Perspective by Stephen P. Leatherman: Digging holes in sand might seem innocent, but experts recommend never digging a hole deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group — with two feet being the maximum depth.
Right?? “Let me calmly explain the physical properties of sand and how without warning the playful crystalline structures you have built will rapidly collapse in an avalanche of suffocating grains”
Do you think, if you were sinking in quicksand, you’d be able to bring your to just lie flat and spread into a star shape or would you struggle (even knowing it’s totally the wrong thing to do)?
I live in Florida near some very popular tourist beaches. And yeah, people don't realize how dangerous this can be. Every year I hear about someone innocently digging at the beach when the hole collapses in on itself and tragedy often quickly ensues.
