Growing up in the 80s and early 90s really made quicksand a thing to be feared.

ok but like real talk WHY did we ALL learn that quicksand was terrifying???

it was like, the only plot device ever used. forest? quick sand. swamp? quick muck. desert? quick sand. despite the lack of water. temple? quick sand booby trap.

I loved the episode on Mythbusters where they did quicksand. The one guy’s floating in it like half way sunk, and the other shoves him in further and he just bobs back up to the surface.