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How Quicksand Causes Dam Failures

In civil engineering, quicksand is more than just a puddle of mud! The "quick condition" occurs when seepage reduces the ...
A man who was duck hunting in coastal Maine had to be rescued by police after getting stuck in quicksand-like mud that ...
Matthew Alexander, 31, guesses he has gone duck shooting off Wharton Point in Brunswick 100 times now, but an unlucky step ...
The investigative minds at Debunked uncover the real dangers of quicksand and debunk common misconceptions about its threat. Former Trump adviser on Alaska summit: ‘Putin’s gonna walk out of this a ...
LELAND, MI — It was a date they’ll never forget. Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika were hunting for Leland blue stones and planning to catch the sunset over Lake Michigan when the beach tried to eat O ...
Itchy, red, irritated eyes could be a symptom of many things, but chronic dry eye is a common culprit. Dry eye is a condition that occurs when the eyes do not produce enough quality tears, leading to ...
Though the threat of drowning in quicksand may be a core fear of any movie buff, some social media users have claimed it is "physically impossible to sink entirely in quicksand." One Reddit post, ...
Drowning is the leading cause of death for kids ages 1 to 4. It’s something many parents fear happening. But one particular term — which went viral in 2017 after a 4-year-old boy died one week after ...
A Maine woman had a startling experience while walking on the water’s edge of a New England beach, and luckily she was not alone during the incident. While at Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, ...
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PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) - A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand doesn’t just happen in Hollywood movies in jungles or rainforests. Jamie Acord was walking at the water ...