Can quicksand kill you?
Can quicksand kill you?
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In many films, hapless characters meet their untimely demise in a lethal pit of quicksand. It’s a gruesome, undignified end — but is it realistic? Josh and Chuck tackle the properties of quicksand — and how to escape it — in this episode.