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6 sourced facts about scuba diving, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer33 feet (10.06 meters)
At sea level, air already presses on us at 14.7 pounds per square inch — you feel the change on your eardrums within a few feet.
Source: NOAA Ocean Service, How does pressure change with ocean depth? oceanservice.noaa.gov
Answer332.35 m (1,090 ft 4.5 in)
Egypt's Ahmed Gabr set it in the Red Sea off Dahab in 2014.
Source: Guinness World Records (2014) (2014) guinnessworldrecords.com
Answer6,600
PADI also counts 128,000 professional members worldwide.
Source: PADI, About PADI padi.com
Answernearly 15 hours
The slow ascent was needed to manage the risks of the extreme water pressure at such depths.
Source: Guinness World Records (2014) (2014) guinnessworldrecords.com
Answer318.25 m (1,044 ft)
Gomes also set his record off Dahab, Egypt; Gabr beat it by about 14 meters.
Source: Guinness World Records (2014) (2014) guinnessworldrecords.com
Answerabout 10,935 m (35,876 ft)
By comparison, the average ocean depth is about 3,682 meters.
Source: NOAA Ocean Service, How deep is the ocean? oceanservice.noaa.gov