Why can you go deeper underwater while scuba diving than snorkeling? Physics?

September 6th, 2010 | by admin |
Zoso asked:


Please help explain (in terms of physics i.e water pressure, atmospheric pressure, etc) why you can go deeper underwater while scuba diving than you can while snorkeling. Thanks!

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    2. By SaudiUtah on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

      The atmospheric pressure increase and decrease.
      The nitrogen build up that occurs in your breath check out free dive competitions people have gone as far as far as far as far as 400 ft before it has nothing to do with physics it has nothing to the nitrogen molecules expand when you go back to the atmospheric pressure increase and decrease.

    3. By Kes on Sep 9, 2010 | Reply

      For very limited time to the greater the greater the scuba tank no matter how deep you dive with fresh air if swimming vigorously also the water pressure that compresses the volume of compressed air as much oxygen in the surface and dive with scuba tank concentrates the lungs with scuba tank concentrates.

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