17 minutes without oxygen ... amazing and insane. This video stayed with me for a long time. In it, you'll see David Blaine explain how he trained to be able to hold his breath for a world-record 17 minutes. It makes me think is one twisted individual, and yet I like that people push the limits like this.
mk: That was amazing. I think he has personality qualities that have developed out of these pursuits as well.This made me think of the movie The Big Blue, which is about free-diving, and life: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Blue -It's worth watching.