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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 3:42 am
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Originally Posted by evanderm
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.
Indeed. When I lost some kilos I was amazed how much less I needed on my weight belt.
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