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The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day

Nov 14, 2025 · 45m
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  • Scientist and author Rachel Lance discusses dangerous military hyperbaric chamber experiments researching deep-sea pressure effects on the human body
  • Her book 'Chamber Divers' details critical scientific breakthroughs about nitrogen bubbles and decompression sickness that were essential to D-Day success
  • Critic Justin Chang reviews 'Sirat,' which he describes as one of the year's most gripping films

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