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minus-squareRevonult@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoIt depends alot on body fat content. Fat floats. My BIL is very slim and muscular and he sinks like a rock.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoNot in salt water.
minus-squareRevonult@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoSea water is about 3 to 3.5% denser than fresh. So you are right you float better in normal sea water but not by much. So he still sinks. Although, the dead sea which 9.6 times as salty at sea water gets to 24% heavier.
It depends alot on body fat content. Fat floats. My BIL is very slim and muscular and he sinks like a rock.
Not in salt water.
Sea water is about 3 to 3.5% denser than fresh. So you are right you float better in normal sea water but not by much. So he still sinks. Although, the dead sea which 9.6 times as salty at sea water gets to 24% heavier.