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The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
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First Published:
Jun 2004, 400 pages
Paperback:
May 2005, 400 pages
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The partial pressure of nitrogen in compressed air below a
certain depth causes a mental state similar to being drunk, known as nitrogen
narcosis.
Decompression syndrome or nitrogen embolism, also known as 'the bends', is
caused because nitrogen bubbles form in the bloodstream and tissues of the body
at depth. If a diver surfaces too quickly the bubbles don't have time to
dissolve which can cause extreme pain, paralysis and death. To avoid this
divers must surface slowly.
Because of issues such as these, deep diving requires mixing oxygen with other
gases such as helium. Although these mixes are not without their own
issues.
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