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navaneyesterday at 8:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

30 BPM at the surface, 4 bpm while diving.


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flopsamjetsamyesterday at 8:52 PM

"Analysis of the data suggests that a blue whale’s heart is already working at its limit, which may explain why blue whales have never evolved to be bigger."

Incredible to think of the volume of all the blood it's pumping around.

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steve_adams_86yesterday at 10:18 PM

These are peak free diver goals. Though I'm sure I'd be guaranteed to black out at 4bpm, haha. Incredible.