Does wearing shoes make it harder to escape quicksand?

[curiousguy]

Does wearing shoes make it harder to escape quicksand compared to barefoot? If so, how much harder? Do sneakers produce a ton of suction?

[Boggyhoo]

Does wearing shoes make it harder to escape quicksand compared to barefoot? If so, how much harder? Do sneakers produce a ton of suction?

Yes

BH

[bogbud]

Nah, that's a myth.






(Somehow i can't distingiush trolls from sockpuppets from real people )

[Fred588]

I would say yes it does. There have been MANY occasions when an actress has interrupted filming to request to take off shoes or boots. Many times the actress will keep them on, knowing that is desired by viewers but there are occasions when the choice is take them off or not be able to finish the scene.

[curiousguy]

Nah, that's a myth.






(Somehow i can't distingiush trolls from sockpuppets from real people )

How am I trolling?

[curiousguy]

How does the suction produced by sneakers compared to that of boots?

[dlodoski]

How does the suction produced by sneakers compared to that of boots?

Depends on the sneakers. Depends on the boots.

For example, Sketchers have a sole that flairs out, especially at the heel. Lots of suction, while my stiletto thigh highs slip in and out.

[curiousguy]

How does the suction produced by sneakers compared to that of boots?

Depends on the sneakers. Depends on the boots.

For example, Sketchers have a sole that flairs out, especially at the heel. Lots of suction, while my stiletto thigh highs slip in and out.

Does the part of the boot that covers the lower part of your leg produce suction?

[bogbud]

For example, Sketchers have a sole that flairs out, especially at the heel. Lots of suction, while my stiletto thigh highs slip in and out.

You have a video when you are wearing these?

[Fred588]

The observations are valid but I think a physicist would argue that suction has nothing to do with anything here. Its friction. There will be more friction as a shoe is moved through any fluid because the shoe is larger than a foot and has a more irregular surface. If that fluid is highly viscous the effect of the friction is increased because the fluid does not flow easily. For what its worth, I am not a physicist, although I may have played one somewhere.