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How can you practice diving in a pool?

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You can start with a sitting or kneeling dive at the edge of the pool first. This will help you build up to a standing dive.

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What if I dive but suddenly I see a whirlpool closing in?

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Breathe in and then agree that you are literally screwed, but there are techniques which can help you change your direction by going towards the left or right of the whirlpool.

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Can this hurt my nut sack?

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I suppose it can. Land with your feet together.

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What if I did the perfect landing but my ears are hurting?

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Too much pressure on your eardrums. You might have ruptured them. See a doctor if the pain persists.

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What if I fall out by accident but don't want to land in the water?

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Unless you grow wings mid-air, you won't really be able to choose where you land.

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I landed on my bottom, and my back thighs hurt badly, along with my tail bone. What should I do?

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If they still hurt badly tomorrow, you might want to see a doctor for an x-ray. Sit on a cushion and apply ice in the meantime.

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What if I don't know how to swim?

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Then jumping off a cliff into water is not advisable. Learn to swim first, and then maybe consider jumping once you're comfortable in the water.

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If I know how to cliff dive and did it while drunk, what could happen?

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Being drunk inhibits your decision-making abilities, perspective, depth perception (in some cases), etc. Given all that, if you cliff dived while drunk, you could easily die.

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How do I get back to the top?

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Swim to land and then climb up to the cliff. If there's no obvious way to climb directly up the cliff from where you are, you may have to walk around for a while and try to find a way up.

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What would happen if I was standing on a cliff and it broke off?

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You would fall with it unless you were able to grab onto another portion of the cliff that wasn't currently falling. However, this is highly unlikely.

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Is there any such thing as diving too far into the water?

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Yes. If the water isn't deep enough you can hit your head at the bottom and fall unconscious. If it's deeper, you can dive down far enough that you don't have time to come back up for air.

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Is this dangerous if there isn't any water at the bottom?

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Yes, you can get hurt very bad causing major injuries. It is a bad idea.

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I landed perfectly, but still bruised my tailbone. Heard a rumor women are suppose to land differently?

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It's the same landing for men and women. If you bruised your tailbone, the water was too shallow.

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Is it possible to jump with a life jacket on? To prevent myself from going too deep.

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It is not advised. You could wind up hurting yourself more than if you were without the jacket. Cliff-diving should only be done if you are already a strong swimmer who wouldn't require a life preserver.

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What if there is no water at the bottom?

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You would likely break something, or even die. Jumping off a cliff is generally not advisable, and is even less so if there is no water beneath the cliff.

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How old do you have to be when diving?

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There is not a legal limit but experts say that you should be at least 13 years old.

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I don't know how to swim but I can float well, so should I cliff dive?

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Definitely not. Firstly when you dive, you end up deep in the water, so you’ll need to be able to swim back up. Secondly, you’re going to need to swim back to land eventually and you can’t do that if you don’t know how to swim.

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