How long can you hold your beath?

[Craig321]

How long can you hold your breath for?
Use this video for an easy way to time yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0k-qhM3Es


If you like me and you beat the tape easily, then time yourself with a watch and say what you got

I got 2 mins 30 seconds

First time is always about 1 minute, but the second/third/fourth time I can get over 2 minutes.

 

[dunker]

2:12.

quit 20 a day for 20 years, 4 years ago. lungs recover

 

[Freefaller]

About 2 and half minutes.

 

[platypus]

How long can you exhale sharply for though? That's a better test of breath control.

 

[chrism]

8 mins 15 seconds

 

[Stringy]

I can hold my breath for ten minutes!

 

[something daft already!!]

I have gills.

 

[Vonhelmet]

28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds.

After that, something bad happens.

 

[garylouden]

I can hold my breath for the rest of eternity but I can only do this once

 

[Jamesdavid3]

6:34 seconds

 

[Vonhelmet]

6:34 seconds

Do you work for Verizon by any chance?

 

[gillywibble]

Half a jaffa cake.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

I did 1min 35 then tried it with the video and got 1 min 25. And i smoke LOADS!

 

[Freefaller]

I can hold my breath for ten minutes!

It's Guybrush Threepwood!!

 

[The Dread Pirate]

4minuites and 6.24 seconds

edit: although I haven't tested this in a while so I'll try again...once I've caught my breath

 

[The Dread Pirate]

It's Guybrush Threepwood!!

Threekwood eh...

 

[wannabedamned]

I can't

 

[Fenris]

Just did 1min 45 but I can probably manage 2 minutes.

 

[GreatAuk]

1min 31. It's sort of addictive...

 

[AGD]

About 2 mins here. Humans can actually hold their breath for longer when under water.

Evolutionary relic.