Florida Man Sets New World Record for Living Underwater

Joseph Dituri, a university professor, broke the record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, on his 74th day of a planned 100-day mission. The previous record of 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes was set by two Tennessee professors at the same location in 2014. Dituri's underwater mission, dubbed Project Neptune 100, combines medical and ocean research along with educational outreach and was organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation. His research includes daily experiments in physiology to monitor how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure.