IT’S EASY TO ESCAPE QUICKSAND. QUICKSAND’S DENSITY IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE HUMAN BODY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SINK COMPLELTELY. TO ESCAPE QUICKSAND, SIT OR LIE BACK, TRY TO KEEP YOUR ARMS UP AND OUT OF THE QUICKSAND, AND SLOWLY WIGGLE YOUR LEGS SIDE-TO-SIDE OR BACK-AND-FORTH.