Dr. Melissa Ilardo

They dive to incredible depths. A lot of them wear these jewelry made of black coral. Black coral only starts growing at about 100 feet deep, so that tells you how deep they're diving.

They dive to incredible depths.

They dive to incredible depths. A lot of them wear these jewelry made of black coral. Black coral only starts growing at about 100 feet deep, so that tells you how deep they're diving.

A lot of them wear these jewelry made of black coral.

Black coral only starts growing at about 100 feet deep, so that tells you how deep they're diving.

They're actually meant to protect them from evil spirits and things like that.

They're actually meant to protect them from evil spirits and things like that.

They're actually meant to protect them from evil spirits and things like that.

They're actually meant to protect them from evil spirits and things like that.

Yeah.

Yeah. So I was told, and I always emphasize that, I was told I did not see this. I did not record it. I was told 13 minutes. And this was by the father of a diver who I worked with in Indonesia.

Yeah. So I was told, and I always emphasize that, I was told I did not see this. I did not record it. I was told 13 minutes. And this was by the father of a diver who I worked with in Indonesia.

Yeah. So I was told, and I always emphasize that, I was told I did not see this. I did not record it. I was told 13 minutes. And this was by the father of a diver who I worked with in Indonesia.

So I was told, and I always emphasize that, I was told I did not see this.

I did not record it.

I was told 13 minutes.

And this was by the father of a diver who I worked with in Indonesia.

It is. Yeah. I'm trying to remember what the current world record is, but it's also, I mean, you have to think about if you see them diving, like it's incredibly active. So a lot of the breath hold records that we think of are people floating in a pool. They're not moving. They're not expending any energy. They're not using up that oxygen as quickly.

It is.

It is. Yeah. I'm trying to remember what the current world record is, but it's also, I mean, you have to think about if you see them diving, like it's incredibly active. So a lot of the breath hold records that we think of are people floating in a pool. They're not moving. They're not expending any energy. They're not using up that oxygen as quickly.