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How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?

April 8th 2009 22:10
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Remember as a kid when you used to have staring contests?

Or how about thumb fights?

Perhaps you would occassionally see how long you could hold a note or my personal favourite - how long you could hold your breath for!

Of course the benchmark for any nine-year-old was a minute - and you would always have a mate put their hand under your nose to ensure you weren't cheating.


But apparently - the average person in good health can hold their breath for about two minutes, but with even small amounts of practice it is possible so they say to increase that time dramatically.

Of course, a factor associated with longer holding times is the consumption of pure oxygen beforehand with the world record for holding your breath after inhaling pure oxygen now around 17 minutes while the record without the pure oxygen, is almost 9 minutes.

Folks - two minutes is still a mighty long time in my books - so perhaps I'm not that average afterall - but 9 minutes - let alone 17 - well that's breathtaking!

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Comment by Damo

April 8th 2009 23:18
I have learned over the years on Orble never to hold my breath.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

April 9th 2009 00:04


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Damo

. . . or die trying!

Stay safe this Easter champ.

Comment by Anonymous

April 9th 2009 06:11
Holding my breath for 3 minutes won me some money once.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

April 9th 2009 09:11


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Did it win you any new fans though?

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 9th 2009 16:50


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im sure it dramatically decreases if you are a smoker

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

April 9th 2009 20:45


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Or waiting for a pay rise from the boss!

Comment by Wilson Pon

April 10th 2009 05:24


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Mr. Nice Guy, my best record is 91 seconds and I nearly suffocate in this dangerous attempt!

Note: To all beloved readers, it's highly dangerous and don't try it at home, especially in the washroom! lol

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

April 10th 2009 21:19


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You have to pick your washrooms more carefully in future.


Comment by Anonymous

April 19th 2009 23:43
Once i held my breath for 30 minutes.

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