Recognizing These Natural Disaster Warning Signs Will Save Your Life

If you’re trapped outside, try and hide on the opposite side of a tree or a car to the tornado, stay as low and as centered as possible, close your eyes, and pray that the twister doesn’t come your way. 

Thick, Wet Looking Dirt

Indiana Jones warned us, but we’re here to say that quicksand isn’t as extreme as it’s been made out to be. If you find yourself stepping in some quicksand, which is just a fancy term for a mud pit, simply stay relaxed and walk backward out of the pit. The more you struggle, the farther you will sink into the pit, and the more difficult it will be to get yourself out. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.