# Question about bouyancy at depth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bouyancy-at-depth/806792>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bouyancy-at-depth/806792 "2018-01-17T02:10:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZurBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71e660/32.png) [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bouyancy-at-depth/806792/21 "2018-01-21T13:23:37Z")

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Anecdotal observation: When I was young, skinny, and muscular, I had to work hard to barely keep afloat (keep my lungs full). Now that I’m old and fat, I still sink like a rock when I exhale.

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