and the Crypt of Tears, Phryne Fisher begins to sink in the Palestinian desert and calls out that she is sinking in quicksand. With no water nearby, it is likely meant to be dry quicksand. In Lawrence of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence's servant Daud dies when falling into quicksand in the desert. In that scene, there is no evidence of water. In The Princess Bride, Buttercup falls into dry quicksand, and Westley jumps in to save her. In Hotel del Luna'''s episode 3, Jang Man Wol falls into dry quicksand. In 1999's The Mummy'' Rick, Ardeth (Medji), and Captain Winston Havelock crash their plane in the desert and the Captain dies and sinks along with the plane into dry quicksand. See also Fech fech Fluidization References External links Pictures of the quicksand experiment by Lohse et al. Links to video of the quicksand experiment by Lohse et al. Sediments Geological hazards Granularity of materials Soil mechanics ru:Зыбучий песок