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Why deep-sea divers can get drunk underwater

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As if diving into dark, crushing ocean depths wasn't dangerous enough, the high-pressure nitrogen forced into your system acts as an intense intoxicating drug. Known as 'rapture of the deep', this severe narcotic effect can cause seasoned divers to experience dangerous euphoria, completely lose their rational judgment, and make catastrophic decisions hundreds of feet underwater.

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