Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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The force required by a man to move his limbs immersed in water is smaller than the force for the same movement in air. Why? 

Upward thrust acting on the limbs is more in water than in air.
Therefore, the force required to move the limbs in water is smaller than that in air.
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