Joseph Dituri plans to smash the world-record for living underwater. Currently held by two men from Tennessee at 73 days back in 2014, the Florida-native Dituri plans to live in an underwater habitat for an astounding 100 days. The reason is not just to set a new record, but has scientific goals as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since March 1st, the pressurized habitat at the bottom of Jules\u2019 Undersea Lodge in Key Largo is Dituri’s home. Jules’ is the only underwater hotel in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a depth of 10 meters, he will be constantly monitored by a support team to make sure his biometric data checks out, as well as making sure he will stay relatively sane in such a tight space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The record-attempt provides Dituri with plenty of opportunities to do all sorts of experiments. One of the key scientific take-aways is that our cell division occurs faster when the body is pressurized, giving credibility to the idea that pressure has long-term health benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, we suspect I am going to come out super-human!\u201d Dituri said in an interview<\/a> with the New York Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n