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MinagiV
You can also have them do it longer if you breathe in their face then dunk them. They instinctively take a deep breath.
GavinScreaming
Babies have quite a few reflexes that they lose over the weeks and months after birth
halfcore
Not mine. Hated getting their heads wet.
JupitersWitch
Most animals instinctively hold their breathe, doesn't mean they can swim.
moodytravesty
After that age, they immediately drown.
epicureanquest
Have 2 sons can confirm, usually blow air in their face and let them go under. We all swim before we walk.
SaveBrendanFraser
Something smells like teen spirit
kazamatzuri
they stop moving after a couple of minutes though
Stonetaku420
The ones that live do
NirvanaNik
"Oh well, whatever, nevermind..."
KevinWithABeard
I liked the other album cover better.
otebear
Isn't that a Nirvana cover?
dghammer
And then what......Aquababy?
HsuDoNihm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_swimming
Mcmonkeybug
Pretty sure everyone does this. its called the Mammalian Dive Reflex. I think
Flarf308
Mammalian diving reflex, it's a thing.
Flarf308
Or as someone mentioned earlier, it's also called bradycardic reflex or some such.
DoctoreVelo
Blow on their face and they will hold their breath for a moment. That's how I got my toddler swimming.
APerfidiousDane
Why would a baby hold its breath up until 6 months? It's not like they hold their breath in the womb. They just drink their piss and stuff.
assjockey789
Why do we know this fact. And why has it been tested
DoughSlayer
I went baby swimming with my son at that age - maybe even a bit older. He did hold his breath under water 1/2
DoughSlayer
However you are not supposed to keep the baby there for more than a few seconds and h/s should be in a forward going motion when doing it.
ghosthendrikson
So DON'T keep a baby underwater for six months?
sparkingfuse
I tried it with all the babies I had, but the best one only lasted a few minutes. No way they can do it for six months. I say it's false.
MethelyneBlue
Nirvana capitalized on this awhile ago.
troubleguy91
True facts are the best kind of fact
AdamAz
The kids mouth in the photo is open lol
ohmygodimonfirewhyarentyouhelping
So my assumption is when they tried it with 6 year olds they just drowned instead? Science for the win
UnholyDoughnuts
Nevermind?
NirvanaNik
Nevermind...
SometimesIEatTooMuch
Exactly what I was thinking!
skipweasel
Holding a baby underwater for six months seems extreme, but hey, it's science and science has to move forward.
TheDizzyToast
WithPride
Do it for the sake of science!
egonspenglersepididymis
The more you know.
bambulina
Hahaha, perfect response!
goflyblind
MoreAshyThanLarry
To be fair what choice does one have when held underwater?
IEatWafflesDaily
WhatWillWeDoWithTheDrunkenWhaler
We do what we must because we can.
LookingCaliforniaFeelingMinnesota
I don't trust science. What does the Government say?
unbelievablejustletmein
Fucking loled. +1 to you, I needed that
Takethejump
I doubt they really held it there for six months, I imagine they used some sort of clamp instead.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
That's lazy science. They need someone there to observe for the entire six months.
merelyadequategooglymoogly
For safety most scientists today recommend starting with one month and working up slowly to six.
FletchCANADA
I'm terrified how we learned "till six months".
Jarjarthejedi
It's called the bradycardic reflex. It doesn't completely go away after 6mo, but does diminish. Pop sci did an article on it a while back.
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
Well I'm 24 and I still hold my breath when I go under water. So I don't think it goes away at all.
Jarjarthejedi
Softcreamybeige
More broadly the Mammalian Diving Reflex. More than just holding your breath, pretty fantastic actually.
Softcreamybeige
It does diminish with time, maybe a combination of vagal tone and cortex inhibition
LittleKnownOne
Misread that as vaginal tone at first. Oops.
Softcreamybeige
mukenwalla
so how did they test this exactly?
Softcreamybeige
All you need to do is splash their face with cold water
matenendez
Lots of drowned babies
Pangs
Only as many as was required and no more.
Jarjarthejedi
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/kinderlab/born-swim
skrimg59
read later tyler durden
catchmorehoneysbeingfly
I got gasoline in both my eyes a couple months ago. The state of panic I was in caused me to hold my breath once the water covered my eyes.
bambulina
That sounds wildly unpleasant! Has it affected your vision at all?
catchmorehoneysbeingfly
Thankfully no, my girlfriend led me to the sink and I rinsed for twenty minutes straight. Eyes weren't even red the next day.
bambulina
That's definitely good news
catchmorehoneysbeingfly
Yeah I am thankful that she was there, I couldn't see anything and couldn't think past the pain except that I needed to rinse immediately.
NiceGreenArrows
Yeah. Instincts like "Oh hey, this isn't air" are shockingly effective.
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chickadeedeedeedee
No, it's really not.
liesuponlies
Until 6 months then it's like "I guess I've lived long enough"
IFightLikeAGirl
PunsRUs
Same.
NiceGreenArrows
Then the brain kicks in. 9 times out of 10, the brain gets us killed. "I am in trouble, call for help"
stormegedendarklordofall
Can you explain in another way?
NiceGreenArrows
Very young, they don't know much. After a certain age, their reaction involves speech or exclamations. Water goes in open mouth.
skrimg59
Sometimes our brain's initial impulsive reaction to a scenario is worse than if we tried to consciously think through a decision slowly
kraut4200
Explain it to me like I'm a six month old