I experienced some quicksand on my trip in the Amazon. Nothing too severe, but a bit un-nerving. I instinctively used the technique here to easily get out.
Quicksand is not the bottomless pit portrayed in Hollywood films that sucks in unsuspecting victims and swallows them whole.
It is true the more people struggle, the deeper they will sink into the soupy mixture but its buoyancy makes it impossible to be completely submerged, scientists said on Wednesday.
How to overcome that sinking feeling in quicksand
