When swimming in the Dead Sea does the salt make yew float?

IS IT TRUE or a wives old tail?

When swimming in the Dead Sea does the salt make yew float?
My husband says that down in Mexico, (Cancun, I think, can't remember) it does that. So I would imagine it would do the same in the Dead Sea...
Reply:I have heard that in the Great Salt Lake of Utah that you can. I don't know about the Dead Sea.
Reply:Comparison between the chemical composition of the Dead Sea to other lakes and oceans show that the salt concentration in the Dead Sea is 31.5% (the salinity fluctuates somewhat). The unusually high concentration of salt results in a similarly high density of up to 1.24 kg/L, depending on temperature and salinity. Anyone can easily float in the Dead Sea because of natural buoyancy. In this aspect, the Dead Sea is similar to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, in the United States. SO in conclusion, the high salt content in the Dead Sea does make you float, it is not a old wives tale.
Reply:The salt dissolved in the water increases its specific gravity considerably, so you will float higher in Dead Sea water than in ocean or fresh water.
Reply:LO had put it in a scientific way so that you'd understand, but i was there and yes you will float, kinda like rolly polly. and attempting to dive in it is not real fun, because if the salt gets in your eyes it is very,very pain-full. the water is so salty it feels like virgin olive oil in your hands, not like water.
Reply:you could also dive without problems.





just old wives tale.
Reply:I'm sure yew wood would float as well as any other wood.





If you meant to say "you" instead of yew (and I have a difficult time believing that anyone could actually misspell a common three-letter word, no less than three times), yes, it's true. The saltier water is, the more dense it is. The more dense something is, the higher something will float on it.





So no, not an old wive's tale.