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| The American professor who made a record of staying underwater for 74 days under severe water pressure |
An American researcher has broken the record for being submerged for the longest time without artificially reducing the water pressure.
Joseph Dattori spent 74 days in a special chamber in 30 feet of water in Key Largo, Florida.
They still have no intention of coming back to the surface. On Sunday, he said that he will stay for 100 days in the undersea 'lodge' of Jewels.
He said that the quest to invent something new has brought me here. My goal since day one has been to inspire the next generation, to interview scientists who research life under the sea and try to understand how the human body works in extreme environments. '
The previous record for the longest days under normal underwater pressure at the same place was 73 days held by two professors in 2014.
Unlike a submarine, a lodge does not change due to an increase in underwater pressure.
Professor Dattori, also known as 'Dr. Deep Sea', began his journey from a small room in the deep-water 'Jewels Undersea Lodge' on March 1.
It is named after Jules Verne, author of the science fiction book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
In 'Project Neptune 100', Professor Dattori of the University of South Florida was researching the effects of being under high pressure underwater for a long period on the human body.
Researchers are monitoring the 55-year-old professor's health and are also looking at the effects of being alone for so long on his mental health and conducting medical tests.
However, despite being underwater, he has not abandoned his duties as a professor. Professor Dattori, who also served in the Navy for 28 years, has been teaching biomedical engineering classes online.
Professor Daturi meanwhile wakes up at five in the morning to exercise. They don't get hungry by eating high-protein foods like fish, eggs, etc. and they heat them up in their microwave.
While their underwater stay is record-breaking, they're also eager to go back and do something special.
"What I miss the most here is the sun," he said while talking to the AP news agency.