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bityardlast Wednesday at 9:51 PM3 repliesview on HN

I don't know why, but I expected quicksand to be an Australia thing. "Even the dirt tries to kill you."


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riffraffyesterday at 11:29 AM

well, dirt does kill you in Australia. In multiple[0] ways[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldust [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkholderia_pseudomallei

RGammayesterday at 12:36 PM

Nintendo taught me that quicksand is located in deserts.

_carbyau_yesterday at 2:09 AM

"Quicksand" is the harder sand just above the water line that is more solid and faster to walk/run on.... /s

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