Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoAre fishes swimming or floating?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareAre fishes swimming or floating?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-29 hours agoBoth. 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.
minus-squareKlear@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoAre fish made of wood? We should try building a bridge out of them to be sure
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