TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT QUICKSAND 10. It sucks. 9. If sinking in February and you see your shadow, it means six more minutes of sinking. 8. If you smear it on your head it can prevent hair loss. 7. The quicksand's always deeper on the other side. 6. Women should never ask to be submerged, but should wait for the man to suggest it. 5. Marilyn Monroe's death was a cover-up; she actually went down in quicksand. (And I *do* mean 'went down'.) 4. If a woman sinks in quicksand under a full moon, she will find the man of her dreams. (On the other hand, maybe she will...at least if she lets us know beforehand.) 3. There's a patch of quicksand behind the grassy knoll. 2. The female quicksand enthusiast you've met online is actually female. 1. Any woman who gets into quicksand with me will not win the lottery. False! Just the opposite in fact! Really! I'm not joking! Try it!