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by happyopossum 131 days ago
Swimming at a gas station pump would be uncomfortably lethal.
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I wonder how well you would have to be able to swim to overcome the density/buoyancy difference if swimming in a pool of gasoline?
It depends how long you can hold your breath. I imagine many people would be overwhelmed by the fumes before they got very far.
It's a pretty drastic density difference. I think an Olympic swimmer would have a hard time staying above the surface.
Ah, 12 hours later I log back in to see skimmers got autocorrected to swimmers.
Gasoline fight!