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[โ€“] Taldan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Divers frequently go to pressures of 500+ PSI without issues directly from the pressure

Nearly all the issues at that depth are from the physiology of breathing gasses at that pressure

[โ€“] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's 34atm or about 330m. Nobody is diving that deep on a regular basis. It's the world record.