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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Can’t you just elementary back stroke, back?


3 posted on 07/21/2018 5:59:11 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“Can’t you just elementary back stroke, back?”

1 cubic foot of water weighs about 62 pounds. A rip current can move from 2-8 feet per second.

So, no you can’t.

L


4 posted on 07/21/2018 6:02:21 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Don’t know about the backstroke - they say to swim parallel to the shore.....and not to panic....easier said than done.


5 posted on 07/21/2018 6:02:38 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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You can't swim against it but you can swim sideways in the current. I watched an old guy swim through a rip current everyday in South Florida. He would swim parallel to the beach and pass right through it. I'm sure living on that beach helped him avoid problems.
10 posted on 07/21/2018 6:15:25 AM PDT by Peeps47 (Democrats are as corrupt as they are incompetent)
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