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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 10:50 am
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evanderm
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Originally Posted by Genius1
Yes, I always check. I'd rather check when I don't need it, than find out it's missing and all of the spares are being used to keep Mr Fatty afloat
Originally Posted by Greenpen
One advantage of being fat is that you float better anyway. And keep warmer too.
There are some people I've encountered teaching scuba diving that I could hardly get to sink. It sounds horrible to say, but they wouldn't really have needed a lifevest in a plane crash situation.

Fat = buoyant
Muscle = non-buoyant.
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