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One of the saltiest water bodies in the world, the sea supports no life. The reason exactly is: The high salt content causes osmosis to occur on a huge scale. Osmosis means the number of water molecules outside of something and the number of water molecules inside of something has to be the equal. Since there is "more salt, less water" outside of the fish and "less salt, more water" inside of the fish, the Dead Sea literally draws water out of fish the fish, killing it. Same principle with plants. The salt content draws excess water and puffiness out of the person's body relieving some of the pain from inflammation. If we were to stay in it too long the same thing that happens to the fish would happen to us. Also the Dead Sea contains many minerals that we absorb. These minerals can cause some health benefits. During rainy seasons, the water is diluted, dropping the overall salt content. Once the salt content is dropped, the Dead Sea springs to life with bacteria. Normally the Dead Sea does have some bacteria in it. The high salt content also causes people to easily float in the water. (Same concepts apply to the Great Salt Lake.)

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