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by heed 6069 days ago
Something to note:

"The world record for holding your breath after inhaling pure oxygen is now Blaine's 17 minutes and 4 seconds. The record without the pure oxygen, which Blaine failed to break during an attempt last year in Manhattan's Lincoln Center, is 8 minutes and 58 seconds."

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1736834,00.ht...