If an earthquake occurs while there, get the hell out - it is a perfect trap for a tsunami.
somebodyelse wrote:Duncan Edwards wrote:Boppinabe wrote:Didn't Pamela Rose use a similar method?
Rob went to a nearby beach for that "dry" look that some folks like. He was good at it.
This has never really worked for me. I read about it being used for the Lawrence of Arabia scene but I like at least a little dampness. Dry desert quicksand has been said to exist when winds pile sand up on one side of a big dune. The desert sand you encounter in the Middle East is fine powder compared to the course stuff here. It's slippery for lack of a better way to describe it. It's the result of the sand being blown around and pounded together for thousands of years. The finest stuff I've ever encountered on Gulf Coast beaches is like driveway gravel by comparison.
The one time I’ve been to Hawaii, the beach near the hotel literally was gravel. No waves. I was not impressed. But hey, I was able to climb Diamondhead, so there’s that.