How do sperm whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales dive to depths of over 2km without imploding?
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There are many correct answers here. Just to add a tidbit, humans wouldn’t die from pressure crushing them at those depths. Ignoring everything else you would be fine at the bottom of the Marianna’s trench. It’s breathing and breathing gases specifically that limits our survival depth. Air needs to be compressed for you to be able to expand your lungs and that causes a variety of physical and psychological conseqiences.
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