What happens if an object is dropped into a quicksand?

This image, which often comes to mind to most people when they think of quicksand rightfully sounds scary. The only problem is that ... Quicksand is a shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid which looks like a gel when undisturbed but quickly drops in viscosity once an object rests its mass. read more

So if an object is dropped in it , it would sink a bit , if volume of body is such that sufficient buoyancy is created so that it is not fully sunk then a part of it would be above the level of quick sand and rest of it sunk in quicksand . read more

I've never sank under a proper quicksand patch/pit before, but from a previous experience from almost drowning in a deep mud pit, I may be able to answer that. First off, let's say that your head has just fully submerged and you are completely under the substance. Your body starts to go into a panic, because you can no longer see. read more

Before we delve into this question, we need to take a look at how quicksand works. When you see quicksand in the movies, a doom-destined hero or heroine is typically being sucked into a huge mass of moving, wet sand. read more