Aerospace Engineer Lives Underwater for 120 Days, Setting New World Record

An aerospace engineer has just spent 120 days not in the air, nor in space—but underwater.

On Friday, Rudiger Koch ended his 120th day in a capsule submerged in the Caribbean, setting an official Guinness World Record for spending the longest amount of time underwater without depressurization. His aim was to prove that oceans are feasible habitats for future human expansion, as reported by AFP.

“It was a great adventure and now it’s over there’s almost a sense of regret actually. I enjoyed my time here very much,” the 59-year-old man from Germany told AFP. “It is beautiful when things calm down and it gets dark and the sea is glowing.” He celebrated the victory with champagne, a cigar, and a swim.

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