Quite obviously, the futuristic deep-sea breathing apparatus featured in The Abyss was partially inspired by the real-life science described here (in fact, one scene in the film actually depicts a rat being submerged in a perfluorinated hydrocarbon-like liquid; an obvious a nod to the 1960s studies that introduced the idea). You may remember the movie of "The Abyss" , of the year 1989, starring Ed Harris. Real oxygenated fluorocarbon fluid was used for the rat fluid breathing scene. The following is from the Internet Movie Database: "Fluid breathing is a reality. the thing with the rat is either real or a simulation of a real test where a rat was immersed in some liquid that contained oxygen and lived. The scene with the rat breathing an oxygenated perfluorocarbon fluid was real. If not then it doesn't matter but what is important however, is one of the diving techniques that they use. Dr. Johannes Kylstra and Dr. Peter Bennett of Duke University came up with the technique and were on set. The only reason that the scene is cut away in the film is because they didn’t want to show the rats defecating all over the place. The rat was breathing a liquid, and some countries actually censored that scene due to perceived animal cruelty. I’m a producer experienced in special FX work, including CGI in sci fi drama. The rat that actually appeared in the film died of natural causes a few weeks before the film opened. Liquid Breathing. (Check this out it’s amazing!) Yeah, those aren't special effects. Posted: 5/12/2019 8:07:39 PM EDT Quote History ... [ARCHIVED THREAD] - The Abyss- liquid breathing (Page 1 of 2) ARCHIVED; General » … While searching for a lost nuclear submarine, the deep sea divers breathe liquid perfluorocarbons. It’s not a trick – it really works, on small rodents. Below is a clip from the movie that demonstrated, quite dramatically, and with a live animal, the concept of liquid breathing. The Abyss also features a scene with a rat submerged in and breathing fluorocarbon liquid, filmed in real life. In it, we see for the first time how a rat is submerged in this compound based on perfluorocarbon and how it manages to breathe. 5. In the Anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Eva pilots use liquid breathing when they are inside their robotic-like machines, whose cockpits are flooded with an oxygenated liquid referred to as "LCL". That's a real rat, breathing liquid. This classic scene from James Cameron’s 1989 Sci-fi film “The Abyss” was actually filmed (according to the wiki) using a real rat breathing a perfluorocarbon liquid mixture. Five rats were used for five different takes, all of whom survived and were given shots by a vet. Deep in the ocean, they encounter something unexpected. 4. The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn.When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. In fact, the American Humane Association gave The Abyss an "Unacceptable" rating because they "do not feel it was necessary to subject the rat to this experiment for the purpose of filming the scene." This technique is called Liquid Breathing. It was one of the most famous moments of this production and we invite you to see below. A lot of you I am sure have seen the movie "The Abyss".