I always thought that quicksand was gonna be a much bigger problem than it turned out to be. You watch cartoons and quicksand is like the third biggest thing you have to worry about, behind the actual sticks of dynamite and giant anvils falling on you from the sky.
QUICKSAND. This is a hazard that can occur anywhere. Blundering into Quicksand counts as a small INCIDENT; usually there is no BOG handy. Basically, the sandy ground underfoot turns out to be bottomless and everyone starts to sink. Most people make it back to firm ground, but at least one HORSE (eyes rolling in frenzy (OMT)) and one unlucky Tourist will sink and have to be rescued either by the strength of the LARGE MAN or by everyone hauling on ropes.
"Beware of the ground for which you stand.The floor is quicker than the sand."
Callen: What's the difference between tar pit and quicksand?
Sam: One's tar and the other one's sand?
Callen: So how come you never hear about quicksand anymore?
Sam: What are you talking about?
Callen: It used to be everywhere. Tarzan, Gilligan, even the Six Million Dollar Man used to get caught in it sooner or later.
Sam: Is this what you do when people are sleeping? You're up thinking about quicksand?
Sam: One's tar and the other one's sand?
Callen: So how come you never hear about quicksand anymore?
Sam: What are you talking about?
Callen: It used to be everywhere. Tarzan, Gilligan, even the Six Million Dollar Man used to get caught in it sooner or later.
Sam: Is this what you do when people are sleeping? You're up thinking about quicksand?
—NCIS: Los Angeles, "Borderline"