This is really interesting because I read that there was an experiment where people swam laps in corn syrup and they could swim just a fast as when they swam in water. I couldnt believe it and I still don't.
If you are referring to Mythbusters, notable differences are that they are using a different method of swimming and the viscosity of the fluid. They are taking advantage of the difference in resistance of air and the fluid. While this method of swimming is purely based on an oscillating motion. In a nut shell you cannot swim by "underwater" flapping in corn syrup, but it is possible to swim by freestyle(front crawl) at the fluid surface.
is that the same corn syrup that we eat and drink?
capridrifter 3 years ago
@capridrifter Yes, it's the same.
Swimmers1 1 year ago
This is really interesting because I read that there was an experiment where people swam laps in corn syrup and they could swim just a fast as when they swam in water. I couldnt believe it and I still don't.
Meragness 4 years ago
If you are referring to Mythbusters, notable differences are that they are using a different method of swimming and the viscosity of the fluid. They are taking advantage of the difference in resistance of air and the fluid. While this method of swimming is purely based on an oscillating motion. In a nut shell you cannot swim by "underwater" flapping in corn syrup, but it is possible to swim by freestyle(front crawl) at the fluid surface.
Swimmers1 1 year ago
They found little speed difference, but again they were at a lower viscosity and at a higher Reynolds number.
Swimmers1 1 year ago