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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 7:29 pm
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I would think you could do it with scuba equipment if you had a tank of air charged with a gas mix with a lower oxygen concentration. Preparing such a mix is definitely something only for the pros, though--our suffocation sensing mechanism is sensitive to excess CO2, not inadequate O2. You get no hint you're breathing unsuitable air.
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