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THC · 1 March 2020, 07:14 AM

I grew up in the 1960s and almost every western show I watched, had a quicksand scene. As a kid I was afraid of quicksand,

.. I saw an insurance commercial yesterday with quicksand in it and that got me wondering, is quicksand even real?
Was it simply old western lore?

Welcome to the dumbest post ever..

Knappo 1307 · 1 March 2020, 07:40 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=243s8Z7KWIU

AzPaul · 1 March 2020, 07:40 AM

I've walked into quicksand but it wasn't very deep.
It was hard to get my feet up, but that was about it.

mykii · 1 March 2020, 07:48 AM

It's real.

Not the dumbest Q either. I had a friend once ask me if "grass was man made". LOL!

037 · 1 March 2020, 08:01 AM

I remember playing outside with friends and pretending certain spots were quicksand. It was definitely something we knew about but never saw in person.

I have fallen in snow a few times and had to wriggle my way out. Childhood memories of quicksand in westerns quickly set in.

Old Farmer · 1 March 2020, 08:07 AM

I have been caught in quicksand, caused by an underground aquifer, was real scary, my mate was able to get me out with a rope

THC · 1 March 2020, 11:53 AM

I guess I could’ve googled..

-lenny- · 1 March 2020, 02:47 PM

Forget quicksand, google muskeg! That stuff will make 40 ton dozers disappear....

Letsgodiving · 1 March 2020, 03:24 PM

I remember quicksand being a thing when I was a kid as a consequence of watching too many westerns. I have never run into "quicksand" but I was hiking once with heavy photography equipment and sunk into thick mud up to my crotch and for a little bit it felt pretty dicey until I was able to extricate myself after considerable effort and at the time I was having perceived quicksand flashbacks.

Jackie Daytona · 1 March 2020, 04:30 PM

Based off cartoons, I definitely thought it would present a much larger problem in adulthood than it has thus far....

SearChart · 1 March 2020, 04:38 PM

Randy63 · 1 March 2020, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dontknow

Based off cartoons, I definitely thought it would present a much larger problem in adulthood than it has thus far....

You and me both.

Jocke · 1 March 2020, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SearChart

To me it looks like the flying dutchman.

SearChart · 1 March 2020, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jocke

To me it looks like the flying dutchman.

Chewbacca · 2 March 2020, 07:34 AM

Many people say Rolex HQ is surrounded with it.

Stay alert!

037 · 2 March 2020, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SearChart

Magic carpet ride!

Blansky · 2 March 2020, 08:10 AM

I married into it once.

Thought I was a goner.

jrs146 · 2 March 2020, 08:31 AM

Quicksand reminds me of two things:

1 - the scene from princess bride
2 - the scene from the never ending story

You can tell I’m an 80’s child!

Blansky · 2 March 2020, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrs146

Quicksand reminds me of two things:

1 - the scene from princess bride
2 - the scene from the never ending story

You can tell I’m an 80’s child!

If you were a child of the 50s you may have said Lawrence of Arabia.

donas · 2 March 2020, 09:34 AM

OP - a far cry from the dumbest post ever! There's some real doozies on TRF in recent times. I actually found the youtube link posted to be pretty interesting.

Old Farmer · 2 March 2020, 10:13 AM

Stay alert!

What's a lert CJ?

037 · 2 March 2020, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donas

OP - a far cry from the dumbest post ever! There's some real doozies on TRF in recent times. I actually found the youtube link posted to be pretty interesting.

Agreed. I hope to never find myself in quicksand but now know how to escape with my life and a bit of sand in my briefs.

77T · 2 March 2020, 01:22 PM

Stepped into a small pit in central FLA around Juniper Springs as a 12y.o. kid.

It was only 2’ wide but one leg was swallowed up to my hip in 30 seconds. I was looking like a goner in my young mind but of course I wasn’t in real danger - just real scared.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

GB-man · 2 March 2020, 01:42 PM

Reminds me of super Mario bros

brandrea · 2 March 2020, 01:52 PM

if you’re afraid move up here ... too cold for anything like that

1 March 2020, 07:14 AM	#1
THC 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 126333 Posts: 10,721	Quicksand... I grew up in the 1960s and almost every western show I watched, had a quicksand scene. As a kid I was afraid of quicksand, .. I saw an insurance commercial yesterday with quicksand in it and that got me wondering, is quicksand even real? Was it simply old western lore? Welcome to the dumbest post ever..

1 March 2020, 07:40 AM	#3
AzPaul "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Paul Location: Tucson, Az Watch: Rolex 1501 Posts: 14,389	I've walked into quicksand but it wasn't very deep. It was hard to get my feet up, but that was about it. __________________ Ain't much of a crime, whacking a surly bartender

1 March 2020, 03:24 PM	#9
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,320	I remember quicksand being a thing when I was a kid as a consequence of watching too many westerns. I have never run into "quicksand" but I was hiking once with heavy photography equipment and sunk into thick mud up to my crotch and for a little bit it felt pretty dicey until I was able to extricate myself after considerable effort and at the time I was having perceived quicksand flashbacks. __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

1 March 2020, 04:30 PM	#10
Jackie Daytona "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Real Name: Brian Location: Nashville Watch: 16750 Posts: 6,823	Based off cartoons, I definitely thought it would present a much larger problem in adulthood than it has thus far.... __________________ 16750 \| 6516(wife’s) \| 126334 \| 16570 \| SBGA413 \| SRPE33 \| 126610LV

2 March 2020, 08:31 AM	#18
jrs146 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Josh Location: Lost in time Watch: Me Nae Nae Posts: 9,827	Quicksand reminds me of two things: 1 - the scene from princess bride 2 - the scene from the never ending story You can tell I’m an 80’s child! __________________ "Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own." -Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter

1 March 2020, 07:40 AM	#2
Knappo 1307 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Jason Location: USA Watch: Sea Dweller Posts: 8,563	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=243s8Z7KWIU

1 March 2020, 07:48 AM	#4
mykii "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: East Watch: AP+FPJ+ PP+Rolex Posts: 1,776	It's real. Not the dumbest Q either. I had a friend once ask me if "grass was man made". LOL!

1 March 2020, 08:01 AM	#5
037 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 6,173	I remember playing outside with friends and pretending certain spots were quicksand. It was definitely something we knew about but never saw in person. I have fallen in snow a few times and had to wriggle my way out. Childhood memories of quicksand in westerns quickly set in.

1 March 2020, 08:07 AM	#6
Old Farmer "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Iain Location: Gold Coast, Aust. Watch: Submariner Posts: 126	I have been caught in quicksand, caused by an underground aquifer, was real scary, my mate was able to get me out with a rope

1 March 2020, 11:53 AM	#7
THC 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 126333 Posts: 10,721	I guess I could’ve googled..

1 March 2020, 02:47 PM	#8
-lenny- 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Real Name: Boyd Location: On an adventure Watch: 👑 Posts: 2,756	Forget quicksand, google muskeg! That stuff will make 40 ton dozers disappear....

2 March 2020, 07:34 AM	#15
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,110	Many people say Rolex HQ is surrounded with it. Stay alert!

2 March 2020, 08:10 AM	#17
Blansky 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: swmnpoolsmovie* Posts: 9,904	I married into it once. Thought I was a goner.

2 March 2020, 09:34 AM	#20
donas Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Wade Location: TN Watch: 116619 Posts: 2,659	OP - a far cry from the dumbest post ever! There's some real doozies on TRF in recent times. I actually found the youtube link posted to be pretty interesting.

2 March 2020, 10:13 AM	#21
Old Farmer "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Iain Location: Gold Coast, Aust. Watch: Submariner Posts: 126	Stay alert! What's a lert CJ?

2 March 2020, 01:22 PM	#23
77T 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 42,565	Stepped into a small pit in central FLA around Juniper Springs as a 12y.o. kid. It was only 2’ wide but one leg was swallowed up to my hip in 30 seconds. I was looking like a goner in my young mind but of course I wasn’t in real danger - just real scared. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

2 March 2020, 01:42 PM	#24
GB-man 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,659	Reminds me of super Mario bros __________________

2 March 2020, 01:52 PM	#25
brandrea 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 79,779	if you’re afraid move up here ... too cold for anything like that

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