I don't think the distinction is animate/inanimate. Submarines sail because they are nautical vessels. Wind-up bathtub swimmers swim, because they look like th

I don't think the distinction is animate/inanimate. Submarines sail because they are nautical vessels. Wind-up bathtub swimmers swim, because they look like they are swimming. Neither are animate objects. In a browser, if you click a button and it takes a while to load, your phone is thinking.