What If You Fell Into Quicksand? #Quicksand #Shorts

The reason you don't normally sink into the sand when you go to the beach is due to a physics phenomenon known as force chain. Basically, when a bajillion grains of sand are jammed together in one place, their weight gets distributed over a large area, keeping you and your camels safely above ground. But if any water happens to seep up from underground, it mixes with the sand to create a surface that looks solid, but isn't... Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #quicksand #shorts #whatif #earth #sand