Editing Quicksand (section)

==In popular culture==
Quicksand is a [[Trope (literature)|trope]] of [[adventure fiction]], particularly in film, where it is typically and unrealistically depicted with a suction effect that causes anyone or anything that walks into it to sink until fully submerged and risk drowning. This has led to the [[List of common misconceptions|common misconception]] that humans can be completely immersed and drown in quicksand, which is impossible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/09/29/1471116.htm|title=Quicksand myth exposed|first=Patricia|last= Reaney|publisher=Reuters|date=29 September 2005|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> According to a 2010 article by ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', this gimmick had its heyday in the 1960s, when almost 3% of all films showed characters sinking in clay, mud, or sand.<ref name="Engber 2010">{{cite news|last=Engber|first=Daniel|title=Terra Infirma: The rise and fall of quicksand.|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2264312/|access-date=23 August 2010|newspaper=Slate|date=23 August 2010}}</ref>