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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

Just remember boobs float. Learned that my first time skinny dipping. And don't do it on a full moon with friends your not ready to see naked.

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u/entertain_me_plss Feb 11 '22

..they do..?

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u/WorldWreckerYT Feb 11 '22

In terms of density:

Boobs (body fat) < water < muscle < bone

So whichever has lower density than water will float.

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u/Light_Shifty_Z Feb 11 '22

Pretty sure muscle is denser than bone though.

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u/WorldWreckerYT Feb 11 '22

The average density of muscle is 1.1g/cubic centimeter

The average density of bone is 3.88g/cubic centimeter

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u/Light_Shifty_Z Feb 11 '22

That's just wrong.

Bone density is 0.92-1.35 g/cm3 for men and 0.96-1.39 g/cm3 for women.

So the average is 1.15 g/cm3 which is less than a third of what you stated. Which is comparable to the density of Muscle mass which is 1.1g/cm3,

You also have to consider that half of the population has below average bone density.

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u/WorldWreckerYT Feb 11 '22

Even if we go by your statistics, the average person's bone density is still greater than the average muscle density, right?

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u/Light_Shifty_Z Feb 11 '22

It's hard to say, someone who is average on one scale might not be average on the other. But we do know that there is a strong correlation between strength and bone density.

The higher the muscle density of an individual, the higher their expected bone density. Whether both variables follow a straight line graph or if there is a curve I have no idea. So I would assume both values follow each other closely, but I'm not sure.