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From: Peter Coxon <coxoff@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Underwater breathing
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 15:17:33 UT
>Just a thought...
>
>Most marine mammals actually collapse their lungs when they go >underwater.
>This prevents the problems with resurfacing such as gas expansion or >gas
>coming out of solution. What if a bioware or cyberware structure could be
>developed to do this.

>BTW, humans can't do this - collapsing the lungs for a human has >disastrous
>effects. We're not very good at reinflating them. I know someone is going >to
>mention babies breathing once they born. But, I'm referring to both the
>physical processes referring to the lungs as well as the lack of stimulus
>from the nervous system!
Just a thought use a internal air tank (cyber) then fill the lungs with liquid
and then go diving, then use the air in the tank to reinflate your lungs???
(flame away I am not quite consious and what I just said might be a loada...)
>Shaman
Tim (ntoo)

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