In my symmetry class today, I got really bored.  I know, right?  How can a class devoted to studying wallpaper patterns get boring?  It’s brutal.  If my teacher is reading this, I’m sorry.  It’s not your fault wallpaper is the worst thing ever.  Anyway, I started doing what I always do when I’m bored in class—- I hold my breath and time myself with the classroom clock.  This got me thinking…what’s the longest anyone has actually held his breath?  A Swiss guy has the record currently.  He was submerged in water without air for 19 minutes and 21 seconds.  Competitive breath-holders start by hyperventilating for up to 10 minutes in a tank of 100% pure oxygen.  Breathing rapidly like this expels the carbon dioxide from the body.  Once he’s ready, the breath-holder submerges himself in a tank of cold water.  Cold water slows circulation which helps extend the breath-holding time.  The record for breath-holding on land is only about 10 minutes.  So, if I want to beat my classroom breath-holding record I will need to bring a tank of cold water to class and submerge myself in it.  I doubt that it will be too distracting…

Wow this was a long post.  Sorry for being so long winded.

Get it?!  LONG WINDED

I’m still woozy from not breathing…