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  2. Quicksand - Wikipedia

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    A group of hikers encountering quicksand on the banks of the Paria River, Utah Quicksand warning sign near Lower King Bridge, Western Australia. Quicksand is a shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid: when undisturbed, it often appears to be solid ("gel" form), but a less than 1% change in the stress on the quicksand will cause a sudden decrease in its viscosity ("sol" form).

  3. Moving Sands - Wikipedia

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    The Moving Sands, also known as the Flowing Sands (Liúshā (流沙), "flowing-sand", or "quicksand"), is an important feature in the mythological geography of Chinese literature, including novels and poetry over a course of over two millennia from the Warring States to early Han dynasty era poetry of the Chuci onward to the present.

  4. The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure - Wikipedia

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    Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike live a carefree life in the Great Valley under their families' watchful eyes.One day, the gang attempts to get to the sheltering grass to play, but land in the sinking sand surrounding it.

  5. Quicksand doesn't just happen in Hollywood. It happened on a ...

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    It turns out that quicksand, known as supersaturated sand, is a real thing around the world, even in Maine, far from the jungle locations where Hollywood has used it to add drama by ensnaring actors.

  6. Quicksand doesn't just happen in Hollywood. It happened on a ...

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    PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand doesn't just happen in Hollywood movies in jungles or rainforests. Jamie Acord was walking at the water's edge at Popham Beach State Park over the weekend when she sunk to her hips in a split second, letting out a stunned scream.

  7. Quicksand (Martha and the Vandellas song) - Wikipedia

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    "Quicksand" was built around a similar gospel-inspired delivery of the Martha and the Vandellas' breakout hit "Heat Wave", but with a slightly slower tempo and a harder edge. Like "Heat Wave", it features an analogy to a natural phenomenon, with the narrator comparing falling in love to sinking in quicksand. [1]

  8. Why You Haven't Lived Until You've Gone Sand Sledding ... - AOL

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    You can’t use any old toboggan or sheet either, you need a special sled designed for sand dunes to get some speed and stop yourself sinking in the dry sand. Sandboarding

  9. The Brass Bullet - Wikipedia

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    in Chapter 4, setting fire to cotton in lighthouse and last two scenes of the man sinking in quicksand; [3] in Chapter 5, Reel 2, ...