Kasklemmy·Ask LemmybyKarl Are fishes swimming or floating?They are under water. So, aren't they technically floating?View original on literature.cafe9Comments12
ttiramichu sh.itjust.works4Hide 4 repliesBoth. Swimming means to self-propel through (typically) water either on the surface or beneath it. Floating means to be buoyant, either on the surface with positive buoyancy or in the middle of it with a neutral buoyancy. So fish can swim in water and also float in water.22
KKlear replypiefed.worldAre fish made of wood? We should try building a bridge out of them to be sure5
SubArcticTundra replylemmy.ml2Hide 2 replies Swimming means to self-propel through (typically) water I have yet to see a fish swimming through jam2
ttiramichu replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyNo, but if it did, it would still be swimming :) I was definitely being pedantic but a lot of it is defensive pedantry learned from too many years of being online where if you don't close a hole someone will jump on you for it.2
oone_old_coder piefed.social3Hide 3 repliesDo you think an hippopotamus is floating because it's under water?3
KKarl replyliterature.cafe2Hide 2 repliesNo. Hippopotamus swims. Because it's fat ass head is always above the water.-3
ccattywampas replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyActually they often move through the water by running along the bottom, fully submerged.8
LORDSMEGMA sh.itjust.worksYes Fish obviously swim with their fins and stuff Many fish have swim bladders they use to change their buoyancy2
Both.
Swimming means to self-propel through (typically) water either on the surface or beneath it.
Floating means to be buoyant, either on the surface with positive buoyancy or in the middle of it with a neutral buoyancy.
So fish can swim in water and also float in water.
Are fish made of wood? We should try building a bridge out of them to be sure
I have yet to see a fish swimming through jam
No, but if it did, it would still be swimming :)
I was definitely being pedantic but a lot of it is defensive pedantry learned from too many years of being online where if you don't close a hole someone will jump on you for it.
Nw. I too hate internet pedantry
Yes
Do you think an hippopotamus is floating because it's under water?
No. Hippopotamus swims. Because it's fat ass head is always above the water.
Actually they often move through the water by running along the bottom, fully submerged.
My bad.
That means Hippopotamus actually floats.
In their mind, they are flying.
Yes
Fish obviously swim with their fins and stuff
Many fish have swim bladders they use to change their buoyancy