Dry Quicksand

chessie writes "Just in time for the holidays, new and improved quicksand! The new dry quicksand is a physical curiousity, made with air and sand instead of water with porewater pressure overcoming the density of sand . It is possible to vanish into a pile of completely dry sand as well. Worse, their sand looks the same as the normal, weight-supporting variety. Obviously, the US Army wants in on it."

Comments

Okay, just one....

[chjones]

porewater pressure overcoming the density of sand

Yeah, I remember living in a crappy apartment where the porewater pressure in the shower just made everything more difficult....

Riiight.

[eingram]

What's next, dry ice?

Re:So how is this different from

[vandon]

Looks like another test for the Mythbusters.

Makes me want to dig holes in my front yard

[Marxist Hacker 42]

And bury an air compressor. Would make for an awfully neat booby trap.