Shouldn't it be called slowsand? Hmmmm?
2007-01-24 07:05:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i think it came from an indian fella cant remember the name but when he fell in he shouted ive gota think quick here hens the name quick sand
2007-01-24 07:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by paul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because 'quick' may also mean alive in a diverse context, it become used to intend stay a lot extra in Older English. So quicksand = stay sand, because the sand swallows human beings up, it type of feels to be stay... that is the way it receives the call. =D
2016-12-03 00:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by huehn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the name refers to "quick" in the older meaning of "alive" rather than "fast", as in the familiar phrase "the quick and the dead."
2007-01-24 07:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quicker than a walk on the beach.
2007-01-24 07:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by zzap2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's quicker than standard dune sand.
2007-01-24 07:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by Cribbage 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you sink faster in it than regular sand. And it traps you quickly.
2007-01-24 07:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by pencil_steeler364 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because when you fall in there you struggle which causes you to sink quicker and when you don't you sink slower
2007-01-24 07:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question..maybe cuz it fixes you quick!
2007-01-24 07:08:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try askjeeves.com
2007-01-24 07:08:29 · answer #9 · answered by Falcon Christian Li 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love this Q?...Hmmm....Maybe because once you're in, you are quick to panic!?
2007-01-24 07:13:28 · answer #10 · answered by Sherluck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋