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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 67 points 4 months ago

My mother had a personal experience with quicksand. Unlike the movies, its name is correct. She was just suddenly stuck in it up to her knees.

So now you all know.

Also, it wasn't in the jungle, it was in Canada, so she had to rely on being pulled out by my uncle since no vines were around.

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 69 points 4 months ago

Fun fact, the “Quick” part of it is an old timey synonym of “Living”. So basically, Living Sand. It’s the same thing with Quick Silver (mercury).

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 4 months ago

Is that why that movie was called "The Quick and the Dead"?

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

Yeah, and apparently that phrase dates back to at least a 1526 translation of the Bible. It’s old.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

That fact really was fun!

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 months ago

When a fetus starts to move: “quickening”

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

No, that's when an immortal kills another immortal by beheading them and gain their powers.

[-] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Which historically is when some Christian writers believed the fetus gets a soul

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

This is a fun fact!

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