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If person 1 is trapped under water, and person 2 has access to fresh air as well as to person 1, for how long can person 2 breath in fresh air and exhale it into person 1's mouth? Is there enough breathable air in an exhalation for this to last indefinitely, or would CO2 toxicity slowly build up?

by /u/HerbziKal in /r/askscience

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