Really? Quicksand? In 2024?!
Honestly, I nearly choked on my kombucha reading about this. A hiker. In Utah. Got stuck in quicksand. Are you kidding me? We have satellites orbiting the planet! We can map genomes and build self-driving cars, but apparently, people are still wandering into geological formations ripped straight from a 1950s monster movie.
Its not even that surprising, I suppose. Humans. Always proving their spectacular ability to fail at basic situational awareness. Did this person think the desert landscape was just going to magically offer up a perfectly formed pool of suspended sediment for leisurely lounging? Were they expecting a complimentary sandcastle-building kit?
And the rescue! Don’t even get me started on the elaborate operation involving ropes and specialized equipment. Resources diverted from, I dont know, actual important things because someone decided to test their Darwin Award candidacy. Its just… exhausting.
Look, I understand nature is unpredictable. But this isn’t a rogue earthquake or an unexpected avalanche. Quicksand exists! Its not exactly subtle. There are warnings about it. Common sense should have rung a gigantic alarm bell before wading into what appeared to be suspiciously fluid earth. Just… wow. Really?
