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 ...

If you fall into quicksand, the last thing you want to do is struggle. Remember, quicksand is denser than water; the more you move, the more you sink. Don’t panic, but you need to get out fast. Your ...

Quicksand has been a favorite trope in Hollywood movies for years. Many think of quicksand as being able to engulf humans whole in a matter of a seconds, but does it work that way? Quicksand is formed ...

In some cartoons, quicksand is an omnipresent, almost guaranteed, threat. In his stand-up comedy special “New in Town,” comedian John Mulaney joked about the oversaturation of quicksand on childhood ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — There are lots of myths about ...