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Hyperfixation Time · August 26 · 36 min

Hyperfixation - Quicksand: Honestly, We Thought This Would Come Up More

Ep. 36 - Somewhere along the way, we were all convinced quicksand was going to be a legitimate problem in our adult lives. And yet… nothing.This week, Erin finally investigates the strangely dramatic world of quicksand. What actually is it? Where does it happen? Can it really swallow you whole? And most importantly, did movies and cartoons completely lie to us?We’re separating quicksand fact from fiction, digging into the surprisingly weird science behind it, and figuring out what you should actually do if your childhood fears finally come true.Turns out, quicksand is real. It’s just not quite the death trap we were promised._______________________________________________________________**FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe! If you like this podcast, feed our coffee addictions at: buymeacoffee.com/hyperfixationtimeInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@hyperfixationtime (www.instagram.com/hyperfixationtime/⁠⁠⁠)YouTube: @HyperfixationTimePod⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠ / @hyperfixationtimepod )TikTok: @hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠ / hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ )Email: ⁠⁠⁠hyperfixationtimepodcast@gmail.com⁠SOURCES: ⁠https://www.nature.com/articles/437635a⁠⁠https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050926/full/news050926-9.html⁠⁠https://apnews.com/article/cb1a4c2e35a86bd67c003d1f875120db⁠⁠https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/12/12/quicksand-utah-hiker-rescue/⁠⁠https://www.lewrockwell.com/2010/08/daniel-engber/terra-infirma-the-rise-and-fall-of-quicksand/⁠

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Ep. 36 - Somewhere along the way, we were all convinced quicksand was going to be a legitimate problem in our adult lives. And yet… nothing.This week, Erin finally investigates the strangely dramatic world of quicksand. What actually is it? Where does it happen? Can it really swallow you whole? And most importantly, did movies and cartoons completely lie to us?We’re separating quicksand fact from fiction, digging into the surprisingly weird science behind it, and figuring out what you should actually do if your childhood fears finally come true.Turns out, quicksand is real. It’s just not quite the death trap we were promised._______________________________________________________________**FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe! If you like this podcast, feed our coffee addictions at: buymeacoffee.com/hyperfixationtimeInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@hyperfixationtime (www.instagram.com/hyperfixationtime/⁠⁠⁠)YouTube: @HyperfixationTimePod⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠ / @hyperfixationtimepod )TikTok: @hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠ / hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ )Email: ⁠⁠⁠hyperfixationtimepodcast@gmail.com⁠SOURCES: ⁠https://www.nature.com/articles/437635a⁠⁠https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050926/full/news050926-9.html⁠⁠https://apnews.com/article/cb1a4c2e35a86bd67c003d1f875120db⁠⁠https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/12/12/quicksand-utah-hiker-rescue/⁠⁠https://www.lewrockwell.com/2010/08/daniel-engber/terra-infirma-the-rise-and-fall-of-quicksand/⁠

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