Can You Survive Quicksand? | I Didn't Know That

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Published 2013-03-19
Is it possible to survive being stuck in quicksand? Jonny Phillips risks life and limb to experience firsthand what it is like to slowly sink into quicksand—just a few feet away from an incoming tide.
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All Comments (21)
  • 3:02 "George it doesn't seem to be doing anything!" George-"Noyaquitetheweyinitplusthefactitlooksasiflikitmakesofuhquicksandtha"
  • @yuveen4159
    as a kid I really thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem in my life
  • @memento81
    "To be honest I am starting to feel a bit uncomfortable about the whole situation, so if you wouldn't mind helping me out, that would be marvelous" THE most british way to ask someone for rescue from a danger.
  • @madisonsue2690
    him: I’m starting to feel uncomfortable coastguard: 🧍🏻‍♂️🙂
  • @Momo-dy9tv
    How to escape quicksand Don't stand there for 8 minutes
  • @reinkd
    im starting to feel a bit uncomfortable about the whole situation
  • @saltedfish3724
    I like how he goes from being completely calm to literally shouting in the end
  • @viasqa
    i remember being 6 and thinking quicksand was going to be an obstacle in my life
  • “I’m starting to feel a little uncomfortable about the situation now” Such a british response
  • @flaffy6181
    I always bring 4 buff men, wood, and that tool with me when I'm out walking so i think I'm fine
  • I watched the video to know in a couple of seconds some fast and simple technique to get out of quicksand by myself, discovered you need a prepared 4 people team with equipment that no one in the world has and still he almost died
  • @mariap.9768
    I didn't realize it would take that much force and effort to get him out. Great video.
  • @rhinous1199
    Good thing he was wearing a hard hat and glasses to protect him from all that quicksand.
  • @ricky5369
    this honestly made me consider quicksand to be more dangerous than I thought.
  • @limerence8365
    I think me and my cousins came across really slow acting quick sand. The tide was out and we wanted to get to this small island in a bay that we always wanted to explore. Half way there our feet kept getting stuck in the sand and we could pull them out but our other foot would sink faster. There was no where to stand that was solid. We ended up getting really muddy and covered in wet sand. My main concern was my parents getting mad at me for getting my clothes all covered in wet sand. ( We would lean forward on the beach or fall over cuz we lost our balance, that's how the sand got on our clothes) Anyway we gave up on the island and just returned to shore but if that sand was any looser we could have ended up in proper quick sand.
  • @JNava
    The whole time I was waiting for George to be like: “Well you’re in too deep mate, I can’t get you out now. Bye!”
  • @tj-gamer2578
    I love how George avoided getting him out until he asked him to
  • @brettmasonmedia
    The problem with him tryin the lay down method is he was already waist deep. If you do this early on when ankle deep then it’s very effective.
  • @TheLivirus
    0:44 John wants George to confirm he knows what he's doing. Somehow George does not sound that convincing.