Cannot believe that this man went through so much trouble just to remind me to manually breathe

@machieltipo

7 ай бұрын

Lmfao

@davidzwitser

7 ай бұрын

I feel like that wasn’t even a message in this video. It is probably something you have unconsciously in your mind

@adi_cs03

7 ай бұрын

​@@davidzwitserever heard of a joke?

@Morkvonork

7 ай бұрын

Bippity Boppity, your breathing is now a conscious activity!

@Kagrenackle

7 ай бұрын

@@davidzwitser woooooooosh

"Breathing is so important, it happens without conscious thought" GREAT, THANKS A LOT DEREK

@M4TCH3SM4L0N3

7 ай бұрын

As someone with ADHD who forgets to breathe when doing anything requiring physical coordination, I contest this statement.

@UltraProchy

7 ай бұрын

SAME GODDAMNIT

@vicarrighi

7 ай бұрын

manual breathing activated

@dddd6606

7 ай бұрын

Also, you just lost The Game.

@CrosSeaX

7 ай бұрын

Same about blinking your eyes. If you don't think about it, it just happens naturally, like totally.

"Stretching can help expand what you've got" - Veritasium 2024 Thanks that will be noted for future endeavours

@lucassamuel6069

2 ай бұрын

Jelquin explained

@RioRock7

Ай бұрын

Me when I’m jorquin and jelquin it

@kamnale1317

19 күн бұрын

that was back in 2023 im afraid

@falkeborg9432

6 күн бұрын

2023*

The end of his breath was so intense. His neck and chest convulsing and he is losing track of time. Such a great edit with him explaining it as well.

@bholdr----0

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate this vid a lot! So, for the haters, Re: 'He only held his breath for '@1:45 minutes'- try that while filming a vid underwater: no pressure, eh? (pun intended!). I tried it just now, and, though I'm a middle-age, outta-shape smoker, I found that I can easily hold twice as long (3:47- big deal :-\), BUT: I don't think I could've made the same level of improvement (NO way, I'd def fold first) that the poster did for this vid:. THAT is what I find impressive!

@SalesmanWave

Ай бұрын

​@@bholdr----0 Why did you reply to this comment and not the video?

@bholdr----0

Ай бұрын

@@SalesmanWave I found the comment interesting. Should I not respond to comments, but, rather, only respond to the video? Edit- oh, I get it now- Is that such a big deal, such that you'd be a nit about it, and, what, try to score some interweb points? OK, ya got me! Zing! Score one for the poster police! 🤔 (I looked for a 'rolling eyes' emoji, but didn't see one- you'll have to imagine that I ended my post with that.)

@samohle8091

Ай бұрын

@@bholdr----0King

@moonl1314

15 күн бұрын

@@bholdr----0 what a personality, wowzers

I enjoy the fact that the subtitles describe Brandon's laughter as maniacal.

@dvorakgigachad1444

7 ай бұрын

thought i was the only one who noticed lol

@experimentalcyborg

7 ай бұрын

It's not wrong tbh

@UKLGEAS

7 ай бұрын

Subtitles are automatic for the most part. KZread can do them for you, or Adobe premiere pro can also do it. You just have to go through and check they're correct. Not had them transcribe laughter before, but in theory it could do it :/ @@KeksimusMaximus

@kulled

7 ай бұрын

@@KeksimusMaximus what do you suppose comment means? he's saying he enjoys it. tweaking on this guy for no reason.

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

Brandon here - This cracked me up too, don’t know what to tell you 😂

I've been consciously breathing the whole video, which is arguably more torture than what Brandon's doing.

@no3ironman11100

7 ай бұрын

You are now thinking of your breath again. You are now manually breathing.

@Cgraseck

7 ай бұрын

That's funny. As a free diver I always find myself holding my breath when I see people under the water. It's a strange to realize that you haven't been breathing for some time just because you are watching other people not breathing.. Cheers, Chris

@Swoost

7 ай бұрын

@@no3ironman11100 that doesnt work on me anymore, but when youre having a panic attack its like youre manually breathing while never catching your breath, even though physically youre fine and do have enough oxygen your heart start beating out of control which increases your need for oxygen. is terrifying. i dont think anyone has ever died from a panic attack, unless they had a heart condition i guess, but it feels like you are going to which just feeds into the self reinforcing cycle

@moos5221

7 ай бұрын

i hate when i concentrate on breathing and then i can't stop and have that weird paranoia that i need to keep focussing on it or i'll accidenatally stop...but it takes the littlest distraction and it's gone. but it's so weird sometimes. glad i never learned how to control my hearts muscle. xD

@un1c0rn52

6 ай бұрын

Haha yeah ive been eating for this video i feel like im suffocating

I love the explanation of how hyperventilating before holding breath is actually bad in very concise way as well as teaching us how to do it properly through other techniques. Thanks for the awesome video Veritasium!

@LiqqaRoni-cx3tx

6 ай бұрын

I used to do that while swimming. Didn't notice a difference. However I do remember a news story of a girl who unexpectedly blacked out during swim class while they were doing breathing exercises. Going back realizing I could've died because the adults weren't strong enough to pull me out, how terrifying. God's grace is real!

@mmark300

6 ай бұрын

I like to see how far I can swim underwater and I always swim further after hyperventilating, so this really confuses me

@job8

6 ай бұрын

It's so concise that it's not so clear. How would the amount of oxygen in your blood not being increasable because it's limited by the concentration of oxygen in the air while at the same time the amount of CO2 its controllable because it's expellable?

@DavidSartor0

6 ай бұрын

@@mmark300 Hyperventilating reduces the urge to breathe, but doesn't give more oxygen. Makes it much easier to lose consciousness.

@mrjakobt

6 ай бұрын

@@mmark300All you’re doing by hyperventilating is suppressing the natural urge to breathe. That can be very dangerous as that can lead to you becoming unconscious and breathing in water. As the video explains holding your breath is to a large extent depending on psychological aspects. As a lifeguard I increased my diving time significantly with similar techniques to what Brandon mentions.

*The human instinct to hold your breath when you see someone submerged*

This is breath taking

@theknowone9846

7 ай бұрын

YOURE breath taking

@user-_A_nonymou_s_

7 ай бұрын

Just…. Just dont

@TheRafaelRamos

7 ай бұрын

Badum tsss....

@Sanwlaram-patel

7 ай бұрын

*This...... is Elon Musk*

@recreal3628

7 ай бұрын

Sadly, the professional isn't breath taking enough

Learning how to hold your breath that long in that short of a period of time is honestly very impressive.

@tahoforbreakfast

7 ай бұрын

Very impressive yes but I promise you could do it too! I freedive and you could hit a 3 min breath hold just after a couple of days of training. It feels really surreal when you reach a point of total relaxation wherein not breathing feels just as comfortable as breathing.

@KNR90

7 ай бұрын

I went an extra minute on top of his time. I don't exercise at all, which doesn't help. Also I was in bed but in a state of intense anxiety which probably cancels out. But also slightly drunk. IDK if v that helps

@silverhawkroman

7 ай бұрын

​@@KNR90something I noticed is that your entire body breathes through the skin, so immersing is important in this case

@zorbakaput8537

7 ай бұрын

@@KNR90 So you passed out. Does it count if you use chemicals (alcohol)? LOL

@ytrew9717

6 ай бұрын

and not honestly what do you think?

As a free diver and spearfisherman, this was a lovely watch. Breath training and holding is a meditation. It's as much a physical practice as it is a psychological one.

@alexanderharris539

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. I was self taught and its really fascinating to see the methods I "devolped" are actually used by everyone else as well. Stay safe down there!

@bholdr----0

Ай бұрын

@@alexanderharris539 Yeah. Especially when I was a kid/teen: my brother and I and our friends were competitive swimmers, and we would compete to see who could stay underwater the longest, and who could swim the farthest distance underwater without a breath. (And we'd hold our breath whenever we went through a tunnel, of course! I think all kids do that, eh?) One coach once did a lap underwater in a 50 meter Olympic size pool, so 100 meters, in about two minutes or a bit more (I think) I couldn't ever do that, but I can still hold for 3-1/2 minutes pretty easily (after prepping/packing and while staying still (no exertion)... I doubt I could do four, without my life depending it (or maybe with straight O2 before... or if I wasn't a former smoker). Cheers!

Really interesting video, and very well explained. As someone with a background as rescue swimmer, I had the "fortune" to experience a pool blackout under controlled and supervised conditions. The really dangerous thing is, as mentioned in the video, when hyperventilating, is the feeling of sensation and happiness while actually passing out. You are (without help from others) dying without noticing.

I remember learning lung packing from Bear Grylls. I'd sit at the bottom of the pool as a kid for 3 or 4 minutes at a time. It was one of the most euphoric, meditative things to just be floating in silent weightlessness. There was a point halfway through where you just felt like you could stay down there for another hour as long as you didn't move.

@fredriksvard2603

7 ай бұрын

Sounds not entirely safe

@a.c.2219

7 ай бұрын

@fredriksvard2603 after watching this video I now think I was playing with death lmao.

@jonpatchmodular

7 ай бұрын

Can relate. Sitting down by the ladder, watching the pool or just closing my eyes, enjoying the cool water and the calmness... Probably one of the only things I did as a kid that even came close to meditation and deliberate relaxation.

@guiorgy

7 ай бұрын

Same here. I'd sometimes compete against others and would enjoy watching them breath in and dive again several times while I remained underwater unmoving.

@sidarthur8706

7 ай бұрын

that's partly why i can't swim. when my school would take us for swimming lessons i'd spend the time chilling underwater as long as i could because it was the most peace i ever got. the quiet was nice but i worry my brain might have been shutting down as well because of lack of oxygen

I'll have to say, his ability was breathtaking

@-danR

6 ай бұрын

And, tanks to his method, it holds water.

@hb1338

6 ай бұрын

.. except that he wasn't taking breaths.

This is fascinating. I live at high altitude (around 6500 ft) so i was waiting for him to bring it up. Genuinely, the increase of how long i can hold my breath at Sea level is amazing

@bholdr----0

Ай бұрын

Yeah! I'm a former ski bum, and have lived in the mountains at 6k-ish feet, and when I would go down to sea level, it felt like breathing soup... I'd bet a person could train at altitude and then be able to hold a lot longer... Though it's the CO2 buildup that makes one feel like they need to breathe. There is a lot more O2 in a breath than people think (like how rebreathers don't take more air than normal scuba, but, rather chemically purge the CO2 to massively increase diving times... Still, it couldn't hurt. (Imagine what high altitude mountaieers or Nepalese Sherpas, acclimated to 12-16k feet could do? (I also recall reading that pearl/sponge/oyster divers can routinely hold for four, five, plus minutes while diving for their living, and like Sherpas, I wonder how much is training, and how much is genitic... Anyway, cheers!

@meepmonstare

29 күн бұрын

I agree. I'd love to research how much altitude adjustment plays into breath holding

@bholdr----0

29 күн бұрын

@@meepmonstare Yup... I don't live in the mountains anymore, but it would be informative to, say, run a half marathon (or other simaler hard- for me- endurance exercise) while living at sea level, and then live at 6k ft. for a few months (as a ski bum again?) and then do another half-marathon at se level, and note the changes. (Same goes for breath holding.) Very interesting. Cheees!

I've been freediving since about the age of 7. Whenever I dive, music will start to play in my head, as I go longer and longer the more it becomes noticeable. It's kinda like the mantra that Brandon talked about, after a while, my mind would be completely clear and the only thing left was a wordless song. It's actually extremely therapeutic, I reckon everyone should make a habit of holding their breath underwater.

@BeatisMcScoots

6 ай бұрын

as opposed to breathing underwater?

@Lauchzelot420_

6 ай бұрын

Im a Professional scuba diver, occasionally doing free dives and I can 100% relate to your description (ok maybe 95%). It’s just, when your alone and hear nothing but some tides, it feels indescribably calming and relaxing .

@noahtemple8312

6 ай бұрын

@@BeatisMcScoots Although I do enjoy SCUBA diving, I find the silence of free diving more calming and enjoyable.

@noahtemple8312

6 ай бұрын

@@Lauchzelot420_ Even more so when you dive in a lake. I live in Fiordland New Zealand and almost exclusively dive in fresh water. There is very little to see, and even less to hear. Literally just your own heartbeat

@2KHunter

10 күн бұрын

JESUS AND GOD LOVES EVERYONE SO MUCH TURN TO THEM BEFORE ITS TO LATE

Brandon seems like such a nice and kind person, so much endearing and motivation from him. Incredible teacher.

@limenode

6 ай бұрын

Seriously. It's rare to see somebody so accomplished, with such a keen ability, that's also able to describe the mechanics of what they're doing, as well as the mental process, in a really useful, detailed way.

@John-vk8ot

6 ай бұрын

He is very passionate about science

@user-os7ec4dm8x

4 ай бұрын

Very gay too!

@Kepitano

3 ай бұрын

@@user-os7ec4dm8x I don't think he's gay unless you're joking 15:15

@ivoryas1696

3 ай бұрын

@@user-os7ec4dm8x Are... you being serious?

Actually so proud of Derek to last 2 and a half minutes! But, my God, 17 minutes is just WILD

@SmallSpoonBrigade

7 ай бұрын

And it's still nowhere near the record.

@danieliusb2234

7 ай бұрын

Thats what she said

@KodakYarr

7 ай бұрын

That's with pure oxygen, though

@kreynolds1123

7 ай бұрын

I do not want to diminish anyone's personal achievements. But I believe almost everyone can do 2.5 min. It's very likely you can too with a little training and practice in a pool. Give it a try with some friends. Enjoy and be proud of your personal achievements pushing your self beyond what you thought you could do.

@shimizen1693

7 ай бұрын

@@kreynolds1123 No, do not practice in a pool, that's how people die. Practice on your couch instead.

david blaine taught me this same trick. i've learned a lot from you guys too. well done. my longest was a little over 3:30, i thought i was something special, this dude just completely blew my little elementry school training into a full blown career. i knew it was possible. extremely inspiring. ANYONE can learn to hold their breath longer. just like anything else practice makes us progress. great video man!

@MotoVengeance

2 ай бұрын

Same I got 2:30 and then realized how long it had been and lost it 😂

as a doctor, i was pretty darn impressed with the explanation of the physiology of breathing. expertly done, as per usual

I'm a freediver, so this video is right up my alley! I have a dry static breath hold of 9:15 and I'm working myself up towards the 10-minute mark. Breathing exercises were mentioned in the video, but I wanted to repeat just how important it is to be in the right state of mind. Things like meditation and yoga are huge, and pranayama (a meditation/yoga focused on breathing) is a great mix of all three.

@talkingbirb2808

7 ай бұрын

It's logical that right state of mind helps when you sit and do nothing, but does it help when you move during freediving?

@drkatel

7 ай бұрын

Lots of overlap with meditation. I teach mindfulness meditation and suggest some of the same relaxation techniques-making lists to the alphabet, for one. My personal preference for anchoring (to keep my thoughts from rambling) is to do a “body scan.” This must be why my BOLT was longer than I expected considering my torso is short, I’m not skinny and I’m not particularly athletic lol.

@TheNadOby

7 ай бұрын

Wait what, 9+ mins of dry, on air? That's wild! How is your wet goes? Never been freediver but had a 3:15 dry in my youth. Never taken personal records in water.

@scarlettardis2018

7 ай бұрын

Have you tried the wimhoff method? As a full-time smoker, non yogi and non freediver I got 4 and a half minutes laying on my bed first and only time I tried it. (I definitely didn't bother with the dammed ice bath neither) I've always wondered since then if any freedivers had tried to add it to their workouts?

@con5577

7 ай бұрын

@@scarlettardis2018 Wimhoff method is hyperventilating to some extent. Don't add it to freediving.

That was actually crazy how effective going through the alphabet and pausing between each letter was. I watched once through, and my first breath hold with you on the bed was about 40 seconds. My second one while you were in the pool was just over 2 minutes.

@parthsangamnere7087

6 ай бұрын

Same here

@sixfootcreations273

6 ай бұрын

So glad you like this strategy!!! - Brandon

@ToyKeeper

6 ай бұрын

I tried once while sitting up and kind of tense, and went a bit over a minute before I started feeling weird. I didn't try a second time, but I think I might try tonight in bed.

@flipnshifty

6 ай бұрын

Going against the body's natural mechanisms isn't healthy. They're there for a reason.

@Kaldrin

6 ай бұрын

Same here, impressive.

Brilliant, I loved this. Thanks for the video and how it can impact our lives. The ad was pretty well placed as well lol. The connection to breath and practices of mindfulness that I found by reading up on Buddhism seemed really appropriate. Kudos to finding your happy place in lullabies. They are in us so deeply if they have been sung to us from a young age that finding them again is relatively easy.

He has taken my breath away,wow well done 👍🏼

Please be careful with the breath holding. During my teen years, I was a lifeguard. While interviewing for a second lifeguarding position at an indoor pool that also taught scuba diving, there was an emergency. While my future boss was giving me a tour of the pool, we heard yelling at the diving well. We ran over, we dove in and pulled a boy out of the 16’ diving well. A group of kids were doing a breath holding competition. The boy hyperventilated before holding his breath. He passed out while holding his breath. We had to do chest compressions, and we got a regular pulse, but he died on the way to the hospital. 😢😢😢. It’s amazing what the human body can do and the things we’ve learned, but I see this as a pointless activity/competition. Whether in or out of the water, I don’t allow people (especially kids) to partake in breath holding competitions. That was the first time I ever had to put my cpr training into practice…and the kid died. Thank goodness we had a lot of highly trained people show up and they were appreciative that I acted quickly, but that experience messed me up for a while. 30 years later, I’m still haunted by that event. Please, be cautious of this and do NOT have children attempt this!

@josephjoestar953

7 ай бұрын

I normally call it quits after the urge to breath dies down, because at that point it's just scary.

@mrtie6799

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for drawing attention to this It’s called ‘shallow water blackout’ and almost no one knows about it unless they’ve experienced it first hand like you

@Flashv28

7 ай бұрын

Dont tell this dude the % of people surviving cpr in hospital is ≈ 15 %

@mikejettusa

7 ай бұрын

Very good points. I hope people take them seriously.

@boomfiziks

7 ай бұрын

@@Flashv28 I realize that, but not doing anything the survival rate is basically 0%. Yet an AED survival rate is nearly 75%, but their chances drop nearly 10% every minute…unless CPR can be administered. CPR helps to maintain their time and success of revival when an AED is enroute.

Brandon was genuinely so encouraging and charismatic

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed, we had so much fun shooting this video and we’re so grateful to Dr. Muller for having us on to share our fun!

@calholli

7 ай бұрын

This should be expected by everyone

@moos5221

7 ай бұрын

Yes, 100% this. You recognize people with a positive attitude to live and people right away, that's the way to go!

Great video idea with the split screen thing. Something new finally

I learned in yoga to take the sensation of closing my eyes, and do that over and over again (with my eyes closed) and that is the deep relaxation method I used. I was a breath holder as a kid, and would lie in the tub practicing holding my breath. I remember getting a stopwatch for my 12th birthday and using that to time my breath holds. I got up to 120 seconds and was super excited. Hadn't tried again recently, but got to 100 seconds when trying to keep up with Derek's longest hold.

@ambulocetusnatans

6 ай бұрын

I do Qi Gong, and we are taught that holding your breath is very bad. In fact there is one unscrupulous cult (which I won't mention) that uses a modified corruption of Qi Gong to make their victims more susceptible to brainwashing. Holding your breath is really not a good thing to do.

@mangotreebs7749

6 ай бұрын

I hope you had some adult supervision while you held your breath in the bathtub :/

@frightenedsoul

3 ай бұрын

You should do much better as an adult with bigger lungs. I am out of shape and have no practice and on first attempt I got a minute and a half.

This is fascinating.

@santoshdangi4935

6 ай бұрын

👍

@UmarrShaike

6 ай бұрын

Good brockcast

@faisalmalik037

6 ай бұрын

Nice❤

@vidyaseby8446

6 ай бұрын

👍👍

@santoshdangi4935

6 ай бұрын

👍

These people have the will power to reduce their breathing addiction, it's amazing

@titusgray4598

7 ай бұрын

Everyone that has ever breathed will die, ergo breathing causes death. Thus, not breathing is how these people are able to not die. They’re cheating death and that is why I am calling the police.

@ryuguy032197

7 ай бұрын

life gives us beathing and lemons.....we need to throw both of those away🤣

1:53 Hyperventilation was a common trick amongst freedivers to extend the time spent underwater but as explained in the video, it is very dangerous as it only delays the urge to breathe, but doesn't provide more oxygen at all. It is so risky that the many incidents coined the term "shallow water blackout" for losing consciousness as a consequence of voluntary hyperventilation before the dive, differentiating it from ascent blackout, which is due to lowered oxygen partial pressure caused by a reduction in ambient pressure. The most fun way to push your limits is to throw a ball into a diving pool and start playing rugby with your friends. The average length of a dive in UWR is somewhere between 10 and 20 seconds, but these are very intense seconds, you'll be trying to take air in through your body's every hole :) It's a different way of taming the urge to breathe and making your body work more efficiently, but it does allow UWR players longer static apneas.

AMAZING VIDEO. Very informative. Thank you. Just held 1:30 after using the advice that was given in the video.

I can’t just hold for 2 minutes. This guy is a superhuman

@ocoolwow

7 ай бұрын

It probably isn't very healthy for you anyway

@voidrendx6601

7 ай бұрын

@@ocoolwow imma caution you hold your opinion on things you dont know anything about, cause no. its not unhealthy

@A-Negative

7 ай бұрын

Try Whim Hoff. You’ll be able to do 4 mins in a few weeks no problem. Plus you feel great after.

@pyropulseIXXI

7 ай бұрын

I held for just over 4 minutes my first try

@pyropulseIXXI

7 ай бұрын

@@ocoolwow It isn't unhealthy either; it literally does no damage to you

I used to do this as a kid in the bathtub... I would totally relax and stay as still as possible. I was pretty impressed with myself when I made it to over 2 minutes.. I can't imagine holding my breath for this long. Insane!

@squitlertron

6 ай бұрын

Bro i'm just imagining your mom walking in on you and freaking out thinking you've drowned

@fprintf

6 ай бұрын

I used to do this at the bottom of our backyard pool. I'd swim down there and just lay on the bottom. How my Mom didn't freak out is beyond me... GenX stuff I guess!

@LabGecko

6 ай бұрын

@@fprintf I did the same at the city pool as a kid (before the internet, heh). Freaked lifeguards out a few times, but my parents were always telling them "No, he's just a good swimmer."

Brandon has all yhe qualities of a great coach.

tried this at home. worked like a charm, now i can hear colors and see sounds

As a teacher, I really hope people can appreciate how brilliantly Brandon creates a positive learning environment WHILE also pushing someone to exceed their limits - both physically and psychologically

@melissajames308

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing this, I think it's really important in any sport but rarely noticed or discussed

@svenzetterlund2459

7 ай бұрын

"Be brave, do it afraid", I liked this

@JoshuaTootell

6 ай бұрын

While I have only used one flight instructor so far, but this is my experience so far in learning how to flight. Very relaxing and positive. The guy even knows that I'm prior military, and an athlete, and is still super calm with me.

I used to be able to go about 4 minutes. I can't imagine how he's able to manage this long. Pretty amazing.

@garrysekelli6776

7 ай бұрын

He takes heroin before performing this act.

@onurarabac7111

7 ай бұрын

with breathing 100 percent oksijen tank before static apnea and it is like doping so it is against the sport spirit

@physco4641

7 ай бұрын

​@@onurarabac7111 10+ mins with normal sir isn't bad.

@onurarabac7111

7 ай бұрын

@@physco4641 what do you mean with normal

@Lumi_nance

7 ай бұрын

​@@onurarabac7111maybe the performer in the video did 10min with normal air. At least, that's what his comment imply

I like that you got into the scary drowning stuff right towards the end when you can see him getting uncomfortable. really nice tension

Well made as always. Love these videos

Brandon is a legend! loved seeing him holding his breath the whole video

@volvo09

7 ай бұрын

That was insane.

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, we love you too!!!

@blah204

7 ай бұрын

Only downside is that I garantee this video is gonna make a bunch of idiots hurt themselves lmfao

@mimetype

7 ай бұрын

Why is he dead sill in the tank but the water is making waves at the top?

@volvo09

7 ай бұрын

@@blah204 doubt it. I'm sure plenty of us tested how long we could hold our breath, and that's all people will do.

I remember finding a random article about this when I was like 15, giving some exercises to do. Got me from 60s to around 3.30, then about 4 after learning the urge to breath can be ignored more or less safely. Still not recommended to do this without someone nearby just in case, but it's super interesting stuff. I'm willing to bet the people who do this are at least a little bit addicted to the feeling of relaxation/euphoria associated with it, it's very meditative especially when submerged. I totally get it.

@remixtheidiot5771

7 ай бұрын

i agree. my favorite thing to do any time my family goes out to swimming resorts (assuming water slides are out of the question) is just finding a nice spot and holding my breath for as long as possible and imagine I'm in one of those sensory deprivation chambers. I nearly drowned once as a kid when I accidentally found myself stuck under a floaty filled with people once and couldn't swim away from them, so perhaps fhere's some adrenaline rush in it for me whenever I do it. Challenging and overcoming that trauma or something.

@influentialnobody8960

7 ай бұрын

Ive heard people just die , since the breathe reflex is ignored if they go too far they just blackout and die

@aarondavis8943

7 ай бұрын

I remember getting to about 2 minutes within days after reading Ganesh for school (In the book, they use meditative techniques to hold their breath) . It was surprising how quickly my breath holding improved at that age (13 years old). Eventually I got to about 3:30 if I remember correctly. I just got 1:30 which surprised me as I smoked for 30 years and only quit 3 years ago. I reckon I can get back to 2 minutes by tomorrow 😁

@aarondavis8943

7 ай бұрын

@@influentialnobody8960 I think it's pretty rare, though, because the moment you black out your body _typically_ goes autobreath mode, even after breath holding training. Still, probably best to not do this in a pool with no one else around.

This was such a cool idea for a video! Veritasium--such a great channel.

I remember teaching myself how to extend my breath hold in a swimming pool as a kid. Figured out breath packing, and counting time really slow so that by the time I reached a count of 100 I'd been down about 2.5 minutes, eventually breaking 3-3.5 minutes by counting even slower. Developed the capacity to swim from one end of the pool to the other, back, and over again on one breath. The water has to be at a comfortable temperature to get a better time. I live in a colder climate now and pools are chillier, so my body consumes more oxygen to stay warm and I have trouble holding my breath so long.

@coulie27

6 ай бұрын

same story here. my slowed thought was always running a sports play in extreme slow motion. a batter running to first base. Now can do that 0.25× on youtube. ⚾😎🙏

@SSJ3Tim

6 ай бұрын

Same here on every count! I think my record was just over 3 minutes, and I was also able to cross my parents' pool multiple times on a single breath. I did use hyperventilating as well because, at the time, I believed that it oxygenated my blood. This video is the first time that I heard it only removes carbon dioxide! I was happy to find I was pretty easily able to hold my breath for about a minute forty during this video, just sitting here at my desk, and that's without breath packing or really getting my heart rate down.

@mmark300

6 ай бұрын

​@SSJ3Tim I like to see how far I can swim underwater and always swim further after hyperventilating, so this part of the video confuses me. Maybe it becomes more detrimental after a longer period of time than I am able to hold my breath and swim.

@XiaolinDraconis

6 ай бұрын

Have you tried peeing? That's how I stay warm in my friends pool.

@XiaolinDraconis

6 ай бұрын

​@@mmark300how far, or how long? If you're measuring distance then your variables are all over the place. How could you possibly control speed while hyperventilating? You have to measure time under while in motion.

1:00 dang now I am breathing manually darn Veritasium

Thx for all Ur help guys

Interesting video, extreme people, very strong and it feels like they are not from our world. Well done!!!

There's a TED talk from David Blaine where he talks about his personal record (17 min iirc), starting all the way from him wanting to do it as a magic trick to him realizing that doing it for real is easier and performing it, I highly recommend it.

Whose worrying every time you see Brandon and can't focus on the video 💀💀 . . . . . . . Yeah I am also the one🤣

this video is breathtaking

As a national level swimmer,this video taught me quite a few ways to understand my breaths. while swimming even 1 wasted movement could decide if u are going take extra breaths while swimming or not which would heavily affect the position u are going to be at those wasted movement and extra breaths can take your rank from 1st to 3rd or even below.Every movement has to be precise.Thank you for this video😭💖

I paused the video and came back 30 minutes later, and he was still holding his breath! Incredible!

I love his laughter. So energetic. So prositive.

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! We had so much filming this, when I watched it with CC on it said maniacal laughter when I was laughing and I nearly spit my drink. Glad you enjoyed, we are so grateful for Derek having us on this episode!

@HuntersDad.

7 ай бұрын

😂 I absolutely love Brandon's laugh, it's fantastically crazy sounding and catchy lol if I would've seen maniacal laughter in CCs I'd have died omg 😆

@TheRlovett

6 ай бұрын

Yes I agree, I get a sense he has reached some euphoric state through this work. A very powerful mind. The ability to turn off thoughts is just amazing

Before I even start I realise how much I trust this guy... After, I REALLY enjoy breathing!

I remember trying to do this in my dad's pool when I was younger. I got up to three and a half minutes before I started getting headaches, so I stopped doing it. I thought it was very impressive that I could learn to do that. It was one of the most serene activities that I could do. I loved it.

I have nothing to say but "WOW". I am just amazed by the thing you manage to do

These are the mantras at 7:39 Come what may Seek a direction not a location Think free, live wild Fear is a waste of imagination Rest before productivity does Worthless shapes of self pity, go! We are all museums of fear Don't learn to sail boats upside down all concepts begin on trial Pretend. Enjoy Rest before progress does [rest]. Focus on the process Disarm yourself first Complete what is next Be brave: do it afraid Scuttle the lead Do not hide what you seek

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed these! I have them up in my lab/work space to keep me mindful of my intentions and they’re so helpful when I do these long breath holds!

I would never be interested in doing it but I absolutely love that this type of performance art exists within the magic and illusion space because it means that it does really blur the line between is this an illusion or is it real? It’s very cool

I fast forwarded through the ad to help Brandon out

@Veritasium one of my favorites of your videos! AMAZING that you're still going strong after all these years!

I didn't realize he was talking to the same guy doing the breath holding until 16:00 lol🤣🤣🤦‍♂

@karoleq3129

6 ай бұрын

Me too, I've realized few seconds earlier

We've watched our vid, done whatever we want, done all the ads we wanted, but this guy on the right is still holding hus breath

I have the body type they describe as the best for this stuff… I’ve always been able to do about 3 minutes as a breath hold. This has encouraged me to try and practice to see if I can do one of those ridiculous like 7-8 minute holds

I have sleep apnea so I basically sleep in a hyperbaric chamber every night. I suspect its one of the reasons that despite being a bit on the heavier side 170 lbs at 5'8" I have decent breath holding ability. I also used to swim and play French horn in middle school into high school and practiced breathing technique and breath holding.

@veritasium

7 ай бұрын

I was also a French horn player!

@bomberex7809

7 ай бұрын

@@veritasium The few but the proud

@JustAnotherBuckyLover

7 ай бұрын

That's... not how it works. CPAP/APAP isn't anything like a hyperbaric chamber, and neither a hyperbaric chamber nor CPAP/APAP is going to increase your capacity to hold your breath. It's literally just some air at reasonably low pressure for most people (usually not more than about the pressure it takes to blow bubbles through a straw into a tall glass of water) stenting open your airway so it doesn't get blocked (think of one of those wacky inflatable wavy arm things, or a bouncy castle - the constant flow of air blows it out and keeps the tubes expanded, but when the flow of air drops, they collapse in on themselves). That's assuming that you have OSA, of course, and not central sleep apnea like I have - where my brain literally just forgets to breathe, and I have to be ventilated and on oxygen at night because otherwise I spend 90% of the night with precipitously low oxygen levels and stop breathing over 100 times an hour, for up to 90 seconds at a time. Unfortunately, because the pressure and type of ventilation I need are more complex, the ventilation causes my alveoli to collapse if I come off the ventilator too fast when I wake up, and let me tell you, THAT is not fun at all.

@bomberex7809

7 ай бұрын

@@JustAnotherBuckyLover I don't use a CPAP. I meant to say my dad has sleep apnea and he tells me my snoring sounds just like his sleep apnea snoring. Like I stop breathing multiple times during the night. I am not medically sure that I have it. But from the accounts of friends and family, I probably will take a sleep study soon. The hyperbaric chamber was referring to my snoring reducing my air intake.

@eSKAone-

7 ай бұрын

He meant hypobaric, but it's still not the same.

5:57 that clip of the baby going underwater was really cute.

@praagyadhungel1357

7 ай бұрын

Reminded of nirvana's album cover

Tried to see how long I could watch this video with 1 breath. Made it to 6:41. This guy on the side is a champ for sure!

Impressive, inspiring and breathtaking

As a swimmer an addition i would add is when the body starts to suggest that you need a breath start to breahe out. Only do the smallest "bubbles" possible and only one "bubble" per second. This helps me get past the wall for the last 30 or more.

Brandon is just a guy that loves what he can do, smiling all the time

@sixfootcreations273

7 ай бұрын

Thank you I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, I really do love what I do and I hope others can feel the same joy and excitement!

This guys a great teacher

This is so freaking fascinating.

11:13 That "When have I not breathed for a minute? Maybe never in my whole life" kicked something in me and now, I want to try it too

I remember seeing a ted talk(?) years ago about this and the top comment has lived rent-free inside my brain ever since: "man holds breath for 17 minutes, talks about it for 18"

This is breathtaking.

its really good content to see an ad for Betterhelp with a guy unable to breath underwater right next to it.

What the hell? Mark Rober, Real Engineering and now Veritasium uploading on a single day. Today is a good day.

@amincesare

7 ай бұрын

Crazy just noticed that Good day indeed

@evankear

7 ай бұрын

And Steve Mould

@shashikiran5385

7 ай бұрын

Yea and hacksmith

This is fascinating. Do we know if there are long term impacts doing this on a regular basis, benefits as well as negative health issues? The obvious benefits that stand out would probably be ability to control breathing, endurance. But are there other subtle benefits. And what about the negative health issues like damage to brain cells? What do the health studies suggest? As always, another outstanding topic and video.

@srellison561

6 ай бұрын

I was wondering about damaging brain cells, also. On the other hand, 4 oz of alcohol kills about a million brain cells, so it's probably less of an issue holding your breath than knocking back a few drinks after work.

@karlrovey

6 ай бұрын

Given that he isn't passing out, he's not teaching the threshold for brain damage.

@dhudach

6 ай бұрын

@@karlrovey With all due respect, passing out seems to me like short term impact. I was wondering about studies that track people who do this over a long period of time. I can imagine that changes to body chemistry and biology would be subtle and not noticeable in the short term. But over a long period of time, years for example, the effects could accumulate.

@NONO-hz4vo

6 ай бұрын

I was far more curious about this than the method behind building the skill. We know there are long term affects associated with a lot of endurance pursuits that I would think this would mimic.

@CuteLethalPuppy

6 ай бұрын

There have been studies that indicate breath holding can cause brain damage. Search for: breath holding brain damage, That said in some cases involving actual diving the brain injuries might be due to "decompression sickness" (the dissolved air in the the blood "fizzing" out) or similar. But for other cases, it's already a fact that a human brain requires quite a lot of oxygen. If the brain didn't need that much oxygen there would be fewer stroke victims in the world... So. don't over do it - go look up the number of minutes human brains can go without oxygen and stick to below the lower number.

Oh man, he made almost all the way. Good job.

Thanks for this video, Derek. Funny that I'm "diving" in this matter a lot is the past week. Last wednesday I held my breath for 3m15s in the pool. My record is still 5m02s but that one was on dry land 😁. If you have some time, please make a video over the mammalian divers, especially sperm whales! Their biology is fascinating as well. There are some birds too.

@Michael_Insects

6 ай бұрын

WHAT I can't even hold my breath for 1 minute!

@chessandmusicwithoskiez6241

6 ай бұрын

It’s alright same

@ChainsawChristmas

6 ай бұрын

5 minutes is great!

@OEclecticismO

6 ай бұрын

Isn't holding the breath on dry land much harder? You should easily do more than 5 minutes under water

@jzneto

6 ай бұрын

@@OEclecticismO For most people yes, they usually get relaxed in water and can perform better. But not for me, holding my breath in water makes me a bit nervous lol

8:27 bro discussing hypoxia like it's a kind of high 😂

When I was a kid my brother and I would do holding breath competitions all the time. I definitely remember getting past 2 min. Trying the initial test with Derek I got 2:03 and then doing the alphabet thing (thanks Edward Lear) brought me up to 3 min. I am not really the body type mentioned but it was very interesting to hear about packing. I have never heard the term but my mom once described a similar breathing exercise to get to sleep that has kind of stuck with me and I have done a lot since childhood. You breathe in as much as you possibly can, making sure you do it over 10 seconds. Hold for 5 second, and then take in even more in 5 one second breaths. Hold for 5, then breath out for 25 seconds continuously, literally emptying out as much as you possibly can. I guess it was probably doing that all the time that helped me hold my breath longer.

@leafan101

7 ай бұрын

Anecdotally it seems to help me get to sleep when I am tired but just cannot turn my brain off. Who knows if it really helps though; maybe it is just the counting that helps turn off the brain, like counting sheep.

i had been training my breath hold with wim hoff method. makes sense that hyperventilating (lowering your ability to hold your breath - putting your body in a tougher position) would contribute to increasing your overall ability to hold your breath

Wow, I actually held my breath for almost two minutes when he asked us too. I had no idea I could do this.

"please dont try this at home" instructions unclear, I've already suffocated to death

@bosssnurp5912

7 ай бұрын

Can I come to your funeral?

@ngcf4238

7 ай бұрын

Shoo shoo go away chat bot Do not like this comment guys

@SpaceBlockRR

7 ай бұрын

Damn

Thank you very much Derek and everyone in the veritasium team for all your amazing videos!

There is a weird mental state you get into while doing long breath holds underwater that can't really be explained but its very tranquil and I found having my eyes open helped a lot.

Love the CGP gray shirt

My best over the summer in the pool after trial-and-error was 2:13 so that's impressive how quickly you got to 2:30+! I learned right away that hyperventilating was counter-productive. I learned to relax the muscles and get into a trance state. I didn't consider lung-packing, but I tell you what worked for me to extend my time: I would slowly trickle out the air in my lungs after the first minute or so after. I would sink to the bottom of the pool. Then, when the CO2 sensors are screaming at me to surface to breathe, I try to fool myself by acting like I'm slowly coming up and then hold a little while longer before finally surfacing.

@josepha3805

6 ай бұрын

Oh man this is so scary, I can't even try it! I just do some ice bucket

@Zuignap

5 ай бұрын

I can get 2 min laying in bed and start breathing after that, I'm scared of damaging my brain if I push it any harder. Haven't tried in water and frankly think that's a bit more scary seeing how you can drown if you black out

@Lennybird91

5 ай бұрын

@@Zuignap Yeah understandable! Definitely not the safest thing lol. Just to note, the body has sufficient oxygen for the brain generally for about 4-5 minutes. As the video notes, what you're feeling is the buildup of CO2.

@bholdr----0

4 ай бұрын

Yeah-practice, conditioning, etc, like everything. I used to swim competively, and climb (at mid altitude) recreationally, and when I just now tried to hold, economic attempt, I got to @3:30+ (am 45, a smoker, 5'8, 175, in barely 1/2 decent shape...). Probably could have done more if it was consequential, maybe. Thoughts?

@d_lta

2 ай бұрын

​@@Zuignaphavent watched the video, but isnt it easier to hold your breath for longer underwater?

I really enjoy breathing. This really does give me a new appreciation for breathing. When praticed effectively, just deep breathing exercises is better then any anti-anxiety meds available.

Really appreciate such unique videos ❤

I do not know which is cooler: that there is such a popularizer of natural science, or what I learned from this video! It's so cool when people do what they sort out in detail and explain on visual models what you once scored to understand for some reason. Plus ultra! ^_^

I loved this video, it feels very therapeutic to hold the breath. My personal record by just breathing a lot before holding is approximately 5 minutes now I just want to see how much more I can achieve with these advices.

@frightenedsoul

3 ай бұрын

Try and watch an engaging KZread video on your next attempt. I honestly feel like distracting your mind without expending calories to engage it by trying to distract it with your own imagination is super beneficial.

I was holding by breath for your next video-I wasn’t disappointed!

The gimmick of keeping Brandon on the right side of the screen the whole time just to drive in that yes, he actually is holding his breath for this long, is such a fun choice.

Blissfulness, clarity, and focus come as a direct result of learning to calm and control the mind and body. Imagine if schools taught this before reading, writing, and arithmetic!

i watched the video on 2x speed so brandon had to hold his breath for 9 minutes instead of 18, can't imagine that he would survive twice the length

@legendariersgaming

7 ай бұрын

Now I'm gonna watch it on 0.25x speed 😈

As a diver all my life I understand all of this and the relaxation techniques as mentioned to increase breath hold self taught as I am now 63. I don’t really count times or depths for that matter anymore basically because I hunt so it more about achieving the hunt than thinking about it! But I really liked this episode 😊

This was so cool. I'd love to check blood samples for lactate and pH. Did you look at the whole oxygen delivery equasion (Delivery equals cardiac output multiplied by oxygen content (dissolved plus bound to hemoglobin)? We break it down and use it in critical care to manage shock. You might also be interested in kids with congenital heart disease who live with oxygen saturations in the 70s/80s (instead of 100%) due to shunting effects or having a single ventricle.

awesome video thankyou for the education.

On the one hand: this skill can be an *incredibly* dangerous thing to practice. I feel like you should never do it without a spotter. On the other hand, for some survival situations where you may be trapped in an environment with no fresh air flow its a skill that might help tremendously to buy time until you can be saved. 😮

@biosdilt1399

7 ай бұрын

I like to do apnea but outside of water just laying on a bed, it's already a great exercise, but yeah it's pretty dangerous to do it in water