Quicksand Fans

People like to hypothesize and dream anout sinking into tar or oil or similar things. This popped up on my fb feed.. a guy jumping into a pool of old motor oil.

i found that a while back,.. my only regret is that he diddnt jump into the thicker stuff further into the middle lol

*behind the scenes pic from James Bond "Quantum of Solice" oil drowning

Holy shit that is so toxic why would anyone do that?!? The chemicals soak right into your skin. Just use black-strap molasses, it looks the same and won't kill you.

LeilaHazlett wrote:Holy shit that is so toxic why would anyone do that?!? The chemicals soak right into your skin. Just use black-strap molasses, it looks the same and won't kill you.

Glad someone came out and said this! I remember people asking for tar pit scenes for ages using real tar, and having to be reminded how that is such a bad idea. Now with the MPVbleck, they have a feasible facsimile of such, and I look forward to seeing more dramatic uses of their pit. (Maybe with a cavegirl or three? Just saying....)

There is a reason we consider this fantasy... amazing how some seem to forget this.

PM2K wrote:

LeilaHazlett wrote:Holy shit that is so toxic why would anyone do that?!? The chemicals soak right into your skin. Just use black-strap molasses, it looks the same and won't kill you.

Glad someone came out and said this! I remember people asking for tar pit scenes for ages using real tar, and having to be reminded how that is such a bad idea. Now with the MPVbleck, they have a feasible facsimile of such, and I look forward to seeing more dramatic uses of their pit. (Maybe with a cavegirl or three? Just saying....)

There is a reason we consider this fantasy... amazing how some seem to forget this.

There are several ways to make a simulated tar pit, all of them expensive, but all also a LOT safer than using anything made from petroleum.

PM2K wrote:

LeilaHazlett wrote:Holy shit that is so toxic why would anyone do that?!? The chemicals soak right into your skin. Just use black-strap molasses, it looks the same and won't kill you.

Glad someone came out and said this! I remember people asking for tar pit scenes for ages using real tar, and having to be reminded how that is such a bad idea. Now with the MPVbleck, they have a feasible facsimile of such, and I look forward to seeing more dramatic uses of their pit. (Maybe with a cavegirl or three? Just saying....)

There is a reason we consider this fantasy... amazing how some seem to forget this.

I agree. Breaking it down pretty much misses the point.

The images we grew up with are what stimulates the brain. Prehistoric animals sank in tar. Big tanks and pools are filled with oil, not molasses.

If I shoot something like this, it's going to be tar and/or oil. There's no need to talk about anything else. That's Gemma covered in oil, right? It's awesome.

Btw - if you want to see her in some interesting peril, check out the giant Scorpion scene in Clash of the Titans (2010). Very cool.

Certainly within what might be called the "modern era" I think it is quite likely that more people have drowned in molasses than in tar. There were something on the order of 20 in a single "molasses flood" in Boston in 1919.