Why do people get drown in water?

Subject: Why do people get drown in water?

Date: Wed Sep 23 02:39:38 1998
Posted by Brandon Ling
Grade level: other
School: Tshungtsin Secondary School
City: Kota Kinabalu State/Province: Sabah
Country: Malaysia
Area of science: Physics
ID: 906536378.Ph

Message:


My teacher has told me that water upthrust (buoyancy) is equal to 
the water displaced by an object.
That means if an adult (about 600N) is in the water, the must be an
upward force (600N) pushing him. Then why does he get drown in the 
end?

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