2006-07-02 03:26:01 · 13 answers · asked by fawaz a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If you stuck a fish into the Dead Sea, it would die instantly. What from? Ironicly, dehydration.
The salt from the water would suck all the water out of the fish and leave you with fish jerkey.
The reason we don't do that is that we are pretty salty ourselves, though we do loose some water when we go into the Dead Sea, but we are large enough that we don't notice.
2006-07-02 15:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by draygon_icewing 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is indeed a lot of salt in the Dead Sea, and as many people have pointed out, we can float on it. I would also imagine that any fish that were in it would also float very close to the surface, maybe even float on top of the water.
2006-07-09 08:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is said the dead sea contains a lot of salt, so that the content of salt is much higher then normal sea.
because of this matter the fish can;t live in the such cruel consitions.
2006-07-02 10:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by toms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salt, it would make water in the fish diffuse out , according to osmotic pressure. However, there might be some living thing in the dead sea, that's salt-torerlant.
2006-07-02 11:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by BoRN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the salinity is so high that it depletes the oxygen in the water. however, there is one species of ciclyd fish that lives in the dead sea and is salt tolerant.
2006-07-02 12:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by jqdsilva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of dissolved salt in the water is much too high.
2006-07-02 12:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by greebo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that a depleating evaporating sea? It is probably because their is too much toxic algae.
2006-07-02 17:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salt and other mineral content is to high.
2006-07-03 15:53:47 · answer #8 · answered by geojen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water is so salty that non-swimmers can float in it.
2006-07-02 10:32:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water is too salty.
2006-07-02 10:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋