Free diving is a sport where people dive underwater as deep as they can without carrying air tanks, so just by holding their breath. We hear about Herbert Nitsch who holds the world record for the deepest free dive and find out how an why he does it - plus we'll teach some useful vocabulary along the way. This week's question:
On dry land, at sea level, the pressure or weight of all the air above us is known as an atmosphere. How far underwater do you have to go until the weight of water is equal in pressure to another atmosphere? Is it:
A: 1 metre
B: 10 metres
C: 100 metres
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary:
lungs
the organs in our body we use for breathing
urge
a strong need or desire to do something
spooky
scary and mysterious
intimidating
overpowering and frightening in a way that makes you lose confidence
to be deprived of
to not have something you usually have, to have something taken away
sensations
physical feelings and senses like sight and sound
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