The real-life quicksand isn’t like what you see in the movies. You won’t sink right through, the reason is that quicksand is barely more than a few feet deep. And even if it was deeper than that, humans are only half as dense as quicksand, so you couldn’t sink much lower than your waist.
Quicksand is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning its viscosity changes under stress. So it becomes liquid under your weight, causing you to sink. Every minute you’re stuck in quicksand increases the risk you’ll suffer from dehydration, starvation, sun stroke, or hypothermia. So have you ever imagined yourself falling into and being trapped in quicksand? Let's find out what follows in this timeline video.


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