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endurance:
I found an interesting article that busts the myths we rely on based on watching too much TV.

http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/


--- Quote ---Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.

The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D., is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water. And it does not look like most people expect.
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Something to think about this summer when you're around the water!

LvsChant:
+1 endurance...

Alan Georges:

--- Quote from: LvsChant on June 20, 2012, 05:49:12 PM ---+1 endurance...

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What LvsChant said.  Been around water my entire life, never seen it.  But there's always a first time.

Mr. Bill:
Excellent info -- I knew nothing about this.  Thank you.

Josh the Aspie:
Thank you endurance.  I sent it to several folks I know.  Hopefully it'll help save a life somewhere, someday.

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