if you are sitting inside a diving bell or moon pool deep in the ocean, what happens when you dip you feet in the water that is under high pressure? Would the pressure crush your feet right when you step your feet in?
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No, the air pressure in the diving bell is equal to the pressure of the water, so to you it will feel like it’s just regular water.
However, at their high air pressures they can’t actually fill the bell with air, as that would kill you (nitrogen becomes toxic), so they’d fill it with helium and oxygen…and then you [sound like a chipmunk](https://youtu.be/ACXlVEomWZY?t=94).
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