"...He opened the sluices so that a sweet water current might carry him out to the deepest
channel; he tied heavy stones to his feet and they dragged him down to the water-bed" (The Epic of Gilgamesh)
Who in their right mind would plunge himself to the bottom of the ocean? You gotta love ancient literature and mythology :D
From a medical stand point, I would highly recommend against this.
I guess medics didn’t know any better back in the day! 😆
Sometimes you have to risk your life in order to gain immortality 😋
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