Dead Sea: The Best Float Since Root Beer

Try to sink in the Dead Sea. I dare you. Nay, I double dare you. It's like trying to drown yourself while wearing 3 life-preservers; literally impossible.

To answer the question: "Just how salty is the Dead Sea?", I did a little taste test for you all. Your answer: VERY. One drop probably contains as much salt as a whole bucket of movie popcorn. (I was about to say it is the world's saltiest body of water, but I just found out that that accolade belongs to a lake in Djibouti)

Since swimming on one's back is positively effortless here, I tried to get as far out to sea towards Israel (from the Jordinian side) as I could. I'd say that I was 1/8th of the way there when the beach patrolman whistled me back, clearly angered that his title of 'easiest lifeguarding job in the world' would be put in jeopardy by my border crossing antics.

The Dead Sea is also the lowest altitude in world, allowing me to answer another question: "How low can you go?" Answer: 420m below sea level.