Naturally, the sand is formed of small rough grains that are intervened with air or water molecules. This is the first well known mistake "quicksand is found in the desert".Wrong. That is why I need to clear out some well know mistakes about quicksand.įirst fact.the quicksand is rarely found in the desert !!! After being halve the way there and their bodies are submerged to their chest, someone starts talking (do not ask me why they didn't talk before !) and they start advising the victim not to move at all and that if he struggles he will only sink deeper.Īfrica is rich with quicksand, thus anyone thinking of visiting Africa might be thinking of this problem. ![]() In these movies, the victims are usually lost in the desert and can't find water or people and suddenly they start their journey to the center of the earth. ![]() ![]() I guess the movie writers and the directors felt scared of the idea of quicksand and they felt obligated to warn people about it and try to give tips of how to save themselves.but unfortunately most of their information and advises are just their imagination and are not entirely correct !?!?! When I was a kid I remember watching these movies with people sinking in the sand.
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