Do most people float in water and what does this depend on? I heard that it depends on fat level but how much?

Answer 1

This question refers to density as it relates to specific gravity. The more dense (not stupid) a person's body is, the less chance they have of floating. Since muscle and bone tend to be more dense than fat, bodies with more fat tend to be more buoyant. If you take in a large breath of air, you tend to float better, as you exhale, you may notice that you will begin to sink.

Conversely, most people who have trouble floating in fresh water, find it is not as much of a problem in water with a high content of salt or other minerals. The dissolved solids increase the specific gravity of the water, which in turn, allows denser objects to float.

Answer 2

It depends on your body density. If, overall, your body density is greater than water, you sink; otherwise you float. You can decrease your density by taking a big breath in and holding it. Doing so, you'll float.

Fat is less dense than muscle and bone, so people with higher body fat will more likely float. Actually, the only sure way to measure body fat composition is to dunk the subject in water and measure the displacement.

Answer 3

Can Everyone Float In Water

Answer 4

Bone density is a strong determining factor... I'm fairly trim and in good shape. I cannot float on my back because my legs and arms sink like strones. My instructor for my cycling class has the same problem. Just the top of my head floats if I hold my breath, but if I exhale completely, I sink like a stone.

Answer 5

I started feeding beet pulp pellets, soaked, to my very old horse. He got to be 36, needing soaked pellets and new lawn for the last three years. Start with maybe a cup of soaked pellets twice a day for three to seven days to see how your horse responds. You could add a TBSP of corn oil for calories. Watch to make sure that there is no diarrhea or constipation. If you are sure that your horse's teeth are good and she chews well, then the problems would be either more calories or add probiotics. The feed store usually will sell probiotics in a tube and you can give a bit to your horse every day to make sure she can digest well. Oil, beet pulp and other feed should plump her up. Some horses just stay thin. If you give them too much feed they get nervous, spooky or mean. As long as she's wormed and her teeth are good, she'll be OK.

Answer 6

On the whole people are less dense then water. Things that are less dense float on things that are more dense. Balsa wood, or oil floats on water as well for example.

Most people that drown do it, not because of their particualr density, but because of other factors in the water. Speed of the water, undertow, if it is rough water, animals and so frourth all contibute to pulling down a person even though their density is less then that of the water.

Answer 7

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We feed beet pulp to our horses, and what you plan to do sounds fine. As long as you soak it thoroughly before you feed it, it's safe to feed- and right now, our horses each get about a quart of it per feeding ( we use a one quart scoop to feed it), along with varying amounts of Legends grain mixed with alfalfa pellets. Legends is made by Southern States, and it is a wonderful low sugar, low starch, higher fat feed which our horses do really well on. The beet pulp we use is the shreds, because we have found that this holds up better when wet than the pellets do, and it's less likely to expand to the point where it can cause colic. Our horses also get a salt/mineral mix added to their beet pulp, because we cannot use salt blocks.( We have one horse, a gelding, who EATS salt blocks as if they were candy- and then gives himself HORRIBLE diarrhea because of it, so we have learned NOT to use them, and give all the horses salt in their pulp as a result.) In addition to this, we feed a special type of high protein grass hay called Teff, which is native to South America. Teff is not well known here in the US, and very few people plant it as of yet. We were lucky to find a local farmer near us who does. I would ignore what Galloppa has said for the moment, because I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY of the so called " studies" she has quoted or referred to which state that beet pulp doesn't require soaking- and when I first started to use it years ago, I was given MANY WARNINGS about how dangerous beet pulp can be if it's fed dry, some of which came from the vets I knew. It can cause choke, yes, but the big danger comes from the fact that it draws water OUT OF THE GUT- which can lead to life threatening colics in some horses.You're right that beet pulp expands a lot- and one dry quart is equivalent to about 2 or 2 and a half quarts wet, depending on how much water you add to it. We normally soak our pulp overnight or all day during the day- generally about 8 hours at a stretch before we feed it- and we have never had any problems with it. ( I put tonight's pulp to soak this morning after I got through feeding, and it will be ready when I get home tonight after work.) You should feed your mare according to the work she does- and since it sounds like she's not working a lot right now, I would think that 1 full scoop ( using a dry quart measure like we do) would be fine at each feeding, and you can mix in the Senior feed as needed ( but I would limit that to no more than a quart or so per feeding too, because Senior is very high in fat and sugar, and it may make your horse hard to handle or "hot" when she's ridden) Feeding hay free choice is a good idea too, especially if the mare doesn't get outside or have access to pasture at all. One last thing to think about before I end- you mentioned that your mare is up to date on her shots, and parasite control program, but have you had your vet pull blood to check her thyroid and pituitary functions, per chance? A horse with an overactive thyroid is going to be impossible to keep weight on, regardless of how much you feed her, and mares are much more vulnerable to this type of problem than stallions and geldings. Ditto for the pituitary hormones, especially ACTH and some of the sex hormones. If those levels are out of whack, that too can cause the mare to have weight issues. When was the last time your mare saw the dentist? That's yet another thing I'd look into, especially if it's been a while. A horse which can't chew comfortably is not going to get the full benefit from whatever she's being fed, regardless of how much or how little it is, or what kind of food it is, and will always be vulnerable to not only weight issues, but colic and digestive problems. Good luck- I hope this helps you out. You sound like you are doing the right thing.

Answer 8

Yes...Fat is less dense than muscle or bone. The more fat you have, the better you float.

Answer 9

Nah. If everyone floated in water nobody would ever drown.

I didn't float when I was skinny & I don't float now that I'm, er, definitely not skinny. ;-)

Answer 10

I think it depends on the amount of oxygen in you. But I'm not sure.