ELI5; Why was quicksand such a common film trope when it’s not a problem that people commonly run into in real life?
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short answer: It worked in one movie, scared some kids, and was reused over and over again until it was more of a joke and not scary any more, so was dropped.
Long answer: [RadioLab’s got your covered](https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/quicksand).
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