is poseidon

[@novachromatic]

The only change I saw was your mustache disappearance

[@ronnoc5278]

Me too. Edit: Of fuck why did he shave it?

[@mtoezani9753]

😂😂😂

[@athoomas4800]

Fish are probaly laughing at us.

[@ShaneHornMusic]

Athoomas bring a fish above water and see how long it lasts

[@ivanruvalcaba2527]

Ludo Pisces several minutes

[@alpha7even928]

Ludo Pisces cat fish, snake heads, 2 hours long for catfish, lifetime for snake head fish.

[@mussyx804]

But we are laughing at them cos they die so fast when the are not in water

[@hornii9364]

@@ShaneHornMusic lung fish can survive without water for years

[@docktordolan2182]

*watches girl free diver pack her lungs with air* Me: Oh let me try that “Lung packing can destroy the muscles in your lungs”

[@Ghost-xy7ff]

I can hold my breath for an hour *breathes in hand *clenches hand See?

[@bougezifter5586]

TheGhostGhast underatted comment

[@charonder]

When he comes out of the water he sounds like Phil Dunphy

[@SchmegmaOnToast]

When mom's spaghetti is too long 4:22

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Lmfao

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Gtta eat'em all

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@@altaccount3124 lol

[@retiredplayer9176]

-Nobody: -Kids in the back of the class: 4:27

[@Heknon]

😂

[@ant51006]

My friend can do it for 58 hours... but he only did it once

[@Am_Cookie2436]

Im not ganna even ask how..........HE DROWNED

[@kxasrk2035]

Lim Kee Chee you must be fun at parties...( sarcasm ) Of course assuming you go to parties

[@infect6521]

@@kxasrk2035 chill dude the kid's like 10 years old

[@bigoof1678]

Who the fuck would hold there breath for 24 minutes?

[@pedror598]

professional free divers

[@gringojr1900]

Cause it's fucking awesome. Have you never wanted to breath underwater without a huge scuba suit on? Well, you still can't but this is pretty close

[@spamwithrice]

Checkmate For Us Athesits hiding from terrorists? Go into the pool and hide for 24 minutes. You'll escape.

[@gringojr1900]

Tiger Lily except for the fact that an explosion anywhere in the water would instantly kill you

[@LoafEye]

smelly ass bathrooms that's why.

[@christopherk2885]

It's only game. Why you heff to be mad?

[@icrazymannn9227]

I was holding my breath and i saw this comment and just burst out laughing and started dying :PP

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ZARYA REPORTING FOR DUTY

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ChristopherK2 i love that movie 😂

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zarya

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ZARYA!! HCXFKKNBCSTU

[@sackman6786]

Wired: Why you can't hold your breath for over 24 minutes. David Blane: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[@ankithmahesh1182]

yes lol

[@retardalert9469]

He cheated

[@donquixotedoflamingo7208]

His record is 17 minutes

[@andrewyambao5594]

“Why holding your breath for 24 minutes is almost impossible” David Blaine: hold my beer

[@divyanshkapoor7616]

Hold my water

[@gungdidit3334]

Hold my breath

[@5HT2A292]

These people don't get very old...

[@PVWNSVCR1F1C3]

Matthias we here for a good time not a long time.

[@mo3bius58]

These people are working out on a regular basis and their heart/lung system is pretty strong. No free-diver will smoke or drink excessively alcohol or be fat. Otherwise they couldnt be free divers. Even if the sports put stress on your body, they are still 10 times more healthy than the general public.

[@Y0kzuna]

Yeah, they're in good shape. So are boxers, and racecar drivers. People in the Military are in great shape too. Doesn't mean their occupations aren't inherently more dangerous.

[@golpheox2130]

Actually breathing oxygen is what breakes down your body. In theory the less oxygen you breathe the longer you live.

[@syren7277]

Golpheox So if I suffocate myself...

[@Ryutix]

Once in the middle of history class finished a test far earlier than everyone else so I decided to try to hold my breath for as long as possible. I took 30-40 seconds to relax then started a timer on my phone. I held my breath for 2 minutes and 45 seconds. I think one thing that really helped me with this was that, at this time, I had been playing clarinet for over 4 years .

[@joshharry7881]

2 packs of smokes a day keeps the doctor away

[@evolalien]

The pig - But not the mortician.

[@soundiboi1749]

Hes taken so many world record classes that he's better at all things overall than the actual world record holders

[@thatrandompersononyoutubef3638]

Who thought the guy was bleeding in the thumnail

[@mjheels999]

thatrandompersononyoutube fat only reason why I clicked

[@carlosrosario9920]

me

[@dabossman5650]

thatrandompersononyoutube fat Yuh

[@BlackWolf0801]

His moustache reminds of Dr.Watson from Sherlock 😂

[@alexanderjoukov7961]

Fun fact: you can hold your breath for the rest of your life

[@dylangirouard]

This vid bs they're just afk for 27 mins in creative mode

[@abhiramjoshi827]

I guess My neighbour is a world champion! She went into the coffin yesterday and still holding her breath

[@capableloop82]

Usause Disrespect to ur neighbour smh.

[@hourzerox]

Sorry man, guess dark humor isn't everybody's cup of liquefied baby.

[@SchoolRumble4ever22]

24 MINUTES?!?!?! I CAN'T EVEN HOLD MY BREATH FOR 24 FUCKING SECONDS!

[@GrubbySalad]

damn thats actually kinda sad

[@MicroYeti]

GrubbySalad holding breath isn't a very important live skill tbh. Most people can, but it really doesn't matter if you can't

[@Untoldanimations]

Jamie Read Uh no. If you can't hold your breathe for longer than 30 seconds then there really must be something wrong with your lungs or heart

[@Xtimthaboss]

GrubbySalad it was a joke, it was not meant to take serious.

[@LovelyAlanna]

lad... you must be sick with something, a sedentary person like me can stand almost 2 minutes holding my breath, 30 seconds is just... no

[@lyzziekelly]

I know how to do that lung packing thing, I didn't know that was something divers do, but I definitely knew it helped before holding my breath. My parents used to worry about me because when I would play in the pool with my siblings to find coins I would be under way longer lol. Something about slowly drifting looking for coins is so soothing to me, all I could hear was gentle water movements and my heartbeat. I also used to just sit underwater and meditate or look at the sky so they thought I was drowning 🤣

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

I'm 43 years old was at the Waterpark with the fam. I found a nice spot to float and relax underwater. The life guard asked me to stop. I freaked him out!

[@lennongreenberg2144]

I’m breathing so hard while watching this

[@lolok7655]

Title :Why holding your breath for 24 mins is almost impossible Next video: This kid can hold his breath for 1 hours underwater!

[@erald6598]

Tl;dr you have to be born with this skill

[@garystinten9339]

General Truth no..no you don't. You can learn it like anything.

[@michaeldromes3948]

Title talks about 24 minutes, which in the end seems to be possible for only people born with larger lungs.

[@JL-dance]

Michael Dromes doesn't mean you can't train to get to like 20 minutes without having huge lungs. It's like intelligence, yeah you can be born with a higher intelligence but if you don't train it another person born with inferior intelligence can easily be smarter than you if they develop it.

[@Jwlar]

Everyone can train in anything, but only the genetic elite (Who also trained just as hard) can be the leader in that said thing. Hard work beats just talent, but when talent works hard, everyone else is fucked.

[@JL-dance]

FreeSpark either way i don’t give a fuck, i try my best at what i do and to hell with what is was born with, genes aren’t as important in academia as much as they are in sports.

[@lololololololololololololo7754]

im addicted to this series

[@kevyg973]

we really appreciate you taking time off making super troopers 2 to teach us about holding your breath

[@quewhyes7605]

Because I'd have to be holding my breath for 24 minutes?

[@darthjump]

Nice video but did I not listen carefully or did the question Why It's Almost Impossible to Hold Your Breath for 24 Minutes even answered?

[@dansoup403]

I watched this video, tried to hold my breath while standing up to get a drink and passed out over the sofa like an idiot. 10/10 would watch again

[@user-wv6ng2hi3f]

Why passing “world record+1” is almost impossible

[@ImMilknDat]

In the thumbnail I thought her nose was bleeding lol :3

[@lemnems582]

Cruzkie Games same

[@ItzNeverLupus]

Cruzkie Games yup same

[@jasonliu6944]

Lol i relate to u

[@pepperths1mp743]

Bloomsey same

[@Noum77]

Imagine choking these guys for 24 minutes

[@pathurd9595]

The mustache absolutely helped

[@saddisman5762]

My dude I'm impressed with the things you put yourself in

[@FartGamer39]

Why dying and then coming back to life is nearly impossible

[@BOOGEYMANLLC]

Maybe it's impossible because I'm not a fucking dolphin

[@chonkyduck]

this video was breathtaking

[@ozzyfromspace]

I found myself smiling with him when he announced "4:16, that's great!" Well done, mustache guy, you've made the internet proud.

[@nathanhiar5525]

nobody: literally no one: Wired: Why beating thanos is almost impossible Avengers: *Hold my beer*

[@jiandotusme4272]

Avengers: we are going to kill thanos for good! Thanos: *hold my beer.*

[@karenbaje7731]

Really my brother held it longer he actually never came up he was so good.

[@megapistol64]

I held my breath through out this entire video

[@davidmarji9747]

I think the stimulus (the one where cold water touches the face and thus the heart rate is decreased) evolved during the winter, this helps animals hibernate, but also this might be helpful when an organism is drowning or flowing down a river, if the heart rate is decreased then the rate of breathing is also decreased ever so slightly.

[@DarkPrice8]

i ran out of breath just by watching this

[@FLUXXEUS]

unless you're tortured/drowning I don't see how I'll be using this in life, I feel like I'm back in school 😂😂

[@dongakolny]

If we all hold our breath for 24 minutes. The world will be a better place.

[@ma9ytgaming115]

At this point, even if you make up a joke in your head and you type it, ppl are *always* gonna say "copied" Or "*I aLrEADy HaVE SEeN this*"

[@hazardxh6803]

My longest is 3:17 and I thought I was cool

[@yourhotuncle2285]

Elite_Eclipse 死去 しきょ you have trained right?

[@codiserville593]

That is pretty cool

[@spencer6874]

I get 4 minutes average

[@vicmarner1652]

You're already cooler than most of the people

[@asgeir6420]

Been watching a few videos lately on this and I decided to give it a shot last night before going to sleep, I purged however but managed to hold for my breath for 3:15 lying on bed. Can't wait to go in the pool and try it there as I think I can probably do 5 minutes very easily

[@casherold7934]

Wired: why its almost impossible to hold your breath for 24 Minutes Me: How do you even hold your breath for 30 seconds?

[@TheNandomadrid88]

That was really cool. 4.16 is a long time. Good job

[@teabone5723]

KZbin has the answers to questions you never asked.

[@ahmedm6228]

Umm, so _Why is Holding Your Breath For 24 Minutes Almost Impossible?!_

[@gregor8367]

Dang I was wondering why I could only hold my breath for 23 minutes

[@aidenlodge4436]

I already know the next video why it’s almost impossible to open the door to your house

[@Hello-kl3jk]

these videos are just the world records +1

[@CrackSmonka]

The name of the spanish freediver is arabized and plainly wrong. The right name es "Aleix Segura", and it's a catalonian name.

[@pablobueno7206]

Diente de Pollo hehe xd

[@NinjaFloodYoutuber]

Held my breath for about 10 minutes but that's about it

[@KAIZENFREEDIVING]

Honestly, I was expecting a lot of incorrect information....But, quite a good video with mostly accurate information!

[@gerardgeer642]

I'm super glad he told me that lung packing could be deadly like 5 seconds after I tried it

[@Nathan-qz6wu]

David Blaine held his breathe for 17 mins.

[@rtx_____]

Nathan Zifko He can also fly

[@drfoxitartop8497]

Jimmy James held his for 1hr and 23 mins

[@samuelhartmann8079]

Nathan Zifko true. And that one's already beaten

[@robertm8318]

David Blaine lol! One born every minute.

[@cutiemiaw4708]

my friend hold his breath in water for 43minute. he died

[@salted6272]

You guys are like buzzfeed, but actually make good content. Keep it up!

[@saitejavangari7678]

Good to know, I was planning on going for the 25 minute breath hold this afternoon.

[@aliciabanister8188]

When I was like 6 my cousin and I had a contest to see how long we could hold our breath. Apparently (I don’t really remember it, it was like 15 years ago) I held mine for like 5 minutes and my mom thought I passed out and almost called 911

[@retardalert9469]

Ur problably really gifted and can break the world record.

[@abdullahsaeed7542]

Next someone where else on KZbin : Why is it impossible to make a good video on KZbin.

[@sagew7377]

It’s incredible that people are able to hold their breath over 20 minutes!

[@nandank6727]

I held my breath during this video more times than I did in Bird Box

[@vanteal]

There was a time I wanted to learn more about free diving. I've always had the ability to hold my breath for an absurd amount of time. So long in fact that many people have thought I was dead. I use to swim down to the deep end of the dive pools and just walk around down there..People thought I was nuts.

[@z_cat]

so cool!

[@Guoenyi]

10m deep and you can probably get neutral or negative buoyancy to walk on the bottom.

[@MushookieMan]

@@Guoenyi That's not safe

[@zacorn5858]

I can barely jog for 25 minutes...

[@nolanjshettle]

He mentioned 24 minutes once and never said anything about why it's impossible. Just mentioned it as a bit of trivia, then talked about his experience trying to do it

[@ok-_-_-_-8353]

Did anyone else feel like they couldn’t breath while watching this?

[@meiipa]

Ha my grandma has been doing that for 13 years

[@iitzraz7440]

illuminati confirmed thats dark its not even funny 😑

[@meiipa]

@@iitzraz7440 that why it's called dark humor

[@de_pression2155]

She drunked ? And dindnt got found yet ?

[@gemstealers8282]

She’s dead...

[@NXeta]

TL;DR because you need to breathe air to survive.

[@creepermasked6314]

Kevin: does 24 minutes hold in water Wired: why its impossible to hold breath 25 minutes

[@cheesecakelasagna]

RIP