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In their Pirate Special 2 ( Nov 2 8 , 2 0 0 7 ) episode the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters experimentally evaluated the feasibility of

In their Pirate Special 2(Nov 28,2007) episode the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters experimentally evaluated the feasibility of a scene portrayed in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. In the movie Captain Jack Sparrow and Will walk along the bottom of the ocean holding an upturned rowing boat over their heads to trap air, allowing them to breath. Is this possible or a myth? Base your answer on fluid mechanics principles.
The following assumptions can be used:
The rowing boat is a 10ft3ft2ft(LWH) rectangle.
The rowing boat is made of pine wood )=(21.8lbft3 and weights 150lbm.
The whole upturned boat is filled with air.
Air has negligible weight.
seawater=64.0lbfft3
One other thing ....
The Olympic record for weightlifting in the 170-lbbm men's division is 380lbmm. Yet, weight lifters have the weights over their heads for a few seconds only!
... and if you believe the internet ...
It takes 540N(or 122lbf) to rip off a human head from its body. Sorry, could not find the value for an arm!
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