Fancy living underwater? Don't hold your breath
Fabien Cousteau and his team of oceanographers spent 31 days living and working underwater, breaking the previous record of 30 days. But why? And what was it like?
Rob and Finn discuss living underwater - and explain some related vocabulary.
This week's question
What is the longest time a human being has held their breath underwater?
What is the longest time a human being has held their breath underwater?
a) 12 minutes
b) 18 minutes
c) 22 minutes
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
don't hold your breath
laboratory
oceanographer
conservation
undersea
final frontier
marine
freeze-dried
astronaut
decompressing
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