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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).
Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
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.
Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps. [1] [2] [3] Death by GPS has been noted in several deaths in Death Valley, California, [4] [5] a lost hiker at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, [6] and incidents in Washington State, Australia, England, Italy and Brazil.
This world map is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Colored map. The original can be viewed here: BlankMap-World.svg: . Modifications made by Shadowxfox.
English: Map marking the microstates for reference (the map is a slightly different version, but the locations of most of the small states are the same) map from wikipedia, summary there: A blank map of the world as of 2005, with country outlines.
Replaces earlier version with incorrect borders, borders now based on map at [[continents]]. 2006-06-29 15:38 Max Naylor 1357×628×8 (35649 bytes) Blank world map with major continents marked (Russia counted as part of Asia). Based on blank map by [[User:Vardion]]
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