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they have a lot of flab brah
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Why do fat people float in water better than thin ones?
Fat is less dense than water, while muscle and bone are more dense. A person with a higher fat percentage will displace his weight with less of his volume submerged, so he will float higher.
Do all people float?
Your body fat has a lot to do with how well you will float but basically people can and do float. I personally don't float very well but with air in my lungs and on my back I float easily. Basically, it's because we are more dense than water. By breathing in air, our density becomes less than that of water and we begin to float. This is how people can stay afloat and how people can drown.
How much weight is needed to stay under water?
It's not weight that allows a person to sink in water, it's lean body mass. The more fat you have the more you float, the less fat the less you tend to float.
Do humans float if they lay flat on the surface of the water?
Personally, I float if I inhale; but I sink if I exhale. Your results may vary - for example, depending on the amount of body fat.
Do fat people float better than skinny people?
It would depend if it is really fat or muscle. If it is fat, then it is actually oil, and oil is less dense than water and floats. (Just try pooring olive oil in a glass). However, muscle, bone, and other tissues are either denser than water or not less dense enough to have much boyancy. Since it's really density, not weight, that matters, it also makes a difference how much air is in the floater's lungs. Lastly, it depends on the water. In the salt-rich Dead Sea, for example, basically everyone can float. But in some areas with desolved gas, such as the Bermuda Triangle, sudden changes in density had been known to even sink ships. In a nutshell: You float if you are less dense (density=weight/volume) than water, or another fluid. Fat will make you less dense, muscle is hevier then fat and will either not help or make you sink more.
In a stand up position how fat do you have to be in order to float in water?
People with air in their lungs naturally float in water. Orientation is not a factor. Due to the difference in density between muscle, bones and fat. As a result muscular, tall, thin, people will float lower in the water than small, obese, sedintary people
Why can't some people float?
This is easy. Muscle does not float. If the person has body fat the person will float, the more fat the better the person floats. The less fat, the less a person floats.
Does fat float?
Fat is lighter than water, thus fat floats.
Why do fat people float in water better than thin ones?
Fat is less dense than water, while muscle and bone are more dense. A person with a higher fat percentage will displace his weight with less of his volume submerged, so he will float higher.
Does a ruby float on water?
with fat ladies
Why do people float more easily than others?
the higher a persons fat content, the better the person will float. Fat floats on top of water and doesnt sink.
Why doesn't a penny float in the water?
because you're fat
Why fishballs float in soup?
Because of the fat contents. Fat is lighter than water and soup is denser than water.
Why are walruses able to float on water?
Walruses can float due to their very high body fat content.
Do all people float?
Your body fat has a lot to do with how well you will float but basically people can and do float. I personally don't float very well but with air in my lungs and on my back I float easily. Basically, it's because we are more dense than water. By breathing in air, our density becomes less than that of water and we begin to float. This is how people can stay afloat and how people can drown.
Why do people float when swimming even though gravity is pulling them down?
b/c fat floats. it makes it harder to float if there no fat. And it requires skill
How much weight is needed to stay under water?
It's not weight that allows a person to sink in water, it's lean body mass. The more fat you have the more you float, the less fat the less you tend to float.
