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STRAPPED INTO A SINKING HELICOPTER (with U.S. Marines) - Smarter Every Day 201 (Patreon)

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2018-10-21 21:29:59
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2026-06

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Thanks for supporting me on Patreon!  This was incredible training, and I'm super happy I was able to go through with actual Marines.  I believe it ended up teaching me a ton about life in general, not just about how to survive a water landing!  

Side note:

My wife and I discussed this video and how we want to treat it re: Patreon.  The Government paid my normal salary to take the Helo Dunker training course.  In fact, this was one of the last weeks I was officially employed.  After leaving, I paid for help editing/audio on this one so it would technically be ethical and moral to click "charge for this post" when I upload.... but we've decided to err on the side of caution and not.  Thanks for supporting me!  There will be a normal charged post out in a few days!

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STRAPPED INTO A SINKING HELICOPTER (with U.S. Marines) - Smarter Every Day 201

I graduated from Advanced Helo Underwater Egress Training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. When life gets hard THINK CLEARLY, and take small steps towards safety. Please subscribe if this video earned it: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED Please direct any questions about "Helo Dunker" training, joining the Marines, or Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay to the following email address: KBAZ_COMMSTRAT@usmc.mil Click here if you're interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED Get a free audio book! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION The 1999 crash that started Helo Dunker Training: http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/SeaKnight-USMC-1999.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas to me at: http://twitter.com/smartereveryday I'm "ilikerockets" on Snapchat. Snap Code: http://i.imgur.com/7DGfEpR.png Smarter Every Day on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay Smarter Every Day on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day On Instagram http://www.instagram.com/smartereveryday Smarter Every Day SubReddit http://www.reddit.com/r/smartereveryday Ambiance and musicy things by: Gordon McGladdery did the outro music the video. http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/ The thought is it my efforts making videos will help educate the world as a whole, and one day generate enough revenue to pay for my kids college education. Until then if you appreciate what you've learned in this video and the effort that went in to it, please SHARE THE VIDEO! If you REALLY liked it, feel free to pitch a few dollars Smarter Every Day by becoming a Patron. http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Warm Regards, Destin

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Dustin Ohman

I’ve done this when I was in, but we didn’t have the breathers. (Back around 2003).

Jeremy Nettles

You're a class act, Sandlin. Keep it coming, we love you.

Jonas Wahlen

Awesome video, as always! I've been a scuba diver for a while now but I've never thought about breathing upside down without a mask to keep the water out of my nose and sinuses. I also like the way you manage to teach people something and then show how you apply the new knowledge to your personal life. Thanks for making me smarter Destin!

Patrick Mac

I also did this while i was in and also didnt have breathers.

Joey Kendrick

Ahh the helo dunker! That thing is fun.

Kristy

Well, I feel left out. Helo dunker was not part of the USAF flight doc training. So are you now officially unemployed because you are 95% PhD student/5% video educator? (I'm not counting the dad/husband/badass %s!)

KC

Another great video, Destin. This would be good training for anyone living in states like Florida where the risk of ending upside down underwater in your car is a very real possibility.

David Hardin

Nice video. So important to prepare for these scenarios. In emergency situations our lizard brain can rarely rise to the occasion, and instead we default to our level of training.

John Ruble

I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this, but... Why don't they just make a respirator with a nose clip?

Laurent Tirta

Putting a nose clip on is a fine motor skill. First thing that's going to go in a stressful situation is fine motor skills. The second thing is clearing your sinuses. You still are going to freak out and fail to overcome the instinct not to breathe if you don't train it away. Third thing is more complexity. The second stage regulator is well understood tech, and very useful in a large number of conditions. Some sort of fancy nose clip respirator may not function in all necessary environments, and then it's useless in an emergency

John Ruble

Yeah, I'm sure they'd still train with flooded sinuses regardless. I'm just imagining something that gets pressed onto your nose through the normal motion of pressing the respirator to your mouth—no extra motor skills required. But I'm sure it isn't feasible (for all the reasons you described and more), otherwise it would already exist.

Paul Go

Fantastic video. The bit at the end was masterful. Thank you.

smartereveryday

Thanks! I want to stay as ethically above board as possible and I think it would have been in the clear, but I want to stay above and beyond!

smartereveryday

Me too! I decided since the government paid me for my time on this I should leave it out because I respect separation of church and state.

Invisible Jazz

I don't get on with water so this sort of thing terrifies me and I could never do it. Props to everyone who can, and thanks for linking it through to the life metaphor which is equally important.

Nathan Steadman

Thanks Destin, I respect that. Great video!

Joey Kendrick

I HATE water, and I'm not the best swimmer. I've done the helo dunker 3 times now, and it's actually a lot of fun! Just like a ride at disneyland.