Does 'quick sand' in the desert really eat people? Don't panic when you encounter this situation, professional guides will teach you how to get out of trouble

With the continuous improvement of many technological levels, many forbidden areas for human beings that were once uninhabited have become tourist attractions. Many people like to explore unknown areas, including endless deserts and uninhabited islands. Although these places have beautiful scenery , but there are many hidden dangers.

mobile quicksand

Especially in the desert, not only may there be collapse caused by lack of water and food, but there are also many undercurrents and quicksands.

And the quicksand will move, so someone will be caught in the quicksand if they are not careful. If there is someone beside them, they can be pulled out with a rope, but if they are alone, it will be more troublesome. To roll away.

The principle of Liushatun people

Many TV dramas have also filmed scenes of quicksand swallowing people, sinking deeper and deeper in the quicksand, and finally being swallowed by quicksand. The reason why the quicksand is formed is because of the underground cavity.

Because the hollow place is damaged by external force, the upper layer of sand will be sucked into the pothole below . If people accidentally stand on it, they will be rolled down, and because the surrounding sand is flowing, there is no force point If people prop up their bodies, they will sink deeper and deeper because of struggle.

Because the greater the movement above, the faster the quicksand below will sink .

What should be the correct course of action in this situation? See what the professional tour guide has to say.

keep calm

First of all, don't panic, because the general quicksand pits are not very deep. If it is a slow-sinking quicksand pit, it may not absorb much sand at all, and the fast-moving sand will quickly fill the pit.

So don't panic even if your ankle is accidentally sucked, and don't expand the sinking speed of the quicksand pit. Under normal circumstances, it will stop when the person is sucked to the waist position.

This kind of quicksand pit is not very harmful to people, but being buried in sand to the waist will make people panic and lack of blood flow. If you keep calm, there will be no problem.

lie as flat as possible

The second is that the density of the sand is greater than that of the human body, so people should feel like they are floating on it. When being sucked by the quicksand pit, try to spread your limbs and lie back to make your body and quicksand as large as possible. the contact area . In this way, it will slowly float on the quicksand.

If you continue to step down when the quicksand has been buried to your ankles, it will only be counterproductive.

But if you lie on it, you will receive a different effect. Quicksand will not suck you in, because the force-bearing area increases, and the gravity is enough to be offset by the support of the sand.

move slowly

The last is to move slowly to a safe area, and when the body can move freely, slowly escape the quicksand area by crawling or sliding.

Of course, this is before the quicksand engulfs the ankles. At this time, the explosive power of the human body can still be used to get out of trouble , but if the half of the body is caught in the quicksand, this method cannot be used, because at that time it would take ten minutes to pull out a leg. A force of 10,000 Newtons cannot be achieved by the human body.