I am avrage hight and weight and my friend is the same as me why do I not float in water and my friend does?
2007-03-16 06:51:07 · 8 answers · asked by sarah j 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
You don't know how to swim!!
2007-03-16 06:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by ♥{puεrtoяicaи. аиgεl}♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fat floats and muscle does not, but the people that wrote that above have absolutely no proof that you are leaner than your friend. So while they are right in some respect, they may or may not be right in their claims.
Honestly you would have to perform some experiments to find out and you may not really care that much you find out it would cost some money.
First you would have to see if you have the same percentage of body fat with a test. You could both see a doctor and determine that with a caliper test.
Now if everything was even there, and height, weight and body mass were exactly equal, then you would then have to attempt to float in the exact same way as your friend. That would be near impossible to do.
I have 10 bucks that he/she just knows how to float and you don't. If you are both the same body mass, height and weight, then he /she just probably understands that if you keep your lungs full of air you will float, if you exhale, you will sink like a stone.
You can get more information on how to float by reading one of my other answers on the link below.
2007-03-17 12:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Floating" is actually kind of hard for any person, your muscles are actually instinctively keeping you from going under the water by making you swim (or however your body thinks it can swim).
I believe what you may also have is you may also be just trying to rest while in the water more than your friend is. If you're more rested while in the water there is actually an increased risk of drowning. If you don't panic and remain somewhat calm while in the water it's almost impossible to drown or go underwater on accident if you're just trying to float.
2007-03-16 19:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea but then I too don't float either. I'm skinny as a rail (I need to dance in the shower just to get wet!). I think it has to do with the density of our bodies. Good question.
2007-03-16 13:56:54 · answer #4 · answered by RickinAlaska 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is very simple. Fat floats and muscle and bone do not. The height, weight measurements are misleading. Your body fat content is lower even if you weigh more.
2007-03-16 13:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
One reason is fat is lighter then muscle so you must have more muscle tone then your friend.
2007-03-16 13:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by nicholas1572 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they have more fat on their body...fat floats
muscles sink due to density
2007-03-16 13:55:24 · answer #7 · answered by Sillira 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your friend has more fat than you do.
2007-03-16 13:59:10 · answer #8 · answered by sangreal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋