This is in part to help avoid decompression sickness - also known as the "bends" - which can occur when divers stay underwater for long periods and ascend too quickly. "The longer you stay ...

Decompression illness - otherwise known as the 'bends' - is when small gas bubbles form in the blood as a diver rises to the surface, blocking circulation to the brain. But such mild effects which ...

The post Radiohead’s The Bends Was a Sophomore Record No One Saw Coming: Classic Album Review appeared first on Consequence. One of my favorite anecdotes about the creation of The Bends ...