If CPR is not performed, C. 4 minutes will elapse before the brain becomes damaged from lack of oxygen.
One minute isn't enough time - you can even hold your breath for one minute without fainting. Some people can even do it for 2 minutes.
Ten minutes is too long - you would be long dead.
Nowadays, that theory is rejected. Friedrich Wohler was able to synthesize urea from cyanic acid and ammonium, both being inorganic matter. <---This disproves the theory of vitalism.
You could have made sure the books were the same weight and your friends could have done it at the same time as you