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  • Why a Quick Cold Water Swim Is Good for You

    Why a Quick Cold Water Swim Is Good for You

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    People have been taking dips in ice cold water for generations, both for pleasure and for generations-touted health benefits. It may seem crazy to plunge into freezing water for any length of time, but this video from the folks at DNews runs down some of the benefits—and sets the record straight on the dangers. See…

  • Fun with Vortex Rings in the Pool

    Fun with Vortex Rings in the Pool

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    Create half-ring vortices in a pool by sliding a plate through water and adding food coloring to the ends.

  • Scientists Set World Record for Living Underwater

    Scientists Set World Record for Living Underwater

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    Two scientists have broken the record for the longest time spent living underwater, as of 11:28 a.m. EST today. The biologists, Bruce Cantrell and Jessica Fain, have spent nearly 10 weeks in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, which bills itself as “the only undersea hotel on Earth” and is located just off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.…

  • RSCC educators living underwater to break world record

    RSCC educators living underwater to break world record

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    Two Roane State Community College educators are more than halfway through their bid to break the world record for consecutive days spent living underwater. Bruce Cantrell, associate professor of biology, and Jessica Fain, adjunct instructor, are living in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, a small underwater lodge located in the Florida Keys. “You never know what’s going…

  • This Is What Happens When Scientists Go Surfing

    This Is What Happens When Scientists Go Surfing

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    Scientists and Surfers travel to Mexico to test technology in hope of improving athlete performance. The goal of the Red Bull Surf Science project is not to revolutionize the way we approach surfing, or even try to elevate it to next level, instead the objective is to further the technology that is being developed, and…

  • Robotic Micro-Scallops Can Swim Through Your Eyeballs

    Robotic Micro-Scallops Can Swim Through Your Eyeballs

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    Designing robots on the micro or nano scale (like, small enough to fit inside your body) is all about simplicity. There just isn’t room for complex motors or actuation systems. There’s barely room for any electronics whatsoever, not to mention batteries, which is why robots that can swim inside your bloodstream or zip around your…

  • Does Shaving Your Body Actually Help You Swim Faster?

    Does Shaving Your Body Actually Help You Swim Faster?

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    Many swimmers, cyclists, runners, and body builders shave their bodies in an attempt to perform better. Does it actually help? Trace is here to discuss.

  • Danish Scientists Create Crystal Which Would Allow Breathing Underwater

    Danish Scientists Create Crystal Which Would Allow Breathing Underwater

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    Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark have synthesized a crystal which could allow people to breathe underwater. Dubbed the Aquaman Crystal – perhaps by fans of the DC superhero – but really called the less catchy “[{(bpbp)Co2II(NO3)}2(NH2bdc)](NO3)2 * 2H2O”, just a spoonful bucketful [corrected by them in a youtube comment, ed.] of the material can absorb…

  • East Tennessee professors to spend 73 days in underwater lab

    East Tennessee professors to spend 73 days in underwater lab

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    Two professors at an East Tennessee community college plan to spend 73 days in an underwater laboratory in a unique educational endeavor that will also attempt to break a world record. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that beginning Friday, 63-year-old Bruce Cantrell and 25-year-old Jessica Fain will live in a special habitat called Jules Undersea…