Eli5: Why is cave diving so dangerous ? To the point people with 20+ years of diving experience refuse to do so.
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Lots of good answers in here, but I’ll add another piece.
Humans really aren’t meant to navigate in 3D space. We evolved to track across a 2D plane. The minute you add verticality into the mix, it’s *super* easy to get lost.
I always had this “pfff, how dumb do you have to be to get lost in a cave” mentality, then played Subnautica. My ass drowned in like 20 feet of water because I got lost in an underwater cave system inside of like 60 seconds.
I got a chill down my spine when I realized that I’d gotten that lost while sitting in my chair, warm and cozy. Imagining actually being there, adrenaline pumping and monkey brain taking over because I realized I was getting lost? No chance, my ass would’ve been dead IRL.
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