How does a frog stay on a lily pad?

want to know why a frog does not fall into water when sitting on a lily pad. what holds the lily pad afloat?

How does a frog stay on a lily pad?
If you look at lilly pads, you will notice that the pads are concave upwards so it forms an arc like shape over the water bellow. Just like when you push a bucket upside down into a bathtub full of water, the pressure difference between the air in the bucket (or air under the lilly pad in this case) causes the bucket (or lilly pay) to stay on the water with the frog on it without sinking- unless the frog is a monster! ? ? ?
Reply:Because the lily pad is strong enough to hold his little froggy weight pushing down on it, and the pond water is strong enough to be pushing back more than the lily pad is pushing down on the water.
Reply:Same reason you getting into a small boat doesn't sink the boat.



The lily pad has enough surface area to hold the weight of the frog. Anything much bigger than a frog displaces too much water and it will sink.
Reply:Frogs are not that heavy, and the wide shape of the lily pad helps to keep the frog afloat like Styrofoam swimming board.
Reply:Makes you think, doesn't it?

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