Originally Posted by ol_mike
Clarkm,

Don't forget quicksand omg-omg we're in quicksand we're going to die unless someone throws us a rope

Quicksand has a density of about 2 grams per cubic centimeter, whereas the density of the human body is only about 1 gram per cubic centimeter. At that level of density, sinking beyond about waist height in quicksand is impossible.

.... this gimmick had its heyday in the 1960s, when almost 3% of all films showed characters sinking in clay, mud, or sand.

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