Swimming In Syrup Is As Easy As Swimming In Water

A video on YouTube. In Science & Engineering, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

An experiment testing whether a human or turtle can swim as fast in syrup as in water, comparing viscosity, form drag, and skin friction.

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Answers: Can you swim as fast in syrup as you can in water?

A turtle swims at the same speed in water and in syrup when the syrup is about twice as viscous as water.
When syrup viscosity is around one to two times that of water, the added liquid pushed off cancels out the added drag.
When syrup viscosity is four times that of water, skin friction overpowers form drag and the turtle can barely move through it.

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