ELI5- Why is it dangerous for a scuba diver to ascend too quickly?

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ELI5- Why is it dangerous for a scuba diver to ascend too quickly?

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Imagine a bottle of sprite when you first open it, the gasses that are absorbed in the soda spontaneously turn to bubbles when the pressure inside the bottle drops. By rising too quickly underwater, this same phenomenon can happen in your blood/tissues. Bubbles in your blood kills you.

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