It’s been a month since Dr. Joseph Dituri broke the world record for living underwater, and today, the University of South Florida professor known to students and the world as “Dr. Deep Sea” emerged from his 100-square-foot bunker 30 feet below the ocean’s surface at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo.
In all, Dituri spent 100 days underwater and got to feel the sun on his skin at approximately 10:30 a.m. today. He was tested by a medical team and spoke to the media afterwards.
Dituri’s mission, Project Neptune 100—which started on March 1—was meant to bring attention to conservation and marine research, plus explore and study the medical, physiological and psychological effects of compression on the human body.
In previous comments, Dr. Deep Sea—who continued to teach remotely, and welcome visitors to his chamber during his time down under—has mentioned how it takes 200 days to travel to Mars and expressed his hope that what researchers learn from his experiment can help future space travelers make that journey as safely as possible.
