Can the idea of quicksand and being trapped in it more effective than actually being in it?
What makes quicksand exciting or hot for the average person?

Can the idea of quicksand and being trapped in it more effective than actually being in it?

For me it's a metaphor of letting go

I'd say there's not much in nature that really behaves like quicksand as portrayed in 20th century movies and TV, so if that's the root of somebody's fetish I guess very few natural mud locations could really match up.
It's a curious thing, I've thought a lot about what a quicksand fetish seems to mean to people, and even though I love to play in deep mud I wouldn't describe myself as a quicksand fetishist. That focus on sinking deep, the feeling of being stuck and the whole predicament aspect isn't quite how I came to it, I'm more about the sensuality of it, wallowing and coverage.

OK I've never found any quicksand but I've been in all sorts of mud up to neck deep For me the biggest turn on is sinking & getting stuck in really deep,sticky, mud the more I struggle the bigger the turn on I also enjoy sinking & playing in soft mud Wallowing,just playing in it & getting totally covered in oozy mud The slippery feel on my body & legs is so good
Would I go into real quicksand?-I don't know but I would be cautious as to how stuck I got remembering that quicksand can be dangerous Guys I have talked to say they got out after a long struggle so probably I would try
The thought of being stuck /playing in mud /quicksand is good but not as exciting as the real thing