How Long You Can Hold Your Breath Before Causing Brain Damage

Ever try holding your breath? What about the underwater? You've likely been able to go without a filling your lungs with air for 30 seconds to a minute - but how long can you actually go without injuring yourself? - The answer's probably longer than you think.

How long can you hold your breath? 30 seconds? 1 minute? Chances are, if you are an average joe in relative good health, you can hold your breath up to 2 minutes. It may not seem like a long time, but without a deliberate intake of oxygen, these 120 seconds can seem like forever. If you thought that was long, could you wrap your head around half an hour? Because it is possible...with some intense training, of course. But even if you could channel your inner Aquaman, there’s a chance that holding your breath for that long could lead to some major brain damage. And if that’s not the case, then at least a loss of consciousness or an increase in blood pressure. But maybe you do see yourself as a deep sea diver---hey, it’s your future--and you must be wondering, is this profession made up of brain damaged people?! Interestingly, no. While depleting the human body from oxygen is never wise, there are a few tricks to how deep sea divers, even astronauts, accomplish this unnatural feat. Our very own, Brainiard, helps us to explore just how this is done as we navigate everything from WHY oxygen is important to our body in the first place to the short and long term consequences of holding your breath as a career move. Brainiacs, you don’t want to miss this one. Watch until the end of the video to see if our very own, Brainiard, will navigate this one.

[-theo]

You are breathing manually when watching this video

[fryer.studios]

2:39 I had to go back to this a couple times to realize what I was really looking at

[SH]

Me: * Holds Breath *

Brain cells: Aight imma head out

[tasha]

Everything on Brainiacs results in "you will die"

[SwordyRBLX]

Oxygen: brea-!
Coronavirus: *thats free real estate*

[aeronasuncion]

Who else holding their breath while watching this video

[detkr]

What if you inhale too much sulphur hexaflourite
(It makes your voice deep af like in slow motion)

[HussainAli-klis]

Brainiac: smell you later

Me:crying and laughing at the same time

[cnvd]

Idea:
How long can you let your eyes open before you blind

[InfinityGaming]

Brainiac: how long can you hold your breath


Me: 10 sec

[EthanTheGamer]

Idea: how long can you not blink before damage (blindness, pain, death, etc)

[melbuloron]

Next video: How long can brainiac survive the coronavirus before face reveal.

[thetruesquad]

average person can hold their breath for 30 seconds


I tried to hold my breath for 30 seconds and that is the longest I have held my breath in like a year


I haven't been swimming or cycling for like 2 years

[gihunjoestar]

Braniard is like morty, he has multiple lives

[duchi]

"How long can you hold your breath before causing Brain Damage?"

*Speck:* More than 5 Minutes 😈

[laurenfaith]

Im a professional mermaid and have held my breath for 6-7minutes multiple times and thankfully have never had a shallow water blackout

[superiordhp]

What happens if you live in pure darkness for a year

[Mycatissigma]

Brainiac is the best channel fir interesting things 👍

[WarlordChaos]

OwO I love your channel Brainiac! It's so educational and I watch it a lot! Very interesting!

[GuyInBlackClothes]

"Hyper-Ventilation"


*has anxiety*
😎