What Happens If You Fall Into Quicksand

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The reason you don't normally sink into the sand when you go to the beach is due to a physics phenomenon known as force chain. Basically, when a bajillion grains of sand are jammed together in one place, their weight gets distributed over a large area, keeping you and your camels safely above ground. But if any water happens to seep up from underground, it mixes with the sand to create a surface that looks solid, but isn't... • With your support we can make our show better! Join our Patreon community: http://bit.ly/whatif-patreon • Transcript and sources: https://insh.world/science/what-if-yo... • Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates http://www.ontariocreates.ca • Watch more what-if scenarios: • Planet Earth: • What If Earth Was in Fact Flat? • The Cosmos: • Video • Technology: • What If the Sahara Desert Was Covered... • Your Body: • What If You Were Born on a Space Stat... • Humanity: • What If You Were the Last Person on E... • Follow what-if on Instagram for bonus material: / what.if.show • Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif • T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifshop • Facebook Watch: / what.if.science • Watch on Tubi: http://bit.ly/what-if-tubi • Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere. — Carl Sagan • If you enjoy What If, make sure to check out our other channel Underknown : / interestingshit • Produced by Underknown in Toronto, What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure — grounded in scientific theory — through time, space and chance, as we ask what if some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence were different. • Feedback, inquiries and suggestions: https://underknown.com/contact

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