what would happen if you fell into quicksand as a kid I was always
petrified of quicksand that was in so many movies and TV shows and obviously
I've never been anywhere that I'd be in danger of quicksand but still it was a
scary thought it also led me to wonder what happened if you actually fell in
quicksand and I'm finally getting to the bottom of it if you've ever wondered the
same thing as me well join me as I explained to you what
would happen if you fell into quicksand hello again and welcome back to life's
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you may have today's question of course is what would happen if you fell into
quicksand Before we jump into it I want to know if you've ever had a fear of
quicksand or if you ever dealt with it in the first place as I mentioned
growing up it scared me to death but thankfully to this day I haven't
come across any and now I have the knowledge of how to handle such a
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some comments from a previous video at the end of this one but let's sink into
it so what does quicksand even made up well it's a mixture of sand
and water that looks solid until it's disturbed
aka until you step in it but unlike the movies and TV shows that scared me silly
it's actually kind of hard to die in quicksand actually it's impossible the
way it works is if you do step in it and start to sink you won't go all the way
down you'll eventually stop sinking when you get to your chest now there's a
popular belief that the more you struggle to get out the deeper in the
sand you'll go well this isn't so true either yes if you struggle and move
around a lot you will sink more but you'll never be completely submerged the
reasoning behind this is that quicksand is more dense than the human body which
is why when you're stuck in it you're told to lean back to help you get out
now you might be thinking why would I lean back why don't that just make it
easier for me to sink nope turns out you'd actually float much like when
you're in water and by leaning back you're increasing your chances of
getting out on your own if you just stand and do nothing
thus and eventually hardens and makes it much harder to free yourself but fallen
in quicksand can be deadly if you're stuck near some hungry predators or a
massive wave comes over you and takes you away of course
this rarely happens but unfortunately it has happened in the past there's also
the possibility that you can have trouble breathing because if you're
submerged to your chest almost like a snake this sand can make it harder and
harder for you to breathe every time you exhale depending how liquefied it is
when you fall in so to wrap up seems like quicksand isn't as
scary as I once thought although it can be deadly given the circumstance if you
just relax and lean back you could probably pull yourself out besides most
of the time quicksand really isn't even that deep maybe a few centimeters but
still I wouldn't mess around with it because if you're at the wrong place at
the wrong time and a tide or a hungry animal sees the top of your head
sticking out well you might not be so lucky
if you ever caught in a situation though aside from calling for help it is best
to stay calm which of course is easier said than done but here's to hoping none
of us are ever in such a situation and on that note well let's brighten things
up with some comments shall we in the video what if our Sun was a red
giant the only shiny Umbreon said normally videos like these terrify me
but there's something common about the background music well if our voices
don't do it for you hopefully the music can help you relax I try to speak in a
pretty calm relaxing tone but I don't know I guess sometimes my personality
comes out and it's not so calming and relaxing and more so energetic and fun
because I'm a fun guy chassé and brown said if two vegetarians fight is it
still called a beef I don't know why it's called beef in the first place
maybe because beef is considered tough and when you fight somebody you're tough
I don't know I've never been in a fight so I guess I'm not tough but I think
that'd be a great question for us to answer what did you guys think would you
want an answer to that a two vegetarians fight is it still called beef let us
know in the comments down below Xavier Delgado said what if social media
never existed it's actually a great question as well I'm not sure if the
channels covered it because I am fairly new here but personally I think if
social media never existed we wouldn't connect as as well as we do I guess
online maybe there'd be better human interaction in person because we'd be
less glued to our phones and Technology and dependent on being up-to-date with
what's going on and you know more focused on the now and being present in
the moment it's a great question though Sean mustang said what if superheroes
exist that's a joke right you know they're real right and on that note guys
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today and you guys know what to do if you're ever caught in quicksand which
hopefully none of you guys ever will be and we'll see you in the next video I've
been your host Jared Bronstein and keep questioning everything to my friends