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American Lifeguard Products Rescue Tubes
- Lifeguard RESCUE TUBES - 40" (Size: 40" x 6" x 4")
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Water Cell foam offers a softer feel and longer
life.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Extra width and thickness for better flotation.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Approved for pools, water parks, and ideal for
open water.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Extra wide multi-purpose shoulder strap for
throwing or towing.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Red: Stocked Item!!! Any quanity.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - Quick release buckle.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - 12" extension to accommodate larger swimmers.
- Lifeguard Rescue Tube - See Buoyancy Calculation below.
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The following formula (In Laymen's Term's) is used in
the process for calculating part
of the Coast Guard approval process for minimum buoyancy!
If a man weighs 200 pounds on land, he only weighs 10
pounds in the water.
80% of the human body is water. Water in the body has
no weight in the water.
200 pounds x 80% = 160 pounds. So 200 pounds - 160 pounds =
40 pounds.
The human body is 15% fat, fat is lighter than water.
200 pounds x 15% = 30 pounds. So 40 pounds - 30 pounds = 10
pounds.
A 200 pound person only weighs 10 pounds in the water.
So, if a man weighs 350 pounds on land, he only weighs
17.5 pounds in the water.
350 x 80% = 280 pounds.
350 pounds - 280 pounds = 70 pounds.
350 pounds x 15% = 52.5 pounds.
70 pounds - 52.5 pounds = 17.5 pounds.
A 350 pound person weighs 17.5 pounds in the water.
This 40" Rescue Tube is equal to 41 Lbs of Buoyancy.
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