103.5: QUICKSAND!

March 24, 2020 00:08:18
103.5: QUICKSAND!
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103.5: QUICKSAND!

Mar 24 2020 | 00:08:18

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

If you grew up in the 80s and early 90s, you were certain that someday you’d fall into a pit of quicksand. It was everywhere. In cartoons, in tv shows, in our favorite movies. Turns out, quicksand isn’t quite as ubiquitous as we thought.

Danger Quicksand, Lake, Ambaston, Derbyshire | Danger! Quick… | Flickr 

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