
Sinkers are quicksand enthusiasts who crave the sensation of being stuck in deep mud while also being sucked downward by liquefied soil. The only known previous research was conducted in 2016 and published a year later in JUPTRR. This study contains new research and is a recreational topic that has never been explored in research until now. It also attracts recreationists from a lesser known type of outdoor recreation activity interested in searching for quicksand. The area is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts interested in canoeing, kayaking, boat tours, fishing, hiking, and camping. Foster State Park, located on the banks of the Suwannee River, serves as a main entrance into the Okefenokee. It covers around 700 square miles of land and is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The Okefenokee is the largest swamp in North America.

Southeastern Georgia is home to numerous parks and historic sites attracting diverse recreation interests, including the legendary Okefenokee Swamp. Natural resources increased through a recreational pursuit of quicksand.

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True quicksand expands greatly when frozen, has low filterability, and becomes cohesive when it dries microorganisms play a major role in its formation. The properties of false quicksand, on the other hand, are manifested only under considerable hydrodynamic pressure of the water filtering through it. Quicksand containing colloidal particles is termed true quicksand, according to the classification of the Soviet scientist A. Quicksand may be loose or fairly loose sandy loam, finegrained and powdery loose sand, or soil containing colloidal particles less than 0.001 mm in size that act as a lubricant. Water-saturated earth that is able to flow and shift.
