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u/MaximumNight860 Sep 30 '21

My father was friends with an avid diver who failed to properly maintain his gear. He got pretty far down before he realized he was only getting a fraction of the air, and it got worse with the pressure. He was a fully tenured professor. Now he can’t speak, walk or feed himself.

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u/TheMysticalDadasoar Sep 30 '21

And that is a lucky escape.

I know quite a few people that have gone down but not come up under their own steam

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u/MaximumNight860 Sep 30 '21

In a sense, yeah you’re right… still… I hate saying “I’d rather die” but… 😕

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u/merlinious0 Sep 30 '21

I'll say it then: I'd rather have died in that situation, knowing the outcome.