Why Were We All Afraid Of Quicksand
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Date: 2024-07-01
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creepycraiyons3519
My good sir I can tell you for certain that quicksand does indeed exist. I know this because in my hometown of Natchez Mississippi a woman and her horse were caught in, and died, in a patch of quicksand on a sandbar in the Homochitto River.
They were riding down the river when the horse and rider walked into a part of the sandbar that was super saturated and began to sink.
As a local of the area I can attest first hand to quicksand being present on parts of the Homochitto River and many many creeks in the areaoften frequented by families and childrenincluding mine.
I have once been caught in such a part of the sandbar. And indeed the more to work against it the deeper you sink.
It is said that the horse was coaxed by the rider to exert itself to get out. Once this happened it started to sink and panic. They both died.
A section of the river, which is honestly a glorified creek, was sectioned off and the horse and rider were dug out.
The rider was hugging the neck of the horse her head and mouth close to its ear. It’s not known if the rider was trying to calm the horse of attempt to command it to get out.
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My good sir I can tell you for certain that quicksand does indeed exist. I know this because in my hometown of Natchez Mississippi a woman and her horse were caught in, and died, in a patch of quicksand on a sandbar in the Homochitto River.
They were riding down the river when the horse and rider walked into a part of the sandbar that was super saturated and began to sink.
As a local of the area I can attest first hand to quicksand being present on parts of the Homochitto River and many many creeks in the areaoften frequented by families and childrenincluding mine.
I have once been caught in such a part of the sandbar. And indeed the more to work against it the deeper you sink.
It is said that the horse was coaxed by the rider to exert itself to get out. Once this happened it started to sink and panic. They both died.
A section of the river, which is honestly a glorified creek, was sectioned off and the horse and rider were dug out.
The rider was hugging the neck of the horse her head and mouth close to its ear. It’s not known if the rider was trying to calm the horse of attempt to command it to get out.
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WeChallenge
Quicksand a slirry of fine sand and water can and has taken lives of those who have fallen into such. In Missouri USA, in what is known as the leadbelt where lead mines were prevalent there were also what were called Slime ponds which were retaining areas where the tailings from the mines which were mostly powdered limestone was pumped with water into what became our local quicksand. In the 1950s a man riding a horse got stuck and his horse perished, he survived, in the 1980s a couple juveniles were riding an ATV when they went in the tailings pond, one kid was thrown clear of the pit, the other survived due to the one who was not trapped using a limb, assisted his friend in getting out of the slime pond the same couldnt be said about their 4 wheeler ATV they were riding. It sank deep enough the a fire department pole with the hook on it shoved as deep as the fire department could insert it, failed to make contact with the ATV that the two boys had been riding. It was never recovered.
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Quicksand a slirry of fine sand and water can and has taken lives of those who have fallen into such. In Missouri USA, in what is known as the leadbelt where lead mines were prevalent there were also what were called Slime ponds which were retaining areas where the tailings from the mines which were mostly powdered limestone was pumped with water into what became our local quicksand. In the 1950s a man riding a horse got stuck and his horse perished, he survived, in the 1980s a couple juveniles were riding an ATV when they went in the tailings pond, one kid was thrown clear of the pit, the other survived due to the one who was not trapped using a limb, assisted his friend in getting out of the slime pond the same couldnt be said about their 4 wheeler ATV they were riding. It sank deep enough the a fire department pole with the hook on it shoved as deep as the fire department could insert it, failed to make contact with the ATV that the two boys had been riding. It was never recovered.
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y_fam_goeglyd
There is a need to have a guide to walk across Morecambe Bay in the NW of England. Due to the nature of the tide and bay itself, it can be very dangerous. Some years ago (this century IIRC - time flies) around 20 cockle pickers were drowned up there because of illegal work practices (understatement of the year. The guide is the monarch's official guide should he/she ever wish to cross the bay.
There are different kinds of quicksand, it absolutely exists, but not Hollywood style. If you have anything standing on sandy or otherwise loose ground conditions, an earthquake will bring water up to mix with the soil, and it will suck whatever's on it down. It's called liquifaction and there's even film of a (Japanese) building sinking into the earth as water rises. It's not to be taken lightly!
But you're absolutely right that the Hollywood sawdust and water mix is rubbish!
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There is a need to have a guide to walk across Morecambe Bay in the NW of England. Due to the nature of the tide and bay itself, it can be very dangerous. Some years ago (this century IIRC - time flies) around 20 cockle pickers were drowned up there because of illegal work practices (understatement of the year. The guide is the monarch's official guide should he/she ever wish to cross the bay.
There are different kinds of quicksand, it absolutely exists, but not Hollywood style. If you have anything standing on sandy or otherwise loose ground conditions, an earthquake will bring water up to mix with the soil, and it will suck whatever's on it down. It's called liquifaction and there's even film of a (Japanese) building sinking into the earth as water rises. It's not to be taken lightly!
But you're absolutely right that the Hollywood sawdust and water mix is rubbish!
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1TakoyakiStore
There is one exception to the quicksand. There is a type found in rivers where there's a lot of rotting plant matter interspersed within the sand. This releases a lot of gas high in methane which essentially aerates the sand with gas lowering it's density so you drop like a stone up to your knees and it's really difficult to get out. I've come across this a few times out on the sand bars in the Econlockhatchee River in Florida. If you're smart about it and follow the steps outlined in the video you'll be fine. But if this low density sand happens to be unusually deep I can easily see it killing someone.
Of note there is another deadly phenomenon that works on a similar principle. Some areas of water treatment have what's called deep areated water and it's incredibly scary. You'll sink like a stone and be unable to swim due to so much air in the water.
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There is one exception to the quicksand. There is a type found in rivers where there's a lot of rotting plant matter interspersed within the sand. This releases a lot of gas high in methane which essentially aerates the sand with gas lowering it's density so you drop like a stone up to your knees and it's really difficult to get out. I've come across this a few times out on the sand bars in the Econlockhatchee River in Florida. If you're smart about it and follow the steps outlined in the video you'll be fine. But if this low density sand happens to be unusually deep I can easily see it killing someone.
Of note there is another deadly phenomenon that works on a similar principle. Some areas of water treatment have what's called deep areated water and it's incredibly scary. You'll sink like a stone and be unable to swim due to so much air in the water.
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Horhne
As a kid I was playing next to a brook that had (I thought) very little water. The next thing I knew I was sinking into the mud fairly rapidly or so it seemed. I was wearing wellington boots and I had sunk far enough for the mud to reach the top of my wellies. I managed to free one leg but my other leg was stuck firm. I resolved that the only way to free myself was to take my stuck leg out of the boot. I hobbled home with one wellington boot on. Once home I explained to mother how I nearly died in the mud. However, all she cared about was the fact I had lost one boot and how much a new pair was going to cost! Now I am trying to imagine if I knew the proper technique to to get out and had laid back on the mud what my mother would have said about all my muddy clothes!
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As a kid I was playing next to a brook that had (I thought) very little water. The next thing I knew I was sinking into the mud fairly rapidly or so it seemed. I was wearing wellington boots and I had sunk far enough for the mud to reach the top of my wellies. I managed to free one leg but my other leg was stuck firm. I resolved that the only way to free myself was to take my stuck leg out of the boot. I hobbled home with one wellington boot on. Once home I explained to mother how I nearly died in the mud. However, all she cared about was the fact I had lost one boot and how much a new pair was going to cost! Now I am trying to imagine if I knew the proper technique to to get out and had laid back on the mud what my mother would have said about all my muddy clothes!
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rotaman8555
I live in Alaska near Turnagain arm where the young man drowned. The substrate in the Arm, which is part of the Cook Inlet, is actually silt, which is a soil with particle far smaller than sand. So when wet it is like thick gumbo and can create a suction force around a person’s leg so great that they cannot free themselves even with a lot of help. The Alaska rescue squads in the area use high pressure hoses to push water into the hole and break the suction. However, the area has some of the highest tides in the world and the water comes and goes incredibly fast. In more than one tragic case, the rescuers could not get to the victims fast enough to save them. It’s horrific, and the locals known about the danger of the mucky silt.
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I live in Alaska near Turnagain arm where the young man drowned. The substrate in the Arm, which is part of the Cook Inlet, is actually silt, which is a soil with particle far smaller than sand. So when wet it is like thick gumbo and can create a suction force around a person’s leg so great that they cannot free themselves even with a lot of help. The Alaska rescue squads in the area use high pressure hoses to push water into the hole and break the suction. However, the area has some of the highest tides in the world and the water comes and goes incredibly fast. In more than one tragic case, the rescuers could not get to the victims fast enough to save them. It’s horrific, and the locals known about the danger of the mucky silt.
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theresemalmberg955
I've been trapped in quicksand. I was with friends and we were wading in a shallow river with a sandy bottom. All of a sudden I stepped in a hole and could not go any further nor could I get out. I was up to my waist. No, I was not in any danger of sinking but I could not move, and that was frightening enough. I called out to my friends and they were able to get me out of the hole, otherwise who knows how long I would have been there. I have had great respect for quicksand ever since. It's not something to play around with.
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I've been trapped in quicksand. I was with friends and we were wading in a shallow river with a sandy bottom. All of a sudden I stepped in a hole and could not go any further nor could I get out. I was up to my waist. No, I was not in any danger of sinking but I could not move, and that was frightening enough. I called out to my friends and they were able to get me out of the hole, otherwise who knows how long I would have been there. I have had great respect for quicksand ever since. It's not something to play around with.
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johnmonkey1874
Dehydration is almost a bigger threat than rising tides and floods when stuck. For anyone interested there's a good video where experts show how to get out of quicksand. Various units from a rescue squad go to a notorious area for quick sand, get their units intentionally stuck up to the waist, and have them demonstrate how to get out. I forget the name of it but I'm sure you can easily search for it. It's a good video and I'm sure there's more than just a few out there.
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Dehydration is almost a bigger threat than rising tides and floods when stuck. For anyone interested there's a good video where experts show how to get out of quicksand. Various units from a rescue squad go to a notorious area for quick sand, get their units intentionally stuck up to the waist, and have them demonstrate how to get out. I forget the name of it but I'm sure you can easily search for it. It's a good video and I'm sure there's more than just a few out there.
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skyden24195
In recent weeks, I came across a news article which gave the account from a man who was walking along a beach, (I think in Florida, but it could have been another gulf-coast state) with his wife when his wife suddenly sank into a sinkhole which had been hidden by a layer of quicksand. I'm do not remember the details other than that, or even how legitimate the article was, but I thought I'd mention it since the video was discussing the phenomenon of quicksand.
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In recent weeks, I came across a news article which gave the account from a man who was walking along a beach, (I think in Florida, but it could have been another gulf-coast state) with his wife when his wife suddenly sank into a sinkhole which had been hidden by a layer of quicksand. I'm do not remember the details other than that, or even how legitimate the article was, but I thought I'd mention it since the video was discussing the phenomenon of quicksand.
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jamie1602
Grace McHugh was an actress who, upon leaving her boat, immediately slipped into quicksand and was stuck. The camera operator tried to pull her out and also became stuck. Both drowned. You don't even need the tide to kill you. With how quicksand functions like a suction cup, you can drown in about two inches of water that's mixed with mud.
This video is probably going to contribute to at least one or two extra deaths that could have been prevented.
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Grace McHugh was an actress who, upon leaving her boat, immediately slipped into quicksand and was stuck. The camera operator tried to pull her out and also became stuck. Both drowned. You don't even need the tide to kill you. With how quicksand functions like a suction cup, you can drown in about two inches of water that's mixed with mud.
This video is probably going to contribute to at least one or two extra deaths that could have been prevented.
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btetschner
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Eating a Childhood Sandwich. while watching this Weird History video!
It is two toasted slices of Sara Lee Wheat Bread Two Kraft American Singles Cheese Two Vlasic Stacker Pickles Miracle Whip
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Eating ANOTHER Weird History video!
Eating a Childhood Sandwich. while watching this Weird History video!
It is two toasted slices of Sara Lee Wheat Bread Two Kraft American Singles Cheese Two Vlasic Stacker Pickles Miracle Whip
Childhood sandwiches are the best!
Inspired by the Weird History videos about disasters.
The Vlasic jar of pickles, which defines the sandwich, were $2. 79 (on sale) at the local grocery store.
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weird_history
Can you do something about how a JOKE in the 1600's ended up being both a threat and a joke to women
I refer to Chastity Belts, which never actually existed.
You could also cover how women are forced to give birth on their backs, the MOST dangerous position, because a French King centuries ago felt the birthing stool BLOCKED HIS VIEW of the birth. Since that was all that mattered, next thing you know women are dying unnecessarily.
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Can you do something about how a JOKE in the 1600's ended up being both a threat and a joke to women
I refer to Chastity Belts, which never actually existed.
You could also cover how women are forced to give birth on their backs, the MOST dangerous position, because a French King centuries ago felt the birthing stool BLOCKED HIS VIEW of the birth. Since that was all that mattered, next thing you know women are dying unnecessarily.
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SwampyColorado420
I've seen dangerous quicksand. There is a few areas on my lake in Appalacia that are prone to quicksand.
Downwind of a point there is a sand shelf with a dropoff that gets quicksand after certain weather. I started getting sucked in but the whole bank started to give so it was literally sucking me down.
It is more like a quicksand landslide but it will suck you under and potentially trap your head under.
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I've seen dangerous quicksand. There is a few areas on my lake in Appalacia that are prone to quicksand.
Downwind of a point there is a sand shelf with a dropoff that gets quicksand after certain weather. I started getting sucked in but the whole bank started to give so it was literally sucking me down.
It is more like a quicksand landslide but it will suck you under and potentially trap your head under.
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btetschner
I am going to watch the videos:
x The Most Dangerous Islands in the World (1st Recommendation, second time watching)
x 10 Movies That Got History All Wrong (2nd Recommendation, second time watching)
x 10 Illuminating Facts About The Knights Templar
x The Real Five Points, The Neighborhood That Inspired 'Gangs of New York'
x D. A. R. E. Was a Bigger Failure Than Most People Realized
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I am going to watch the videos:
x The Most Dangerous Islands in the World (1st Recommendation, second time watching)
x 10 Movies That Got History All Wrong (2nd Recommendation, second time watching)
x 10 Illuminating Facts About The Knights Templar
x The Real Five Points, The Neighborhood That Inspired 'Gangs of New York'
x D. A. R. E. Was a Bigger Failure Than Most People Realized
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theylied1776
I was a kid in the 1980s. So the movies and syndicated television shows I watched were from the 1960s and 1970s. In about 40% of them, quicksand was a plot device. I dream of Genie, the Wild Wild West, The Monkeys, Gilligan's Island, Star Trek, the Six Million Dollar Man, etc having quicksand episodes. So I believed that I had a 50/50 chance of encountering quicksand daily.
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I was a kid in the 1980s. So the movies and syndicated television shows I watched were from the 1960s and 1970s. In about 40% of them, quicksand was a plot device. I dream of Genie, the Wild Wild West, The Monkeys, Gilligan's Island, Star Trek, the Six Million Dollar Man, etc having quicksand episodes. So I believed that I had a 50/50 chance of encountering quicksand daily.
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MrShysterme
After a lot of time outdoors in the eastern US, the worst I've encountered is really soft mud in small ravens or other areas. I have sunk up to my knees and when I pulled out my boot came off. It was kind of scary though and I had to walk back to my vehicle with a muddy sock. I could see someone older/younger/weaker with tightly laced boots getting stuck and needing help.
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After a lot of time outdoors in the eastern US, the worst I've encountered is really soft mud in small ravens or other areas. I have sunk up to my knees and when I pulled out my boot came off. It was kind of scary though and I had to walk back to my vehicle with a muddy sock. I could see someone older/younger/weaker with tightly laced boots getting stuck and needing help.
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HansBezemer
I was once stuck in quicksand. It was in a water saturated meadow, where road construction was going on. One of my legs sank in the stuff up to my knee, very quickly. However, my other foot had solid footing, so I was able to get myself out of there. It felt more like an inconvenience than a life threatening situation, actually - even though the place was deserted.
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I was once stuck in quicksand. It was in a water saturated meadow, where road construction was going on. One of my legs sank in the stuff up to my knee, very quickly. However, my other foot had solid footing, so I was able to get myself out of there. It felt more like an inconvenience than a life threatening situation, actually - even though the place was deserted.
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RidingwithStymie
I stepped in quicksand once while walking in a creek. Suddenly I was knee deep in loose sand with water up to my waste. I reacted by frantically scrambling forward. It only took several steps and then I walked right up out of it. I had to go back through that same spot on my way back out. It really wasn't a big deal, but it did scare me a bit.
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I stepped in quicksand once while walking in a creek. Suddenly I was knee deep in loose sand with water up to my waste. I reacted by frantically scrambling forward. It only took several steps and then I walked right up out of it. I had to go back through that same spot on my way back out. It really wasn't a big deal, but it did scare me a bit.
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Igttfts
I grew up by a tide-washed shoreline, which featured areas where quicksand could be found. I recall a teenager on a motorcycle got stuck in one while still on the vehicle. By the time emergency services got to him, he and the motorcycle were too deep in to be extracted. Not sure how you can claim quicksand is an overstated danger
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I grew up by a tide-washed shoreline, which featured areas where quicksand could be found. I recall a teenager on a motorcycle got stuck in one while still on the vehicle. By the time emergency services got to him, he and the motorcycle were too deep in to be extracted. Not sure how you can claim quicksand is an overstated danger
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Lkydo8165
Don't understand why this narrator doesn't do all the videos like he used to can't stand the one that sounds like he's all nasally makes me think of somebody taking their fingernails and scraping it down the chalkboard just irritates me that much.
I really like this narrator 100%
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Don't understand why this narrator doesn't do all the videos like he used to can't stand the one that sounds like he's all nasally makes me think of somebody taking their fingernails and scraping it down the chalkboard just irritates me that much.
I really like this narrator 100%
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