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Man, designed by nature to plod the surface of the earth and occasionally to flounder in the uppermost layer of its waterways, gets into trouble when he tries to go either up or down. The medical hazards of high-altitude flying have long been studied. Until recently, the corresponding dangers...
A diver who holds his breath while ascending is in a far worse plight: instead of a low-pressure pocket, a high-pressure pocket forms in his lungs, which may burst as a result. The diver is, says Dr. Lanphier, "immediately a candidate for one of the most serious of...
Some people, Dr. Lanphier believes, should not even think of becoming skindivers : those with heart trouble or breathing difficulties, the obese, those who cannot easily equalize the pressure in their middle ear and sinuses, those with a perforated ear drum, and the reckless. Also, "men over 40 deserve special scrutiny...
Describing sky diving, Istel said "There is no sensation of falling, you drop from the plane and swoop down through the air making controlled turns and banks and then after thirty seconds open your parachute.
Istel said that there are over one million practicing sports parachutists in Russia and that the sport is also popular in France. He hopes that sky diving will soon become an established sport in the U.S.