Jacques Cousteau the first man to live underwater
The first man to live under water was Fabian’s legendary grandfather, the great Jacques Cousteau who spent a month underwater in the red sea. Fabian has equaled his grandfather’s feat with a team who has collected scientific data that will cover 3 years of study.
Over the course of his living underwater for 31 days, Cousteau experienced an amazing and spectacular world witnessing several new species and breathtaking phenomena common to the marine world. His team has also conducted a number of experiments yielding valuable data for future prospects of life in the deep.
Cousteau advocates more underwater exploration
The record breaking aquanaut narrated his experiences as if it were straight out of a Jules Verne Novel. He feels that man needs to look beneath the seas for building settlements underwater. According to Cousteau ‘I’m a big proponent of space exploration, but the oceanic frontier is more acceptable in the foreseeable future.
Cousteau lost four pounds due to the underwater conditions
Cousteau told reporters that modern technology and several Microsoft devices helped him survive in is cosy lab. However it was a physically challenging experience where the human body’ having adapted to the higher nitrogen content and increased pressure loses its sense of taste and experiences slight narcosis. The body also burns several calories trying to adapt to living underwater for 31 days. Cousteau lost six pounds.
The only glitch experienced in the living quarters was when the air-conditioning broke creating temperatures of 98F and 100% humidity. Although some of the aquanauts acquired sinus infections, better conditions resulted after a few days.