Bodybuilders Can't Float In Water. Why?

[@HolTukIj]

"Muscle sinks, fat floats, chest flys"

[@ericmamleev]

​​​*Folks, I took off the 14 one arm pull ups* *Support the people!*

[@Rondondemarco]

Lol 😅

[@MauricevdHaak]

luckily the back rows

[@J_J_44]

Fuck yes

[@Scrufflord]

“and brother, i hurt people”

[@Oceansteps.]

Me noticing that the water just called us ‘weak’

[@Prots0392]

Well that's one way to look at it

[@voidLogicx]

Well technically yes. Muscles does not mean strong lol. Bruce lee already debunked this

[@shenazkhan8324]

This is so funny 😂

[@sallysally9483]

😂 No, water called us 'fat'

[@abdouaboud7490]

​@@sallysally9483yea because even a strongman with more muscle than body builders would float because of how much fat they have

[@nobody7204]

Lesson learned : Being a bodybuilder increase chances of drowning

[@Esteban-nk3nm]

Would that mean most black people are bodybuilders, because of their in ability to swim? The fact that the guy showed sinking was black helps supports that idea anyway.

[@Whoknowsmane]

@@Esteban-nk3nm💀

[@arkangaming4496]

@@Esteban-nk3nm I think we don't use race for this.

[@rances4418]

@@Esteban-nk3nm That’s just a stereotype

[@AntonioGalio-yh5zo]

​@@Esteban-nk3nmit's their bone density or smth, not their muscles

[@ac1455]

Along with armor, this might be why drowning was so common in military history, since soldiers usually are pretty fit, so combined with heavy gear it’d be too hard to swim

[@Christian_Wedoy]

Or most lightly because they did not learn to swim..

[@nervonabliss]

​@@Christian_Wedoy True, even with low body fat you can float with proper technique. If it wasn't their primary job to work in the water it'd make sense they wouldn't have the skills to keep it up long enough to be saved. That's where dropping extra gear and backfloating come into play

[@chainsawchanselour5452]

No I think its because people fell of ships where swimming to shore would be difficult especially since you have to remove the Armour swim to the surface then swim to shore without being attacked and killed or injured

[@meatloverspizza23]

@@Christian_Wedoythere’s a scary amount of people in the military who don’t know how to swim. Even in the navy, tf?

[@triumph.over.shipwreck]

​@@meatloverspizza23 lmao seamen don't swim to war

[@daenite2480]

Water to all unfit people: "LIGHTWEIGHT, BABY!"

[@havootu]

😂😂😂😂

[@apurvdhyani]

Underrated 😂😂😂

[@Eddybo22]

😂😂😂😂

[@sleepingwithstorms7457]

Yeah Buddy!!!!

[@danielbanda4997]

Lol

[@JayJo13]

"Sinks like an iron cause he lifts a lot of iron" Such irony😔

[@young__blacksmith]

Nice

[@jacemiller2593]

Awesome, Haha. He pronounced it I-ron. It’s pronounced I-ern. I know it looks and sounds stupid.

[@zugzi]

Aaron earn an iron urn

[@TabithaBenjamin]

😂

[@qwill8254]

Emotional damage

[@killerbirdcat1645]

RIP all bodybuilders that were on the titanic

[@ChiqueChiing]

😂 I swear I thought of titanic watching this too

[@juanmorales2514]

Jesus Christ loves you! Please get to know him, he wants you with him. He waits for you everyday with open arms full of love! God bless you 🙏🏼❤️

[@braed6189]

​@@ChiqueChiing unlucky back then their are only fat rich people

[@reaver_7]

@@juanmorales2514How many people do you really think you're gonna convert on the internet with a random yt reply?

[@HONNEKI]

@@juanmorales2514 ole hiljaa

[@nithilar6710]

Muscle isn't heavier than fat. Muscle is denser than fat. -Doctor Mike

[@15thelongway]

Bone density at all skeletal sites was statistically significantly greater in black than in white subjects; on average, adjustment for covariates reduced the percentage density differences by 42% for men and 34% for women.

[@kissesuwu5282]

And therefore more heavy in the same mass

[@Gingerbreadman-gg]

thank you

[@Tirelesswarrior]

Very true. The dense bones and muscles tend to offer an advantage in short distance sprint on land. 100 to 200m.

[@carltonbanks5470]

​@15thelongway Bone density is greater in "blacks" due to skin melanin aka darker skin. Melanin processes vitamin D much more efficiently, which leads to greater bone health.

[@excelowualah6877]

Summary: you are what you lift.

[@Stan_Castan]

i dont remember lifting a handsome, charismatic gentleman

[@toxdz_quack8466]

​@@Stan_Castaneamn, that was pretty damn slick-

[@Jan-nl6kq]

guess im a Shop know.

[@vickykaushik8764]

@@Jan-nl6kq 😂😂

[@vibin8166]

​@@Stan_Castan"i don't remember lifting a pedophilia"

[@mementomori8791]

I was a fat teenager. I could float like a boat. Now I’m a 200 lbs muscular man, I sink like an anchor.

[@AEGIS-RED-MEGA-VIEWS]

i was skinny 5-8 y old kid and i would sink, lol

[@Vor567tez]

I love when things get upside down

[@queenmandieiii4523]

@@AEGIS-RED-MEGA-VIEWScuz you was bony

[@msk-qp6fn]

This explains why I was the only person in my swimming team always floating around in the poor in our free time. I should gain some body fat, I loved floating around.

[@Nafinafnaf]

​@@msk-qp6fnIts funny how in swimming being fat actually kinda helps lmfao, ofc not like REALLY fat but just enough that you can just float lol

[@hazel8043]

I was friends with this 5'3ish super muscular guy who insisted he couldn't swim, we went to the pool so i could teach him and he kept sinking under. I then tried to teach him to just float, take a breath of air and just lay there. Again he sunk. We realized this guy just had way too much muscle, but thanks to his small stature, he curled up into a ball and we played underwater soccer using him as the ball. He really did just roll around at the bottom, it was hilarious Edit: I promise we didn't kill him, we stayed in the shallow end, he came up like every minute or two for air, we only played for like 20 minutes total. It was also his idea for us to kick him around the bottom, and our kicks weren't painful, they were basically just pushes with our feet. He thought it was funny, and we would have stopped if he wasn't enjoying himself.

[@capybaraville]

for how long did you play?

[@ANIATAMA]

​@@capybaravillelegend says he's still curled up underwater

[@therealc.t.7085]

He still should have been able to learn how to swim…

[@IneffableNoam]

Till you kick him into the deep end💀

[@adabsurdum5905]

I'm a short stocky guy and I sink like a stone. I can swim, but can't float. I'm not super muscular so nobody believes me until I show them

[@HekateMGO]

I’m no bodybuilder but have never been able to float except in really salty water like the Caribbean. I’ve always had really low body fat.

[@RyanCornel12631]

Bro’s preworkout is devil fruit

[@Josephh_Joestar]

💀

[@Cringe89563]

The Kafien Kafien fruit

[@olivierjean-baptiste3910]

Muscle muscle fruit 🤣🤣

[@nunyabiznes33]

​@@olivierjean-baptiste3910musmus?

[@Corvus__]

That might be a bit of a stretch.😜

[@daniells71]

Damn! Even water is tryin to keep a brother down

[@elzo3092]

😂😂

[@rollinghippo2940]

u racist

[@Bretaxy]

​@@rollinghippo2940No, you.

[@toxic_frr]

Its not bcz hes a body builder it's just bcz hes bl- (jk)

[@ds3356]

🤣😂

[@sahilrk999]

"Water is Fatphobic"

[@iamthemobey]

That's actually a fairly good description

[@laratheplanespotter]

Actually it’s the fat that’s hydrophobic 😉

[@weebotaku9200]

Watch them cancel each other

[@123ABC488]

😂😂😂

[@d.n5287]

But he has low body fat so shouldn't it be muscle-phobic?

[@Plan__Z]

Plot twist: He exhaled before going under 💀

[@Tk-jq8br]

No fr I’ve seen heavier people float weight isn’t what makes you float the oxygen does and muscle takes in more oxygen if it hand anything to do with weight then how come skinny people don’t float still if they let out oxygen and before someone’s like how do people drowned then that’s bc they are panicking and filling their lungs with water

[@monk3yboy69]

Everyone floats … The position he was in and I bet the exhaling of oxygen has helped him to stay down. Lay him on his back, legs spread and arms spread out , he would float. Lifeguard in past life here ….

[@itachiwrldd1581]

@@Tk-jq8brnot weight fat brother

[@chaliejoy224]

He didn't exhale. Guys bigger than him might look all muscle, but the bigger the more food, the more natural fats. Even in that position he should float. I'm the se way. It takes movement for me and him to float. Doggy paddle.

[@hairyd9535]

Didn't get that air in his lungs

[@thatonedude932]

Fun fact: it’s not about weight it’s about density

[@AmmoGus1]

no....its about weight. take a pool of water in a zero-g environment and the bodybuilder would not float to the top. rather, he would stay right where hes at. why? because it has nothing to do with density and everything to do with weight displacement

[@orivalx]

​@AmmoGus1 holy shit the stupid in this is astounding.

[@BXBZ88]

@@AmmoGus1 Don't be stupid..... You could have two men,100kg(220lb) each. One is 40% bodyfat.... Other is 10%bodyfat.... Lower bodyfat guy sinks even though his weight is the same to higher bodyfat because the VOLUME he displaces is less than the water for the equivalent weight yet the fatter guy floats because his body displaces more volume than the equivalent weight in water. Density is mass divided by volume , gives a ratio. Why Ice floats. Have equal amount of Water by weight and ice by weight. Put together and Ice floats because its volume is larger for the same weight. Buoyancy Force? Archimedes Principle?

[@SILVOUX]

​@@AmmoGus1weight doesn't matter. insanely large battleships completely made of metal managed to float and defeat the seas. Its not about the weight its about density and what makes you float

[@_-_Xander_-_]

@@AmmoGus1bro this guy must be joking look he’s getting clowned on! 🤡

[@rctecopyright]

When I was younger I hated the advice that I just needed to relax then I'd float. I sank down every time... Nowadays I'm pretty sure I have a good chance of floating.

[@HeroicEvil13]

It's a well researched fact that black men are simply less buoyant than white men, there's a reason y'all make up less than 2% of navy seals

[@beefcake1876]

Yeah man it was your muscle content nothing else 👨🏿 👨🏿 👨🏿

[@dozergames2395]

I thought it was just me for real Always yold me to relax and breath Id exhale and immediately try to touch the bottom

[@xwx8037]

it is true tho, if you relax more you’d float.. they don’t just say that for nothing

[@ggoog1845]

you must have been very muscular i cant think of anything else my homie 👨🏿 👨🏿 👨🏿

[@jowbloe3673]

To get my SCUBA certification, I had to tread water for ten minutes. Was a challenging workout for me, while others just relaxed and bobbed there for ten minutes.

[@Ronldbx6]

Damn life is not fair!

[@davidzhuxptnt]

subtle way to say you're jacked

[@BambiBryant]

I can literally stand straight and bob. No treading necessary. Lol it’s so weird. My husband can’t float at all.

[@Poodleinacan]

Sometimes, bones can be more dense than normal, making you heavier

[@tac7826]

Next time you can advice others to get fat for their certification.😅

[@tiananelson9146]

Now I know why I keep on sinking!!! Blame it on my muscles💪🏾💪🏾💁🏾‍♀️😭😂😂

[@ChieduUzu]

Actually, you sink when you don't let the air in your lungs out before going in. You'd float if you kept the air in your lungs. But I think your muscles are tough enough to cause you to sink😅

[@CommonwealthAmerican]

And now I know why I FLOAT 😭 I’ve been trying to touch the floor of the pool and it aint happening 😭

[@Nako3]

Rip bodybuilder

[@gaminchair5046]

the emoji lol

[@pedrouo]

Android ahh emoji

[@mortaldeity1922]

@@pedrouo best emoji fr

[@TamPham-uf8mk]

@@mortaldeity1922 no 😂 is best emoji

[@TheDeadMeme27]

He dyed 😢😢😢😢

[@justanormalgamer.3015]

Rare footage of water being racist

[@revolutioninc7081]

Yeah sure buddy

[@night4664]

🪑🪑

[@Lokesh-kb9ei]

😂

[@amunrarebirth5511]

😂😂

[@dand7444]

😂😂😂

[@GOATMENTATOR]

If I have lungs full of air I float, if I exhale, I sink

[@bravo795mp]

lol finally common sense

[@H-C-80s]

Scuba 101

[@the0n3buc5uc]

this doesn't invalidate the video my man@@bravo795mp

[@empath3577]

It's fun doing that

[@benvlootski]

same lol most of my friends and i are like borderline buoyant lol

[@BLACKONCODE2024]

I wasn't a body builder as a child but I still sunk so it's just about muscle and density💪🏽

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

I’m a personal trainer and I absolutely hate swimming. While my friends just relax and float around I’m fighting for my life just to keep my head above water 😂

[@adam-k]

Michael Phelps is lean as fuck.

[@awakeneddio6012]

Also need to move to stay afloat.

[@dank_tomatoes1165]

I know exactly how you feel bro

[@SirChucklenutsTM]

And then all your friends think you're weird cause you're hanging out at the edge of the pool or beach

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

@@SirChucklenutsTM Exactly, they don’t understand that I don’t want to do HIIT lol

[@kkech1]

Where are my homies that sink even in sea water

[@flamingrice7227]

I’m one

[@Enrikoh]

My dad told me that if I crawl into a ball I will float automatically. He showed it to me and I was like wait.. so I tried it too and it worked!

[@Bondenaron]

@@Enrikohdoesn’t work for me :’(

[@Enrikoh]

@@Bondenaron you have to hold your breath

[@definitely_not_a_codm_noob]

Me

[@vermabharat]

That’s why I don’t work out. Safety first.

[@frizky._]

the excuses bro

[@Newnewrom]

These people didn’t know that he was joking lol

[@itsnola8095]

The guy above me doesn’t realize everyone else who subcommented is joking

[@russelbiffs3683]

The guy above me realized that the guy above him didn't catch the irony on the posts from the guys above the guy that is above the guy above me.

[@multatuli1]

All the people above me are gay

[@Suno-ta-sei]

Taking a big breath in will make you more buoyant in water because the air in your lungs adds to your overall buoyancy. In terms of muscle versus fat, muscles are denser than water, so having more muscle can make you less buoyant compared to having more fat. Fat is less dense than water, contributing to increased buoyancy.

[@eyetrollin710]

I'm not a bodybuilder but I'm damn good at sinking....

[@scr4932]

Bone density plays a role, too, so it could be that.

[@TropaSoy_]

Im skinny,and i cant float😂

[@j_7895]

@@scr4932u dont understant what he mean🤣

[@MIKHAILGEAR]

​@@TropaSoy_same here 😂

[@G31M1]

- Captain John Smith 1912

[@frankcarlson2900]

Nobody told me this when I started bodybuilding 😂. I miss floating….I used to float so well….

[@zhanucong4614]

You need body fat and air in lungs

[@MatthewPinder-ht5mc]

We all float down here, Franky...

[@loveoflife3081]

😂

[@Ndasuunye]

i didn't work out in 12th grade but i was slim and over 6 foot yet also sunk to the ground. what was my excuse.

[@TheeGemstone]

@@Ndasuunye very little body fat and heavy bones

[@RahulGupta-rq1cc]

Maybe the water is rascist ☠️

[@capt.jack.2220]

Agree aaahaha😅😂

[@salsasoul4112]

LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@Red-ss5lv]

How?! …i thought water was colorblind?

[@manucr9183]

No bro. Racism doesn't exist unless its against white people. I know because white people told me so.

[@kashiftechgaming]

W comment

[@ramandiezo]

Thanks for the explanation, never understood why I was sinking that hard in comparison to everyone when I had swimming classes

[@JETZcorp]

Story time. I was always the fat kid through elementary school. I never understood people who "can't swim" because I would easily float and could paddle around at my leisure. Never needed a pool noodle or life jacket or anything. Then, in the summer before middle school, my family went on the Atkins diet and I lost like 40lbs while also getting a few inches taller. Towards the end of summer, we went to a lake and I got in the deep water without hesitation. To my horror, instead of being able to float with my whole head well above water, I had to tread and paddle like madness and look straight up just to keep my nostrils in air. I could feel myself getting tired and realized that drowning isn't just something stupid people do. Fortunately, I was able to grab a log or a boat or something, which I know only because I'm here now and not on the bottom of that lake. I still thought I was the fat kid, though.

[@Kkk-cc1iy]

Dam

[@gabrielex]

Also water in lakes generally has very low salinity, so you might float in the sea and not in a lake.

[@JETZcorp]

@@gabrielex I grew up swimming in lakes and rivers, so I was used to floating in that kind of water. Seawater was like crazy flotation.

[@trashthug]

If you were doing a fad diet and not exercising it was simply just that it’s not harder to swim when you’re more fit 🙄

[@JETZcorp]

@trashthug Obviously, being strong makes things easier. But when you're fat, you can keep your head above water while expending zero calories. I'm not trying to say that being fat would make Michael Phelps faster. Floating is not the same as swimming. If you've been lean all your life and have always had to tread water in order to avoid drowning, then I could forgive you for thinking it's universal. Lean people either swim or drown. Fat people don't. Fat people can TAKE A NAP in a lake or pool.

[@holatheofficial]

Moral of the story: Don’t go to gym so that you’ll not sink when you want to swim.

[@danwelterweight4137]

Excuses. Go back to the Gym man

[@cstephendrew]

As an avid swimmer, climber, and llifter, I can outswim all my homies, but I can't float. Now I know why. This short was quite informative. 🎉

[@kiffu94]

@@cstephendrew so true ;(

[@abcdef-l2c8t]

Moral of the story: visit the dead sea!

[@Kyle-nm1kh]

If you know how to swim you should be fine. If you don't know how to swim, don't get buff before learning. I never learned and I simply can't learn because the first step to learning how to swim is learning how to float and I can't even do that. I've tried, but honestly I end up going backwards when attempting to swim and I sink so fast that the difficulty increases substantially to learn. Floaters don't help, they're too unrealistic. My body is not going to float at the surface if I swim.

[@sg5184]

All my life iv been lean, I've had to explain to people that I can't float because I don't have enough body fat and they look at me like I'm stupid " no you just gotta relax" fml , Glad I have video reference now

[@johnwirk]

Same here. I was 160 fresh out of highschool at 6'1. I could float with slow, deep breathing. After I hit the gym for a year and put on 20lbs of muscle I sunk like a rock regardless of breathing. Swimming became less fun after that.

[@sg5184]

@@johnwirk nice 20 pounds of muscle?!? Those are some good gains!

[@johnwirk]

@@sg5184 When i was younger. Now that Im 37 things have slowed. Year before last I hit the gym again. Walked in at 170 lbs and after a year I put on about 15

[@johnwirk]

@@sg5184 The first 10 has always been the easiest. It seems like 10 lbs just happens after the first 6 weeks. After that its a slow crawl. I stay natty. I often thought about getting on test but then I looked at my already thinning hair and said nope.

[@HowCouldYouu]

anybody can float. If you take a deep breath you float. if you exhale, you sink. It's all about the amount of air in the lungs

[@Armarilloo]

“I knew they couldn’t float!” -👴🏻

[@ImJustSpaceMan]

I was suprised how long it took me to find a comment like this

[@str8rippi]

Black people really don't be floating like that😂

[@mrjack978]

He called us fat in 69 languages

[@lancepage1914]

Quite the contrary. Fat has a lower density than water. Muscles is denser than fat. In theory fat people should float to the top in water.

[@carlof2771]

The water fogort the protein

[@carlof2771]

@@lancepage1914 mainly because they have a wider mass scale and therefore are spread out, making their bodyweight even on the density of the water

[@gruisman]

If you feel attacked you probly.are fat 😂😂😂

[@seha4943]

So water is trying to murder bodybuilders now 💀

[@pracs3377]

As a swim instructor and former gymnast, this is true. UPDATE: From personal experience: I went from competitive gymnastics to competitive swimming on a predominantly African-American swim team. I was jacked when I began swimming and couldn’t float regardless of what I did and was taught. The only person on my team at the time that could float was admittedly overweight. The majority of the few other nationalities on our team would glide on top of the water and float effortlessly. Adipose tissue floats, dense muscle does not. Bone density can also be a factor but not necessarily race specific. While having air in your lungs can be a factor, it is not the determinate; body composition, muscle mass, and adipose are determinative. In my profession experience of 20 years, children that still have adipose tissue typically float. Children under toddler age do because their bone density is still developing amongst other juvenile and genetic factors. Out of the many teens and adults I’ve taught, not one that is not obese or have large breasts, are athletic, and are above muscularly average can float and sink like rocks despite what air is in their lungs. Simply put, these types of swimmers have to learn to swim a little bit differently. Lifeguarding experience has also contributed to this personal assessment.

[@Nehauon]

👍

[@vincentestinson896]

Why please explain this

[@Paulgibbenthegod]

Then as a swimming instructor you are wrong, because the only reason the first guy floats is because he has a lot of air in his lungs

[@theancientWisdom89]

probably because the muscle mass with so low body fat is hevyer then the water.@@vincentestinson896

[@ShardstapoRotmg]

​@@Paulgibbenthegodsome people don't need air in their lungs to float

[@SiGa-i1r]

In college I took a swimming class. I told the instructor, a slightly old blonde woman with some fat, that I sink if I stay still as she told us to do. I said I'm heavy while gesturing towards my buff legs. My arms are scrawny though. She scoffed at me saying plenty of guys are bigger. When I had to be tested, I sunk, and she had to bring me up. She told me to try again but relax all muscles. I did that. I sunk again.

[@amortalbeing]

if you move erratically you'll go down but if you take a deep breath and keep it and slowly let go 9f the edge of the pool you'll float as long as you don't let out your breath. I'm big too and I always thought I can't float, but lately I gave it try and noticed I can float as long as I take a deep breath

[@karinisvetcool]

Men actually have a different centre of gravity than women as well, which makes it harder for them to float which probably didn't help eather lol

[@SiGa-i1r]

@@amortalbeing Of course I held my breath without moving. I still sunk. The bottom half of my body is pure muscle with nice calves, flat feet and a big butt. There is zero fat there. Fat is only at my waist 'cause I saw my metabolism was fast, and assumed that I could eat as much as I want, and merely poop more, but I was wrong.

[@SiGa-i1r]

@@karinisvetcool I'm not even big. I'm short and mostly skinny. The center of gravity was between my legs...like everyone else.

[@karinisvetcool]

@@SiGa-i1r that's not where the centre of rabbity is

[@phantombtz]

Im currently in the us navy and i had to do remedial swim in boot camp, i can confirm that this is true. We had a lot of males in level 1 of swimming and the vast majority were decently muscular. Due to this they'd try to fight the water or "muscle through it" thinking the goal is to push the water harder when in reality its to push it correctly. Then when theyd sink they'd panic and use their strength to try to push them back up. Technique is better than strength.

[@datboyjt3649]

Bro just say all the black folk couldnt swim lol

[@phantombtz]

@@datboyjt3649 just say nothing at all lol

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

How is that relevant here brother? They are inhaling and falling in a brace baby pose

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

I'm fat enough that it takes a significant amount of effort for me to touch the bottom of a 12 ft pool. Swimming is literally the only place where being fat is an asset, not a hindrance. My brother gets cold and shivery after about 10 minutes in a lake, but I can swim in the same lake all day long. I love swimming.

[@atriyakoller136]

Same. I can't swim for long now for to other problems and covid complications completely draining my stamina, but I can spend hours in water swimming most of the time, just with breaks

[@justscrolling7829]

Be careful of dirty lakes tho they can have virus and bacteria which are deadly once inhaled

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

@alexthemovie2915 Sorry to ruin the joke, but I'm not sure what that is. A quick Google search says it's a video game, but I'm pretty sure there are some serious connotations that go with it if you're trying to use it as an insult. I gather that the reputation includes being overweight, based on context, but can you explain further please? Thanks! :)

[@mdm5382]

It's funny. Someone who works out a lot has to expend even more energy to swim in a pool than someone who doesn't.

[@Kyle-nm1kh]

Swimming is not the only place where being fat is advantageous

[@LacoSinfonia]

A much clearer explanation is “muscles are dense. Dense things are less buoyant”

[@TheVoodooMaker]

It's a lie it has nothing to do with body density. Body density is absolutely negligeable from one healthy person to an other, body fat or no. Sure if you take one morbidly obese person they'll float pretty much anywhere but that's not the norm

[@rodjacksonx]

The number of times I've had people tell me "oh, EVERYONE can float, you just *aren't doing it right*" is enough that I just want to smack them all.

[@agnotuz6791]

It’s probably the fat, if you have low body fat then you wont float. Guess this mean you need a sandwich bigman.

[@nook-d]

​@@agnotuz6791its the air in your lungs :) if you take a deep breath you'll float if you exhale deeply before going into the water you'll sink ;)

[@agnotuz6791]

@@nook-d considering the fact that they keep complaining about not floating, im giving them the benefit of doubt and assuming they are holding onto that air. Otherwise they’d just be stupid. What kinda idiot breathes out and tries to float?

[@nook-d]

@@agnotuz6791 bodyfat percentage does play a role and makes you float "easier" but what makes you float in the first place is the waters density, not your bodyfat. That's why in more dense waters, for example saltwater, you float more easily. :)

[@nook-d]

@@agnotuz6791 nobody who "just took a deep breath" abd does not have steel tied around their feet sinks like the bodybuilder in this video he definitely exhaled before the clip

[@DailyWorkoutEnjoyer]

You barely see an african american navy seals cause most of them have genetically high bone density which makes them sink and makes treading water near very difficult.

[@smackpointgsps1476]

I rember getting in trouble in swim class (at about 6 years old) for being unable to float. The teacher thought I was deliberately sinking. I still cant float.

[@Norbert011]

Skill issue

[@piwo647]

Lung capacity and maybe not relaxed in the water

[@cheesecake7159]

Same here, I can't float, people told me to relax but still I can't float to surface, just floating in middle

[@greyMvtter]

This same shit happened to me for weeks in university until the teacher actually paid attention to me and said “oh, you do sink”😭 only other guy in the class who had trouble was a jacked bodybuilder (I am not a bodybuilder just lean)

[@cEighteen]

Ah, so that's why Snorlax can learn Surf

[@bensonhatch5423]

😂😂

[@simplestickland3367]

Might as well call it float.

[@WafflesInTheRain]

Our local swimming lessons had 12 levels, and most kids progressed through about 2-4 levels per summer until they completed all of them. Level 1 was simply floating without treading water. I had such low body fat that I spent 4 years in level 1, unable to float, eventually with kids half my age. It was humiliating, and to this day I’m a terrible swimmer because the instructors refused to advance me and teach me to swim.

[@yahya4370]

I’m sorry to hear this, thought it was just me. They said everyone can float you’re doing something wrong. I did everything they said and someone had to get me off the floor of the pool. I gave up after.

[@Adityarm.08]

That's so sad. Trainers without appropriate knowledge can quickly destroy someone's potential.

[@oonmm]

Wow, that explains alot! I always had trouble staying afloat, even when spreading my arms and legs out. I just don't seem to ever be able to put on fat, which kinda sucks - but I know that a lot of people have the opposite problem so I wont complain (too much).

[@colinyoung3685]

I swam competitively when I was a child, but as I hit puberty I stopped floating. I could still swim well but had to tread water if I wasn't moving.

[@bangobob3563]

I almost failed scuba training because I have such little body fat so I would sink like a rock but it actually helped me in the long run as it was easy for me to become neutrality buoyant when im actually under the water

[@rubydo888]

This guide is for when you're prepared to hold your breath. Staying afloat might be challenging, and if you fall into the water unexpectedly, you may panic and end up swallowing water.

[@ManikandanVsince1997]

No matter how strong you are there is always a weakness

[@nylotical]

Wrong, you can still swim and tread the water if your muscles are competent enough to do so. You sound like you're making excuses. Skill issue.

[@fabiannn126]

@@nylotical woah slow your roll whyd you get so offended? everyone in fact does have a weakness, he isnt trying to be lazy or spiteful. yes, its easier to swim with competent muscles but at the same time being too bulky causes issues swimming, and imagine if you in the water unconscious with nothing but your anatomy and surroundings to save your life

[@catherinehackler8409]

@@fabiannn126if you’re unconscious in the water, you’re not gonna make it no matter wut your body is like 🤣

[@thechh8297]

Unless those body builders are also cardio nuts then I doubt they can tread water for long. The more muscular they are the more water they'd need to tread, so they'd tire and drown relatively quickly, while all the non body builders float with no loss of stamina.

[@warlboropack]

​@@thechh8297i would drown you with my huge muscular arms

[@Littled0013]

*Buoyancy left the chat* You can deflate your lungs and sink regardless of your body fat %

[@Littled0013]

@@dantheman9919 Try it then. Deflate your lungs and see if you float or not

[@fleentstones117]

​@@dantheman9919It is. I've got a lot of fat. I exhale almost fully and I sink.

[@dd4850]

@@dantheman9919uh yes it is. When I was 270 and pretty fat I could still stay at the bottom of the pool by letting all of my air out and directing my weight downward. I would show all my younger cousins how to sit on the pool floor for 10-15 seconds

[@AlexandreBugado]

@@dantheman9919 most of your buoyancy comes from the air in your lungs, so yes, you can get to the bottom without moving, as long as you can exhale and hold your breath for long enough

[@priscillajimenez27]

I knew a kid who would sink

[@r0ll3dd]

Live by the iron, die by the iron.

[@cliffcox7643]

There was a belief black people couldn't swim, but this is a partial truth cause black people have denser muscular density.

[@2ndAmdDem205]

When I was 18, I had that problem when I had to water quail in the Marines. Now 28 years later, I'm 60lbs heavier ( more fat) I don't sink as fast.

[@rizzlej2019.]

your 40

[@kingkarna7168]

Sir, im trying to get into the Marines, tips please

[@justblank2653]

@@kingkarna7168get used to crayola, and learn to breath shity california air

[@homeland1128]

​@@rizzlej2019. *you're

[@2ndAmdDem205]

@@kingkarna7168 go see a recruiter. I would start doing pullups, pushups, crunches, running and learn to shoot with open sights. While Marines are known for being physically fit, a lot of it is being mentally fit. This mentality get you ready to push through adversities. Boot camp will break you down and build back up. Good luck and Semper Fi

[@scarlett285]

As an extremely skinny person I can relate to just sinking in water all the time

[@sunrope77]

It’s embarrassing how long it took me to realize that that was why I could swim fine but always had trouble just floating still

[@DrewJordan.]

@@sunrope77bruhhhh why did yall just teach me that I cant float bc Im too skinny

[@maximusthegoat8034]

If ur black it’s harder to swim too because African Americans typically have negative buoyancy

[@voodoossj]

I am slos skinny, but I float with zero issues!

[@jayzenstyle]

I feel you bro. I like swimming but I can't float properly.

[@KingDeadMan]

This is why I just prefer to walk across the pool's floor. It's funny to see a person's reaction to a man just standing like he's on dry land. 😂😂😂

[@anon2447]

If you Lift even more you could do what Hippos do and just run full speed at the bottom of the body of water, it looks cool

[@aarongonzalez4458]

​@@anon2447i used to go to the pool a lot before i used to lift. And hold my breath for 1 min and 20 secs. Now i can only hold it for 20secs lol but i can sink. Need to get it back up so i can scare people under water with that run jaja

[@HumorDash]

You banished me from the land dwellers

[@Gingerbreadman-gg]

gullible

[@Phobos1483]

Also, lifting increases bone density.

[@evilsharkey8954]

I was a twig for most of my life and couldn’t float at all. Now, 30 pounds later, I can lay down in a pool, put my hands behind my head, and just relax without sinking like the Titanic. It’s wonderful!

[@colewhitehurst3734]

No offense but this isn't a flex... like homie said if you are denser you will sink

[@Izabela-ek5nh]

I could do it as a kid being only bones and skin 😂😂 maybe I have empty bones or what.

[@yahya4370]

Some of y’all be hollow 😂.. most of my family can not float!

[@frisianmouve]

@@colewhitehurst3734 That's the joke, he got fat

[@raulpetrascu2696]

​@@colewhitehurst3734man's saying "gained 30 pounds of fat let's goo"

[@Tin-Man.]

This is so validating. I could never float as a kid and everyone said I wasn't filling my lungs with air properly or not relaxing. I'm not a bodybuilder but I do have a muscular frame

[@thebestofthewest9409]

I had the same issue, I can’t float in a pool but I can in the ocean

[@Tin-Man.]

@thebestofthewest9409 I've been told that one too. Tried it and sank in the ocean too. I have to wear a life vest while snorkeling, otherwise I will tire myself out just staying on top of the water. Lol

[@thebestofthewest9409]

@@Tin-Man. man that sucks, I hated being told just relax. Like I don’t think I can chill as much as I am now

[@someguy2744]

​​@@thebestofthewest9409 You can float in the ocean better probably due to the salt. The Dead Sea is a great example of this since it is very high in salt content - 34% which is almost ten times the Average Ocean salinity of 3.5%.

[@Hehehe3690]

I just don’t have body Fat 😂

[@Palipalipalipalipali]

“I don’t think that’s the reason” -👨🏻‍🦳

[@jamesbusia9819]

Wait get out of the swimming pool Tyrone and get back to work you monk-👴

[@Breaker2005]

Black people also have less body fat to muscle and aldo a higher bone density on average.

[@dummyfunny5098]

Finally someone said it 👨🏻‍🦳

[@Palipalipalipalipali]

@@dummyfunny5098 a month ago💀💀💀💀

[@WINALLNITE]

It has to do with the amount of air you take in if you breathe out your air you will sink to the bottom.

[@EpicSmileyMan64]

This video has taught me more about swimming than 25 years of life has, I only found out a year or two ago that floating yourself involves air, but I have never seen it in practice.

[@Nope-ik8wv]

“I know the real reason he sinks” 👴🏻

[@dindindamas]

I read that with a texan old man accent lol😂😂

[@lewyx8459]

I searched for this comment

[@markmuller7962]

Lmao 👵

[@KPHTvOfficial]

I read that with a british accent!

[@defrand14able]

LMFAOO

[@crismos3817]

Now imagine the comments if this video was posted on instagram💀💀

[@Bobbybats4295]

Maybe it's because he's bl-

[@ihatethis103]

lol

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Mr krabs: we used to beat people up for saying shit like that

[@user-en5vj6vr2u]

Can’t blame the water for wanting to drown him

[@alyssiam2713]

this makes so much sense now. I was always confused why i never floated as a child

[@chezburger57]

Bro 😭

[@sleazybtd]

You must be really dense.

[@corners3755]

But could always see old people floating so easily. Makes sense now for sure.

[@davidaltamirano6828]

I like your hair.

[@sleazybtd]

@@corners3755 Body fat increases as people get older. So, yeah, makes lots of sense.

[@SpookySaurian]

Fun Fact: Hippos are actually very high in muscle and low in fat, which is why they cant swim; they run underwater.

[@OZM4N20]

Never understood why I couldn’t float like all my friends and family till now

[@mustaphayusof2710]

Right same i also cannot float

[@leeolie3728]

Same

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

I have never been able to float and I wondered why I could sit on the bottom of the pool like this guy. Swimming is extremely tiring for me, too. Probably because my body is not buoyant.

[@bluewolflopez]

Nah you guys just REALLY fat no offense

[@spook6394]

Fr it’s because i have no fat, but i have no muscle either 😂😂😂😂😂 ok i have a couple muscle but not many

[@dank_tomatoes1165]

I'm so glad videos like this exists. I'm physically lean myself with low bodyfat and I've been that way most of my life, and I also had a bad experience getting in a pool and never got around learning how to swim up until recently so swimming was never really my strong suit. One of my friends who was a natural swimmer (and was also a bit overweight so that checks out) was getting on my ass for not knowing how to float, much less swim, and was virtually unaware of why it was so natural for him. He told me that I simply sucked ass at swimming and I told him "Look, just cuz people told you your fat ass would sink to the bottom upon contact, doesn't make it true" had the whole friend group laughing. A lot of folks assume that the more pounds, or in this case, fat you have on your body the more challenging it'll be for you to stay afloat, not taking into account the density of muscle mass vs fat, and so most people who can naturally float don't understand the science of why that is and so they assume anyone who can't do it aren't "relaxing" their body when in reality, it's their higher bodyfat percentage that allows them to seamlessly have more buoyancy at the expense of more drag from performing strokes. It's a common misconception but mann from someone who's been dealing with constant fear of large bodies of water most of his life, it's so fustrating to hear people deny the facts regarding swimming just cuz they were "born naturals". Anyways, He's currently on his weight loss journey, so as soon as he reaches his fitness goal, I'm gonna throw him in the middle of a lake so he can see how it feels😤

[@larrytrickett9115]

Your just bad at swimming...humans float get over it

[@WednesMadness]

Relatable. I am slim and in shape with very low body fat. I have always found it hard to swim for longer durations. I knew the reason too.

[@ekoyepe4799]

That's why

[@karomiooo]

Are you black?

[@aayanahmed5207]

Not really swimmers are usually slim but in shape but body builders are bigger

[@1980ify]

Swimming will help you lose any unnecessary fat making you apply more effort. Water wants you ripped

[@TimpBizkit]

Because the water is like planet fitness and discriminates against the fit.

[@BrianErwin]

yep, i took a swim class and the professor assumed i'd outperform everyone based on my build, but i actually had to work twice as hard as the rest of the class. the final exam required us to tread water for two minutes. i passed, but it was hell. the skinny fat kids had no problems

[@Kloka777]

I would tell people in high school that I don't float in water and just watch their brains explode. Like they couldn't fathom it at all😂

[@thenxworker3739]

Everyone float you just suck

[@leredditcommander8208]

FAThom

[@NickDoraRaw]

I never did too, I never understood why swimming was so hard lol

[@JAYRG]

@@NickDoraRawnah you just bad because the video is not real. if you exhale before getting in you will sink, if you inhale you will float, simple.

[@satoshipokemon8411]

i also sink like a stone, can sit on the bottom and even change pose, ill stay down. Also always got the: you do it wrong everyone can float. Even if i fill up my lungs 100% it doesn't work. The first time i was kinda floating was in high % Saltwater pool.

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Imagine the Italians forcing you to eat good and lift heavy for months so they don’t have to use concrete when they make you sleep with the fishes

[@luigimatthew6614]

You also gave us a way on how to know if a bodybuilder has real muscle or fake. 🤔 Thanks! 🤣

[@colin2345]

you think people just wear muscle suits 💀💀

[@AdityaSingh-wk3mu]

@@colin2345 synthol

[@colin2345]

@@AdityaSingh-wk3mu synthol just enlarges the muscle, so technically the muscle is still real. is it good for you? not at all. but is the muscle still real? yeah

[@4rctic_xcy]

@@colin2345 steroids

[@jehondemoli6175]

​@@4rctic_xcy steroids still build real muscle, tf are you on about

[@1stNumberOne]

Does bone density have any play in this?

[@ronstoppable1133]

Now, I don't feel so bad eating that extra donut... I'm building my floatation device

[@paganizondasroadster1660]

It will get you 6ft deep in the Earth than in water. 😂😂😂😂

[@hunormagyar1843]

​@@paganizondasroadster1660Fr lol

[@rollinghippo2940]

​@@paganizondasroadster1660could be deeper

[@leviwastooshort478]

Nikocado avocado finna fly into orbit with his body fat💀

[@freedomwhenneeded]

hes just one massive balloon

[@caprisun6910]

You have no idea what kind of person youre messing with. I would suggest you quietly turn around and go back to where you came from. Now.

[@surfingtundra]

​@@caprisun6910 that is the most cringe thing i have ever heard ☠😂😂

[@beezowdoodoozoppitybopbopb9488]

​@@caprisun6910 major "leave britney alone" vibes

[@lordmouse_ivmeme2845]

I thought it was satire :skull:@@surfingtundra

[@InuInugami]

It's so dumb that more people don't know this. I was criticized by someone who got mad at me for saying everyone doesn't float easily, they said i was "doing it wrong"

[@Meta_Noman]

at first i thought even the water is racist

[@stefanosharples6849]

Actually there is a point they are missing here, people from African descent have denser/heavier bones wich might also explain the difference here. It's not just big muscles

[@salmaabdullahgb]

​@@stefanosharples6849true but Africans centrality swim the stereotype is an American thing

[@karmellla]

⁠​⁠@@salmaabdullahgb it’s a common stereotype in the UK too

[@KittanaEspinoza]

@@salmaabdullahgbAfricans can swim, but apparently almost none of them can float

[@Gingerbreadman-gg]

gullible

[@TheOne-yq6qk]

This has been happening to me all my life, to the point I’ve had to just learn how to swim underwater instead of on top like everyone else does, when I explain to people that I’m doing all the right thing to float they don’t believe me. Now I understand why. But everyone tells me my underwater swimming is amazingly fast, well, that’s the only way I know plus I just use pure strength and some streamlining techniques. Totally different from swimming on top.

[@TheMaskedRacoon1]

Wolverine: *Sinks. Wolverine: I'll run to the shore! Wolverine: *Runs to the shore and gets out of the water.

[@GarviHere]

Makes me think will his healing factor be useful if he drowns since theres no damage to heal but no air for energy either🤔

[@TheMaskedRacoon1]

@@GarviHere Scientists gave animals and people titanium foam bones to heal a broken bone and their bones grew in and around it, creating Wolverine bones (but lighter since titanium isn't very dense and is super strong). The resulting bones were much stronger without gaining much density, so maybe just a tiny bit more sinking.

[@tomhermann1167]

​@@GarviHereThere would be damage to heal tho. Lack of oxygen damages the brain. I never thought about Wolverine underwater, it's a really fun idea. My question now is: Why does Wolverine breathe, eat and drink at all? Is it epigenetic habit does it actually provide anything (I'm ignoring the movie 'Logan' so my logic works)

[@rogerm3708]

The oxygen in the water was just enough to maintain his healing powers as he continually drowned

[@Gingerbreadman-gg]

gullible

[@jangy36]

Also he has denser bones than an average guy.

[@hg2460]

Not about bones it’s body fat

[@alucard1871]

@@hg2460 it's also about the bones, some people are more negative boyant than the average, usually black people.

[@geist2820]

​@@hg2460 Actually it is about bone density as well. All of it plays a part. People of African descent happen to have higher bone density on average.

[@girlofanimation]

​@@geist2820don't buy into race pseudoscience (some scientists still believe this stuff and introduce biases to their research). People who are more athletic, especially with high-impact activities, have higher bone density.

[@L333gok]

@@geist2820 Does it have to do with total muscle & bone weight? Because I sink, not float, even though I am pretty skinny fat. But I’m 202cm, so I have bigger bones than most guys.

[@Oldmansland1]

This is true. I had the same problem in swimming class. Not everyone can float.

[@wizardindustriesusa]

Back in high school, my buddy couldn’t believe I could sit on the bottom of the pool.

[@todhold2673]

Hes probably an idiot. Anyone can sit on the bottom of a pool.

[@charlieg6799]

I found this out the hard way. I started lifting weights when playing rugby. Many years later i decided to go swim. I jumped into the deep end and muscle memory kicked in and i instinctively knew if i relaxed i will float. That was bloody scary. I could see the surface of the water but could not understand why i was not reaching it, thats when i realised i had to swim to the top. I completely run out of breath and blacking out by the time my head broke the surface. I spent the rest of the day in the shallow end and have not been swimming since.

[@peymankoohi8195]

Explanation: if you exhale all the air, and empty your lungs, your body volume will decrease, and density increases, so more likely you will stay under water, indeed I think skinny people with low fat have more density than bodybuilders, since they have less volume, and bones are heavier than muscles:) so this examination is not clear and trustable since the key factor is how much air do you have in your lungs

[@josheh_.]

The only person here with a working brain…

[@maxcalder1010]

yes air in your lungs keeps floating, adding weights like what diver’s do will cause you to sink though. The air in your body will only do so much.

[@stormtrooper8420]

Finally some one with a brain. Olympic swimmers have unusually large lungs for a reason

[@garouthetiktokinfluencerhu9731]

Exactly!

[@stormtrooper8420]

@@maxcalder1010 you are right but a person with a above average lungs can add more muscles before sinking. The guy who was shown here is not that muscular he sank probably because he have a smaller lungs

[@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword]

Does this happen just from getting a lot of exercise? Or is it to do with their diet as well? I've discovered an obscure exercise that I love doing and really want to get better at, but I don't want to increase my chance of drowning.

[@XGaMeROo]

I literally struggle to float on my back, my legs just sink even when I try really hard to push my stomach out and look back. My legs are quite muscular so I don't know if it's that but it's so frustrating. It's a core survival skill

[@TheMamaluigi300]

I feel you, bro

[@dhobbs1803]

'Unless you're a body builder... or Black.' I've been chubby my whole life and I've never experienced this 'float' phenomenon that I keep hearing talking about 😂. And yes, I'm Black.

[@Am-uj6qn]

If you're black you need to go to the black sea to experience that.

[@UnDark1]

West Africans can’t float. We can stay out in the sun all day and never burn, we can sprint in 90+ degree heat and humidity, we don’t look old until 60+, we can bulk up muscle with minimal effort, but we don’t float in fresh water.

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

​Black-AMERICAN. Not Black. I hate when Americans think their ridiculous stereotypes applies to Europeans or Africans

[@dhobbs1803]

@@YujiroHanmaaaa Are you saying that it was my nationality that caused me to sink and not my genetic predisposition to having a higher percentage of type II muscle fibers and, therefore, denser muscle tissue commonly associated to BLACK men (specifically of west African descent)? Please educate yourself before showing ignorance lol

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

@@dhobbs1803 If you sunk that's because you can't swim unlike Black people from Caribbean, South American or Africa

[@knuxuki1013]

So this is why Sonic the hedgehog can't swing and sinks like a rock. It all makes sense now

[@justsomerandomguy6042]

also why he can hit metal at great speeds and suffer little to no damage (he's not only the fastest but also the strongest thing alive lmao)

[@StaticOz_]

Lesson learned: being a bodybuilder is basically eating a devil fruit

[@dom7day]

"First lesson in physics people: muscle does not float" - Senior Chief

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

Lift the iron, sink like iron We truly live in a society

[@redcrimson718]

You are the great poetic genius of the 21st century 😂😂😂

[@joshualewis6513]

I was in the Navy. There are many different cultures and races that come together. The swim test segregates people into different groups by race i noticed. I saw the less melanin usually meant swimming than the more pigmented.

[@LukeCunningham]

Allen’s rule

[@ithinkiknowme6450]

Does this means women are able float more since women tend to have more body fat than men.. P.S this doesn't means women are fatter...it just means women's fat is essential to protect their organs and the Generation Of Estrogen which is Very Important for women's Health.. Infact women's fat often functions in similarity to their muscles ....

[@DoodleUdud]

And that’s why Leon Edwards has the most aesthetic physique 💀

[@Uncle_Smallett]

Jets do not "float" in air. Its analogy, yes. About physics.

[@irbrn15]

​@@Uncle_Smallettbro replied the wrong comment

[@nelsonthekinger]

😂

[@Vemzee]

Tru

[@RedHeadForester]

I'm thin and don't have much bulk. What I used to do was saturate my blood with oxygen by breathing loads, then breathe out and sit on the bottom of the pool for a minute. Relaxing and challenging at the same time.

[@kamallewis-gopie6956]

I'm not a bodybuilder but I'm like 10% body fat. I settle justttt below the surface of the water, can't float. I try to explain this is why to ppl and they just say "No aNyOne CaN FLoaT, yOU'Re jUst DoInG iT WrOng" 😒

[@nervonabliss]

You still can just with more effort. You actually have to tread or use techniques like backfloat. They just gotta get their blubber in the water

[@TheRosieBoy]

"You're not calm enough, you need to calm down" if I calm down anymore, I'm gonna fall asleep 😂 I've been this way my whole life. I don't swim because I don't float. My legs pull me down like they have blocks strapped to them. Then, I'll show them how I can push air out of my tearducts and make bubbles 😂 then walk out of the pool like I'm in twilight

[@geekchick4859]

You are doing it wrong. All of our gymnasts can float and they’re pure muscle. So I’m calling BS on you.

[@ITZSaha..]

The body mass of bodybuilders are more than other people... Increased mass increases pressure which increases the risk of drowning...

[@r.g.s.5923]

Jokes on you, bodybuilders dont need to float, they just drink the water for maximum hydration.

[@dallysinghson5569]

If you are not a lifter, you are a floater.

[@LorenzzoVidal]

Wait I’m floated

[@JameyKing.]

If you exhale before you go under water, you will sink. If you inhale before you go under water, you will float.

[@backwardsyoga]

I can take a deep breath and swim to the bottom of the deep end and then stay down there without floating up.

[@edvard3937]

Google negative buoyancy

[@MitchMighty253]

Nope, I sink like a rock

[@AnnaMeredith-e1m]

Define 'you'

[@onhhn]

​@@MitchMighty253everyone can sink like rock until you are not expert in breath holding..

[@DungNgo-zi8jg]

I call that bullshit. When I was a kid, I was very fat, 30 plus percent body fat. I exhaled all the air out and I sank to the bottom like a piece of metal.