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It is rare for people to drown in the Dead Sea - but it does happen sometimes. Because of the extremely high amount of salt in the water, it's impossible to swim (as we know it); if you try, you just kinda bob up to the surface of the water again and float.
The water may look clear and clean to swim in, but do not be deceived, and do not jump in and splash around. And do not, under any circumstances, dive in.
What causes some of the drownings in the Dead Sea is the panic that results if you get too much water in your eyes (be warned: this burns 'n stings like crazy).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoI suppose you can, but you'll get popped back to the surface like a cork. The Dead Sea is so buoyant that you don't swim in it - you actually swim on it.
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∙ 12y agoIt's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea. There is too much salt (1.24kg per litre), and it keeps you afloat.
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∙ 12y agowe can't sink in the dead sea because it contains a large amount of salt in it it prevents us to sink
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∙ 12y agoThe salinity of the Dead Sea is extremely high, and this makes the water more buoyant than normal seas.
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∙ 10y agoLike a stone. It is the Dead Sea, north of the Red Sea, that has such a high salt content that it will keep you afloat.
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∙ 12y agoAnything with a density of more than 1.24 g/cm3 will sink
in the hypersalinity of the Dead Sea.
This contrasts with the figure of 1.00 for fresh water.
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∙ 12y agobecause of high density of salt in water.
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Where is the dead sea and why don't people sink in it?
The dead sea is not called the dead sea because people sink in it and die, it's called that because there is no water flow, and no creatures swim in it. That is why it is called the dead sea. It doesn't seem to exist, it's like it is dead.
What is one does not sink in dead sea?
there are large amounts of salt in the dead sea
What is the reason for not sinking in dead sea?
The high salt content in the Dead Sea is the reason that you don't sink.
Is the Dead Sea an ocean?
The Mediterranean Sea. You can float in it. I think it's impossible to sink. It's full of salt!
What body of water that is so salty that you can not sink?
The Dead Sea.
Can stone sink in Dead sea?
yes yes they definitely can
Is there too much salt in the dead sea too drown?
There is so much salt in the water of the dead sea that you do not sink when in the water.
What sea is so salty swimmers can't sink in?
is either the sea of marmara,the adriactic sea/the dead sea the red sea
Where on earth you can float and not sink?
The dead sea. The level of salt is so high that it will make it very hard to sink.
What water will you not sink in because of the salt?
The body of water you will never sink in is The Dead Sea, because it has allot of salt and the salt will push you to the top of the water THEREFORE you WILL NOT sink.
Why things float in the dead sea?
becuase there is such a high salinity that the water is too thick for anything to sink in it
What does salt water do to make people sink?
In fact the level of salt in water causes the opposite. The higher the salt content, the less likely you are to sink. The Dead sea is my example for this.
