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  2. Quicksand - Wikipedia

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    At that level of density, sinking beyond about waist height in quicksand is impossible. Even objects with a higher density than quicksand will float on it if stationary. Aluminium, for example, has a density of about 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter, but a piece of aluminium will float on top of quicksand until motion causes the sand to liquefy. [3]

  3. Dry quicksand - Wikipedia

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    Dry quicksand is loose sand whose bulk density is reduced by blowing air through it and which yields easily to weight or pressure. It acts similarly to normal quicksand, but it does not contain any water and does not operate on the same principle. Dry quicksand can also be a resulting phenomenon of contractive dilatancy.

  4. Non-Newtonian fluid - Wikipedia

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    Quicksand is a shear thinning non-Newtonian colloid that gains viscosity at rest. Quicksand's non-Newtonian properties can be observed when it experiences a slight shock (for example, when someone walks on it or agitates it with a stick), shifting between its gel and sol phase and seemingly liquefying, causing objects on the surface of the ...

  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. Cookie Monster YouTube game asks 'Will it Sink or Float?' - AOL

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    In the "Sink or Float" YouTube game, Cookie Monster and his friend Emma ask for your help in testing whether five different objects will either sink or float in a tank of water.

  7. We need to talk about 'Quicksand's truly wild ending - AOL

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    Quicksand has been a silent, gloopy threat in movies for decades now. It claims a desert victim in Lawrence of Arabia, it almost sucks Alan (Robin Williams) down through the floorboards in Jumanji ...

  8. Soil liquefaction - Wikipedia

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    Quicksand forms when water saturates an area of loose sand, and the sand is agitated. When the water trapped in the batch of sand cannot escape, it creates liquefied soil that can no longer resist force. Quicksand can be formed by standing or (upwards) flowing underground water (as from an underground spring), or by earthquakes.

  9. Some Bowling Balls Float, While Others Don’t. The ... - AOL

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    Only some bowling balls can float, and we explain why. Weight alone isn’t even scratching the surface ... tension. Only some bowling balls can float, and we explain why.