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The human body can withstand very high air pressure, since it is not very compressible. The main consequence of higher air pressure is that greater quantities of nitrogen dissolve in the blood. If a person under high air pressure is then exposed too quickly to lower air pressure, the nitrogen in the blood can form bubbles (much like the carbon dioxide bubbles in a fizzy beverage) and this causes a very painful and dangerous condition called the bends. To avoid this, people need to decompress slowly, and deep sea divers use a decompression chamber.

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