Is qicksand real? If ti is, how can we see it?

Question

I have sen mythbusters proe quicksand isn't real, but that didn't move me. My little brother has games that if you get into quicksand, you sink really fast and die. I want to know which is true.

Answer 1

Quicksand is real. The important thing to remember about quicksand is that below the sand there has to be some substrate that is dense enough to keep the water there (Think something like a bowl of water). That substrate is usually rock. In most cases, if you stand still, you may sink fairly deep, but you will finally come to rest standing on a rock base.

Answer 2

Quicksand is real enough. It's caused by water flowing upward (in a bed of sand) with sufficient velocity that it suspends the sand like an emulsion.

Something like stores do in advertising vacuum cleaners by floating a ball in the air - with the vacuum cleaner's discharge air.

Quicksand is dependent on there being flowing water, so it's more common in the spring, and it can be eliminated by providing a channel for the water to drain off.

.

Answer 3

Quicksand is real, but it only forms under unusual conditions, and it usually isn't very deep, but it can be deep enough to make it extremely difficult to get out of, and very rarely deep enough that you could sink in over your head.

Quicksand is just a mixture of water and sand, with enough water dispersed through the mixture to keep the sand from packing together like you see on a beach. When you see quicksand it has an almost glass-like surface from a thin layer of water seeping out of the mixture across teh surface.

Quicksand forms in riverbeds or lake sediments when flowing water from an underground water source has enough flow and pressure to push sand upward toward the ground surface, but not enough water to wash the sand away. The water maintains gaps between the sand particles, so if you grabbed a bucket of quicksand, about 1/4 to 1/3 of the volume would be water.

If you step in quicksand, the water between the sand particles does not provide enough strength to support your weight, so you sink. Trying to pull your foot out is hard because sand is much heavier than water, and an extremely tight vacuum forms around your foot, making it difficult to get out of quicksand - just like when you step in thick mud and you boots get stuck or come off. Quicksand is usually only a temporary phenomenon that lasts for a few hours or few days after a rainstorm. In the US, it is found mainly in desert riverbeds that are dry most of the time, and a few places in Florida where where underground cave systems are completely filled with flowing sand and water.

Answer 4

quicksand is for real.i have seen it before during outfield.my friend's boot step into the quicksand but lucky his other leg was outside of the quick sand.later we tried throwing stones into it.sinks immediately and without a splash.not sure how deep though.we took a long branch and poke through.didn't hit the floor.we can differentiate it by the colour difference.quicksand just doesn't look like sand eg. smooth surface

Answer 5

Quicksand is real but not to the extent that the movies show it.

Answer 6

"Quicksand" is just a name for a boggy area. Yes you can sink. It doesn't tend to be found in deserts though, but you can sink in to dunes, though not as fast or deep.

Answer 7

quicksand is a real world entity, basically it is a morass of sand and water and mud in a confined area