Invention allows humans to breathe like fish
Posted on Wednesday, 8 June, 2005 | 11 comments
Alan Izhar-Bodner, an Israeli inventor, has developed a way for divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome oxygen tanks. His apparatus makes use of the air that is dissolved in water, just like fish do. The system uses the "Henry Law" which states that the amount of gas that can be dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the pressure on the liquid.Raise the pressure - more gas can be dissolved in the liquid. Decrease the pressure - gas dissolved in the liquid releases the gas.
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#7 Posted by Super Pancake on 8 June, 2005, 19:46QUOTE(blizno @ Jun 8 2005, 02:39 PM)We'll need anti-pruning cream![right][snapback]663644[/snapback][/right] I think waterproof suits would be more practical
#8 Posted by ROGER on 8 June, 2005, 20:12Just remember Natures Rule! Big fish Eat other fish. If you swim like a fish, you may be Some Things DINNER!Care for a swim?
#9 Posted by UniversalParadox on 8 June, 2005, 21:43Probably costs thousands of dollars, though.
#10 Posted by final flight on 8 June, 2005, 22:34maybe now, but not in the future once the technology becomes refined.
#11 Posted by AztecInca on 9 June, 2005, 3:14Well once all the minor problems and kinks have been ironed out, its affordable and has small batteries I`ll buy one. Should only be about a decade or two.
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