You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
63 points

My mother had a personal experience with quicksand. Unlike the movies, its name is correct. She was just suddenly stuck in it up to her knees.

So now you all know.

Also, it wasn’t in the jungle, it was in Canada, so she had to rely on being pulled out by my uncle since no vines were around.

permalink
report
reply
68 points

Fun fact, the “Quick” part of it is an old timey synonym of “Living”. So basically, Living Sand. It’s the same thing with Quick Silver (mercury).

permalink
report
parent
reply
22 points

Is that why that movie was called “The Quick and the Dead”?

permalink
report
parent
reply
14 points

Yeah, and apparently that phrase dates back to at least a 1526 translation of the Bible. It’s old.

permalink
report
parent
reply
11 points

That fact really was fun!

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

When a fetus starts to move: “quickening”

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Which historically is when some Christian writers believed the fetus gets a soul

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

No, that’s when an immortal kills another immortal by beheading them and gain their powers.

permalink
report
parent
reply
8 points

This is a fun fact!

permalink
report
parent
reply
20 points

She should’ve just lassoed a passing moose.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points
*

A moose once bit my sister

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Or reached for a maple tree’s branch.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points
*

Or held up a Tim Hortons coffee cup to attract the attention of local syrup farmers

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Tangential, but quicksand is called so because it moves, much like quicksilver.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

As a teen I was in the woods fucking around with my friend like teens are wont to do and I got stuck in some. I was quickly half calf deep before he helped me out. Overall that was a fun day.

permalink
report
parent
reply

memes

!memes@lemmy.world

Create post

Community rules

1. Be civil

No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politics

This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent reposts

Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No bots

No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads

No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

Sister communities

Community stats

  • 12K

    Monthly active users

  • 2.7K

    Posts

  • 61K

    Comments