Though the threat of drowning in quicksand may be a core fear of any movie buff, some social media users have claimed it is "physically impossible to sink entirely in quicksand." One Reddit post, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Step 1: Remain calm. Quicksand seems like a rare hazard found only in the jungle based off the movies, but it’s more common than ...

If you get stuck in quicksand, remember it's impossible to drown in the stuff. Instead, calmly try freeing yourself by gently kicking your legs back and forth. This should loosen the dense sand around ...

My husband lays shirt, shorts and boots on the rock. Pink as the sandstone around us, he walks toward the pool of water that blocks our way up this narrow canyon in southern Utah. The pool is about ...