The best method for surviving quicksand is?
Correct answer: Relax
Aerylwyn1118
I hope never to find out in the first place. And what a creepy photo at top!
TipTopAardvark11495
more survival skills questions please
Cowofneal
Good information!
Gma2RooMoo
nearly every film in the 70s involved quicksand, I was always scared of it!
tinabobina
um...anyone else disturbed by that photo??
penawareof
In the "Lost in Space" episode "Attack of the Monster Plants" John and Don were in quicksand and John told Don not to struggle.
Player SQinfoNUTS
following a large hurricane and the subsequent very low tide in the state of Delaware I along with two friends actually we're caught in a pit of quicksand. We panicked but only for a moment. We were in slightly above our knees that was enough for us. it was a very memorable experience although I do not wish to repeat it.
RushMama2112
There are two acceptable answers here. Relax and swim or float.
Player #118197
Cowofneal, Yes....good info to know. (in old western movies, the bad guy usually sinks out of sight in the quicksand).
Tracy
I wonder where quicksand is most prominent? I guess I'll Google it
Dalia
Well a nervous person couldn't stay calm for sure
Cat Mom
RushMama2112, no, it doesn't say swim or float. It says try to swim to safety, which would make you sink faster!
Cat Mom
Aerylwyn1118, Amen!
LaQuizz
I agree with Aerylwyn! I never want to have to experience this situation of relaxing in quicksand! :-)
Bob
WilledGazelle9,
that looks more like someone dug up in Pompeii where the volcano covered everyone
Lena
not my heart pounding as I read through the info part! lol
Rook
Gma2RooMoo, growing up, watching movies and cartoons, I definitely thought quick sand would be a threat at least once a month.
Taz
I would love to have the encounter with it!!! Yup, I'm a little crazy!!
Phawnix
Quicksand as it's depicted in film and TV isn't real. It's not dangerous at all. It's like getting stuck in mud.
Wannabe Vulcan
Su Xieli, don't you just aim for the gooiest parts? 🤪
Wannabe Vulcan
meek, I've had fun in (shallow) quicksand.
Wannabe Vulcan
WilledGazelle9, if it's shallow, it's fun to play in.
Wannabe Vulcan
Tracy, hiking in deep canyons in southern Utah, I used to enjoy playing in shallow pools of quicksand.
Bright
never knew the name for that.thanks for the info
Neila
tinabobina, Absolutely! Stuff of nightmares 😱
Fiona
I'll try this when I go to Rhyl :-)
Hanoj
I hope none of us players ever have to step in one, but if it does just remember what not to do
Angie
Thank you MythBusters!!🙂
Player #34641139
I used to love playing in quicksand as a child (in the deserts of the southwestern US).
Nurudeen
Tell that to a Yoruba man from Nigeria, he will sink so quick due to severe panic
Clark
learnt this information from the movies, Indiana Jones
TheQuizzerLW
now I scared I might get caught into quicksand and how did they test that
mauntaukshadowcat
the answer literally says to paddle to safety. How is swim to safety wrong?
AB2009
I was a fan of Dora so I knew that
sissy6695
wow- did not know that! good to know if I ever step in quicksand lol 😆
Elena
There was always quicksand in the old Tarzan movies
Player #37077953
Incorrect, people won't completely sink in any quicksand it is best to move your legs
GrinderHog
quick sand isn't nearly as big of a problem as I thought it would be when I was a kid
BlackArrow
swimming is the option out.... slow swimmimg motion will get you out
Lovie Anderson
Great info👏🏽