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Foam faith you wear so panic doesn't have to swim.
means A buoyant vest you strap on so your body floats face-up even if you can't swim or stay conscious.
from A straightforward compound of 'life' plus 'jacket' — the garment named plainly for what it's meant to preserve. Early versions in the 1800s used cork slabs sewn into canvas vests, worn by sailors and lifeboat crews; the name just describes the job, no hidden story there. The technology evolved — cork gave way to kapok fibers, then to inflatable chambers and foam — but the blunt, functional name stuck through every redesign.
- orange origin
- bright color chosen for visibility, not fashion
- physics trick
- foam displaces water, buoyancy does the rest
- myth busted
- doesn't guarantee face-up floating without proper design
- name nuance
- vests assist, true jackets flip you face-up unconscious