Are there any tiny tanks or cartridges you can use to breathe underwater, even if it's just for a limited amount of time?
2006-08-04 14:52:33 · 5 answers · asked by billysimas 3 in Environment
There is the mini-breather:
http://www.mini-breather.com
It's only for short, shallow dives though. Here is a review:
http://www.divernet.com/equipment/0501divertests.htm
You may be thinking of the rebreather gadget used by James Bond in Thunderball, but there is nothing like this in real life.
2006-08-04 15:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Mysterio 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Spare Air" makes small compressed air bottles (reference 1). Their smallest is 1.7 cubic feet, or about 30 breaths at surface pressure. It's not a lot.
Similar rebreather systems are made for underground mines; they use a purifier, rather than compressed air. They, too, are cannisters with a "bite" for the mouthpiece, but they cannot be used underwater.
2006-08-04 22:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About the size of a ball point pen. But is is only good for a couple of breaths.
2006-08-04 23:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by thebushman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are what are called pony bottles. We use them as air reserves. Very very short time to breath off of them though.
2006-08-04 21:57:47 · answer #4 · answered by fortyseven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, pony bottles are out there. But you don't breathe oxygen from them! It's air!
2006-08-05 21:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Thom Thumb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋