They are under water. So, aren’t they technically floating?

  • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
    22·
    3 days ago

    Both.

    Swimming means to self-propel through (typically) water either on the surface or beneath it.

    Floating means to be buoyant, either on the surface with positive buoyancy or in the middle of it with a neutral buoyancy.

    So fish can swim in water and also float in water.

      • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 day ago

        No, but if it did, it would still be swimming :)

        I was definitely being pedantic but a lot of it is defensive pedantry learned from too many years of being online where if you don’t close a hole someone will jump on you for it.

    • Klear@piefed.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      Are fish made of wood? We should try building a bridge out of them to be sure