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Water bends light, swallows colour and carries sound too fast to place. Most of what feels strange underwater is just physics doing what it always does, and knowing why makes you a calmer diver. Start with the altitude article if you dive from Johannesburg — it changes your tables.
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Why You Lose Heat So Much Faster in Water Than Air
Water pulls heat from your body 20-25x faster than air at the same temperature. Here's the physics of thermal conductivity, real hypothermia timelines, and why wetsuits actually work.
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