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“Run Away As Fast As You Can”: 50 Fake Survival Tips That No One Should Follow
You’ve likely seen or read about “survival tips” when dealing with the threat of an assailant. People would suggest scratching their eyes, kicking their groin, or inflicting some form of damage as much as possible.
Reality, however, paints a grimmer picture. There’s a chance you freeze and get yourself hurt, or worse. This is why most self-defense experts would advise making running away the instinctive reaction during a potential attack.
Today, we’re looking at other well-known “survival tips” that may actually do more harm than good. If any of these have been ingrained in you, now’s the time to start unlearning them.
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#1
Not survival in the usual sense, but those whole “Don’t put that you’re an organ donor on your license because then if you get in a wreck and die, the paramedics won’t try to bring you back!”
I’ve been a paramedic for 10 years, and never once have I looked for someone’s license after a traumatic cardiac arrest to check their organ donor status. If a cardiac arrest victim seems viable, they’re going to get worked on regardless. The reality though is that very few people come back from cardiac arrest that occurred due to trauma, because the most common cause is blood loss and that’s not something paramedics can fix in the field (in most areas- some very progressive systems DO carry whole blood on the ambulance.) And if someone is dead on arrival and unworkable, we don’t haul them to the hospital to get their organs harvested. The body stays on scene until coroners get there and do their thing, which could take hours. Organs of people who die outside of hospitals generally have a very limited window in which they’re still considered viable, so it rarely even enters the equation unless they’re transported to the hospital.
Rant over, be an organ donor.
Don Adams 4 months ago
Please be an organ donor. I am alive because someone made that choice, and their heart is beating strongly in my chest.
Sue Mullen Andersen 4 months ago
Paramedic here...can confirm this post. We are too busy trying to do all the things to save your life. We don't even care what your name is at that point, let alone what your organ donor status is. We just focus on a pulse and possibly breathing!
Jaya 4 months ago
I am very happy to be an organ donor. Having a chance to save (or majorly improve) someone's life, without it costing you anything, isn't that the most amazing thing?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
I wish more people were organ donors. My friend died at the age of 24 due to a lack of donor organs - though the delays in her medical treatment/getting a specialist appointment/assessment (she lived in Canada) were also major factors in her death. She may have gotten pushed to an immediate priority for a transplant if she hadn't had to wait *weeks* while in hospital for a specialist to assess her - during that time she was deteriorating faster than anyone realized and died before the specialist even came around to assess her. I'm STILL infuriated about it and it's been 9 years.
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Calane E. Vanya 4 months ago
Most countries around the world have a principle of presumed consent to organ donation after death, which means that a deceased person is a potential donor if they did not express their objection during their lifetime. The rest should follow.
Nadine Debard 4 months ago
Yes, but they always listen to the family, so they often don't take organs that they are legally allowed to take because of the family. I'm a donor and I have talked to my family multiple times and they told me their choices as well. We know what each of us want so we don't have any doubt or decision to make.
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Sarah Belt 4 months ago
Organ donor and my state in the US doesn't allow my next of kin to override my decision (not that they would anyway, but...)
HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 4 months ago
Well, across the board from infants to seniors 30% of all Black patients die under a white doctors care, the mortality rate of Black doctors does not change based on their patients race. Extraordinary measures aren’t applied to Black people as often or as long, as they are applied to whites
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#2
“Find food first” is a common one. But nope. You need water and shelter way before snacks.
Susie Elle 4 months ago
You can survive a little while without food. You will need clean water within half a day. One cold night can also k**l you.
Bell-icose 4 months ago
When planning your next move, remember the rule of threes. You can live three minutes without air, three days without water and thirty days without food. Get dry and warm then find yourself some water.
Nina 4 months ago
Depends on weather & climate if that really takes priority. Dehydration gets damaging fast
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Jane Hower 4 months ago
The "rule of threes" in survival suggests that a person can generally survive: 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter from extreme elements, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. This rule serves as a basic guideline for prioritizing needs in survival situations and is not absolute, with individual factors like health and environment potentially altering these times.
#3
Not survival tips for the wilderness, but survival in urban surroundings - basically any tips on how to handle a street fight - any of the vigilante rubbish you see on TV.
I have a close friend who was a UK Royal Marine - he was, in effect, a violence professional for a decade or so. He told me that the vast majority of his training regards hand to hand combat involved the following:
- Assume your opponent is armed even if you can’t see a weapon
- Run away as fast as you can
- If they are close enough to touch you, push them as hard as you can - hopefully they’ll fall over - then run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.
That was it - just get away from them as fast as you can. Don’t try and engage in a fight with someone you don’t know because you’ll probably get k****d.
Soosh_tr 4 months ago
and when it the city always stay aware of your surroundings. Always have an exit plan. 30 years in the city has taught me that much.
Load More Replies... Breadcrumb. 4 months ago
Never ever go to a secondary location. Fight, kick, bite, scream, claw your way out because if they get you else where..your chances of survival are way down.
BeesEelsAndPups 4 months ago
If you're being robbed, just give them your stuff. You can get new stuff. Don't wear anything irreplaceable
Nadine Debard 4 months ago
That was exactly what I expected. And if you have a weapon (gun, knife...), assume that your opponent will take it and kìll you with it. So run.
#4
The idea of changing your cellphone voicemail message if you are lost in the woods.
If you have enough signal to change your voicemail then you have enough signal to call for help.
Robert T 4 months ago
Phone the emergency services. Give your location first. Then if you get cut off, they will know where you are. The only point of changing your voicemail greeting is that if you phoned someone and they didn't answer, they would get your message when they eventually call you back, likely after your phone battery has died. Not a brilliant strategy really.
Dirk Daring 4 months ago
Before you go into the woods, tell someone that you are going into the woods.
K. LNU 4 months ago
And if you get lost, stay where you are!!! (Unless there is a bear or the like...)
Load More Replies... Cee Cee 4 months ago
Download What3words beforehand. Gives a precise location within a metre or so anywhere in the world.
Bored Seagull 4 months ago
Three meters. Also, you should be aware of the following: W3W has different language versions, which are *not* compatible with each other. If you're abroad, the W3W code from your app may be useless for the local emergency service. Also, not all emergency services use W3W. Also, W3W is not free of ambiguities and still carries the risk of miscommunication (e.g. the dispatcher understanding a different word than you said). Always be ready to provide longitude and latitude - which are pretty much guaranteed to be an acceptable description of your position.
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Bell-icose 4 months ago
If you have a working phone but don’t know where you can always use the what three words app to pinpoint your location. For example, here’s a park near to me. If I gave them “sulky.inelegant.space” they could find me within three meters of accuracy. Check it out yourself! I’m sharing a what3words address to help you find this specific location. Tap to see exactly where it is: ///sulky.inelegant.space https://w3w.co/sulky.inelegant.space
#5
Its not exactly a survival tip, but everybody imagines building traps, hunting, building a shelter etc. But the reality for most survival situations is to just focus on water and sitting around until you get found. Nearly every thing you do will burn the small amount of energy/water you have and you likely will not have the skills or be in an abundant enough area to replace it. So its best for most people to just sit in the shade and wait.
Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
There is a caveat to this. You should only remain sitting in one location, when it is safe to do so. If, for example, if you are in a low area like a gully or dry river or stream bed, you should move out of that location. Flash floods can happen a great distance away from where rain happens, and if you remain in these low locations, you are risking your life. Move to the nearest high point, and wait there. Alternatively, if you are in a location with no shade, move toward shade after leaving a marker (wood arranged in an arrow of the direction you're going) so aerial searchers, or foot searchers can find you.
JD3 4 months ago
Good advice. All id add is make some noise too. I spend a lot of time in the bush in Country Victoria Australia hiking, fishing and taking pictures. I always carry a high pitch emergency whistle, its loud and you just about need to block your ears with something when blowing it. Im absolutely blown away how many bushwalkers that get lost, especially the so called experienced ones, never had a whistle.
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Helen Rohrlach 4 months ago
If you break down in your car stay with your car. It's big and very Visible unlike little tiny you in the vast outback. Plus all your survival stuff is there.
Deborah B 4 months ago
Also: If you are lost, stop moving. People go 50m off the trail, get turned around, try to get back to the trail, head in the wrong direction for 100m, realise they've gone in the wrong direction, turn around and go 200m in another wrong direction, and end up zigzagging further and further from where they started. Then they do something super dumb, like decide to go down hill until they hit a stream, then follow the stream on the theory that eventually it will join a river, that will be crossed by a bridge, and lead them back to civilisation. Sit the f**k down, and wait for rescue.
Becky Samuel 4 months ago
Shelter is essential. It doesn't have to be big and clever, but without shelter you are in trouble.
#6
A lot of people think that moss only grows on the north side of trees. It'll actually grow wherever it wants to.
Robert T 4 months ago (edited)
It will likely be thicker on the side that doesn't get as much sun, which is usually North (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). This can be useful if the sun is not visible.
Sparky 4 months ago
It may be statistically more likely to grow on the north side, but unless you plan to take a census of all the trees in the forest, it's not much of a guide.
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DaisyGirl 4 months ago
From Australia, we are the it grows anywhere. Never heard of only north side of trees
Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
If there’s a preferred side in OZ, it’s the south side
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geezeronthehill 4 months ago
A tree trunk exposed to strong sunlight (sunny side of a large clearing) will have more moss on the shaded side. That's all you get from ma nature.
Broccoli 4 months ago
Moss is a soft, green (can come in other colors, depends) plant that grows in damp, shady places. It forms “carpets” on rocks, trees, and soil, with tiny leaves but no roots or flowers. Not to be confused with lichen or algae. Also, moss is very common in the southern hemisphere.
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martymcmatrix 4 months ago
I always wanted some living moss on my apartment walls, especially in the bathroom...🤔 🤷🏽
#7
Basically anything Bear Grylls said or did on his show.
Phantom Phoenix 4 months ago
There is a time when you might want to follow his advice. If you ever find yourself in the wilderness and you're alone on the being recorded side of a fully equipped camera crew and there's a hotel you're all going back to when filming wraps up, you'll probably be fine.
Thomas51 4 months ago
"Bear" Grylls was in the SAS Reserve (like the National Guard in the US) for 3 years. John "Lofty" Wiseman was in the British SAS for 26 years and was, among other things, a senior survival instructor. John wrote the famous SAS Survival Guide. John says Grylls is, and I quote: "A fücking idiot."
ƒιѕн 4 months ago (edited)
Drinking pee...wait, isn't he the one that squeezed the water out of elephant poop once and drank it?
Ever 4 months ago
I later heard that the elephant poop is too dry and the crew poured a water bottle on it for him to squeeze and drink. A lot of fake in that series.
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#8
Not your typical survival advice but an important falsehood: You have to wait 24 hours to report someone missing.
Absolutely untrue, and the longer the wait the worse the outcome for the person missing. If you believe someone is missing report it immediately with all information you have.
Eat snow for water. Waste of energy. There isn't a lot of water in snow by volume (unless packed) but moreover your body will expend energy in the form of heat to melt the snow. Build a fire, find something you can use as a basin, melt the snow then drink.
Timbob 4 months ago
If there’s a lot of snow on the ground, you’re not going to find much dry wood. Do you have matches ? Do you have a container to melt the snow in ? Eat the damń snow !
Ge Po 4 months ago
You can find a lot of dry branches on the lower part of the trees.
Load More Replies... Rali Meyer 4 months ago
build a fire (wood, kindling, firelighter), basin, stand or rack for basin. I think I take more water along
Tropical Tarot 4 months ago
The lower branches of evergreen trees are usually dry enough.
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If you are extremely cold or near hypothermic, do not drink alcohol to warm up. It may make you feel warmer because it pulls your blood to your skin, but that means it's pulling blood away from your vital organs and, therefore, lowering your core temperature.
turk 4 months ago
But realistically, this advice is only meaningful in extreme cold. If it's a bit chilly out, then a few drinks can make you feel warmer. And that's all you need, as long as there is no danger of frostbite or hypothermia.
MyNameIsNotAPortent 4 months ago
Considering the alternatives (dying of thirst or hypothermia) both are better than drinking that horrid swill.
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Do not ever drink your own pee to survive. It'll make you more dehydrated while also likely f*****g up your kidneys. No benefit to be had. Just don't do it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
Whomstever's pee that is in the thermos needs to drink more water and less pee! XD
Load More Replies... Robert T 4 months ago
It is possible to drink your own urine by distlling it using a plastic bag and a hole in the ground. Plastic bag is also useful for collecting rainwater or dew.
JayWantsACat 4 months ago
But at that point, you're not drinking your pee. In same way solar distilling sea water doesn't mean you're drinking sea water.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
Drinking your own urine can be done, but it carries with it risks. It's more a last ditch, no other options situation. Mauro Prosperi is a good example of this. He was doing the Sahara run, and got lost. He spent nine days in the desert, and had to resort to this option because there was no other water possible. He survived, but just barely.
JayWantsACat 4 months ago
Also, your pee is not sterile. MAYBE while it's in your bladder but it literally travels out through your body and urethra. You don't think bacteria is all in your pee hole? How do you think UTIs happen? Even guy's pee hole sit in your underpants and/or against your skin.
martymcmatrix 4 months ago (edited)
*stops sipping......okay, I promise, but if the electrolytes eventually shifted enough, I can't guarantee anything, anymore...💁🏽
#11
This is less a bad tip and more of a glaring omission, but I haven't seen a lot of wilderness survival guides say the obvious first step:
Call 911.
"But it's *wilderness* survival! The phone won't work!" People have internalized that idea, especially millennials and older. Coverage is *surprisingly* common in the backwoods these days.
That's doubly true when you're calling 911. Phones get some extra mojo when they're making emergency calls, they can use other networks they usually can't. Even if it looks like you don't have reception, a 911 call might go through.
Point being, when you have that "oh s**t, I'm *lost* lost." moment, give the cell phone a shot before you start dragging branches together for a lean-to. It's not a guarantee but it might save you a whole lot of pain.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Anyone who regularly hikes should invest in a satellite link GPS communicator. They can be had for less than $100. It can save your life.
Bell-icose 4 months ago
You can even rent them if you’re not a regular backcountry person. You hope to never need it but when you do…
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Lousha 4 months ago
Also, send a text. A call might not fet through, or if it does, the line might be bad and they don't understand you. A text will continue to try to get through, and all it needs is one second when the reception is sufficient.
Mimi M 4 months ago
And be aware that a call to 911 can sometimes get through even when reception is bad.
Load More Replies... DaisyGirl 4 months ago
And use my three words for location identifier. Saved my buddy when he fell in the Welsh mountains
Lazy Panda 2 4 months ago
Hmmmm.... Or just use your gps coordinates rather than relying on three words that can be misunderstood and . . . Check this out https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/03/why-bother-with-what-three-words/
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ॐBoyGanesh 4 months ago
Don’t most smartphones have satellite SOS? I know mine does and since I live in a place with practically no cell coverage, I often get the alert I’m in SOS mode and can’t make/receive calls & texts.
JB 4 months ago
Having worked in telecommunications, including mobile, for over a decade. It’s mainly restricted to more modern devices, something from the last 5-7 years or so. Satellite communications may have bandwidth to support non-satellite phones making emergency calls. Your GPS could come from satellites as well as cellphone towers. If your cellphone is 7 years old or less, try to call the emergency number for your country. Even if you’re on vacation in a foreign country, try calling the emergency number you are used to. Many, many countries have updated their networks to route standard emergency numbers from other countries to the local equivalent.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 4 months ago
Coverage in Australia, outside of cities and major regional areas, is spotty at best. If you're going bush or beyond the black stump, for the love of all that's holy take a working satellite phone. And plenty of WATER.
#12
That if you see a bird or animal eating a berry it mean’s it’s safe for you to eat, this can get you k****d.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
if this is about survival, I go straight for the goat. No?
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Plant Wizard 4 months ago
I freaked out the first time I saw our chickens eating poke berries. Thought I was going to get a bunch of dead birds. Well no, turns out they love them with no ill effects. Dont try that as a human.
michael Chock 4 months ago
If you HAVE to eat something and you don't know if it is safe rub it on the inside of your wrist and wait, rub it on you your lip and wait, take a tiny nibble and wait. Even then, some things are toxic and only harm you when you eat a set amount and you don't know that amount until your body shuts down (like apple seeds).
#13
The big one: just because the water is flowing doesn’t mean it’s safe to drink.
Most of the s**t you see in bushcraft videos is a waste of energy and much of it could get you k****d.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE. Exert yourself as little as possible and only do so to find shelter from the elements or to get water.
Your chances of being rescued increase significantly if you STAY PUT.
The real myth though is that survival is easy and anyone can do it.
- You’re better off just making sure you don’t end up in a situation where you need to survive. PLAN. *let people know where you’re going and for how long. *AND FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IN* **STICK TO THE PLAN.**.
Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
As said with a previous iteration of this same thing on the list: Stay put only if it is SAFE to do so. Don't stay in stream beds, or dry rivers, don't stay in gullies. Move up, to the nearest high point of land. If in an arid location, or one without shade, move toward the shade, but use wood or other methods to place an arrow marking which way you went. Once you are out of danger, then stay put.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
The Mississippi river is constantly flowing. I DARE you to drink its waters.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
nice pose... I don't agree upon "stay where you are". Because nobody knows where you are. Find a more prominent spot. A road, a hill, ...
#14
Don't pee on jellyfish stings. It'll still sting but now you smell like p**s as well.
turk 4 months ago
Yeah, stung three years ago, the day before my wedding. Surprisingly, the vinegar and water solution that they had on the tour boat worked pretty well. Although my wife's leg does have some red spots in the wedding photos.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 4 months ago
Vinegar. A lot of beaches in Australia have vinegar at the ready if you don't have your own.
Ace 4 months ago
Nope. Salt water is the best thing for them. And thankfully, usually found in abundance anywhere you're likely to have been stung by a jellyfish.
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Bret Sander 4 months ago
Bromelain, the enzyme in pineapple that makes your mouth tingle, breaks down proteins and is present in most meat tenderizers. It will stop the protein based toxins in jellyfish stings.
Lynne Hammar 4 months ago
My niece got a bad sting in the Chesapeake Bay. We quickly searched for home remedies and tried the simplest one first - slap on a bunch of sloppy, wet sand and leave it there for 15 minutes. It worked like a charm.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
But I mean it's still technically safe to pee on people who have been stung by a jellyfish, right? Asking for a friend.
#15
When hiking and it’s hot out, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, attempt to ration your water. Drink whenever your lips or your eyes get dry or you’re generally thirsty. “Rationing” like you’d see in old movies or something hastens heat exhaustion. .
Ace 4 months ago
There are occasional claims that people have died from dehydration while they still have water left in their bottle. Mainly apocryphal, I suspect. I.e. they're not true.
Shane S 4 months ago
Because they try to ration and suffer the effects of dehydration in the process. Take drinks!
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David Morgan 4 months ago
Yes, but that is because the wind is removing moisture from your lips. It doesn't have to be 'hot' to evaporate moisture.
Load More Replies... Plant Wizard 4 months ago
Depends. If you know you have another 8 miles to hike to get back to the car, then drinking all your water now is stupid. Keep sipping at it all the way through those 8 miles.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
If you know you have 8 miles to hike to get back to your car, and know where your car is, you're not in a "survival situation".
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AuspiciousTree283 4 months ago
I hike with my buddies a lot. We always hike on official trails and stay on the designated path, even on stepping stones. As long as someone has a map, we have no reason to feel lost.
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"If you're alone, that is better than being with another person, since it's another mouth to feed."
The buddy system is always more rewarding than the costs, especially since they could go for help or do other things. Twice the output, twice the chance of survival, since you're not likely to get any food while you're out there if you're a 21st century layman like me who doesn't have a gun with them on every outing.
#17
Having s*x to fend off freezing to death is a terrible idea. It will make you wet (sweat/s**y fluids), and use up energy you need to conserve.
It’s not survival advice; it’s a plot device. .
Data1001 4 months ago
What about the next best thing: getting nekkid and having skin-on-skin contact? That always seemed like it'd help share body heat. (Of course, that having been said, you then have to resist the urge to... y'know.)
Becky Samuel 4 months ago
This is only a 'thing' in cases where one person has hypothermia and the other is well. And only of there is no better alternative or help available. I can assure you that if you have hypothermia the last thing you're thinking about is nookie, and if you're thinking about that sort of thing while the other person is barely conscious and actively dying then you're scum.
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Gavin Johnson 4 months ago
But on the other hand you’ll have a more positive outlook on whatever life is left for you. Bad s*x is still s*x ain’t it?
#18
"If it's black fight back, if it's brown lie down" with bears. How you act depends on how the bear is acting, not what species it is.
Doctor Strange 4 months ago
Also, and I can not stress this enough, bear spray does NOT work the same way as bug spray.
Thomas51 4 months ago
Old tale told in NW Ontario: American greenhorn crosses the border, goes to an outdoors store and buys EVERY G0DDAM THING. At the check-out he sees a box of little brass bells. Curious he asks what they are . . . "Them's bear bells, scare off the bears!" "You have bears in these woods?" "Yep, black bear, brown bear and Grizzly." "So how do you know they're about?" "You look for the scat, the poop droppings: look in black bear scat and you'll see bits of nuts and seed. Look in brown bear scat and you'll see scraps of fur and bits of bone." "And how about Grizzlies, what do you see in THEIR scat?" "Little brass bells . . . "
Plant Wizard 4 months ago
Not all black bears are black and not all brown bears are brown. Its not that simple to tell, just like humans they can come in all shades.
Sue Mullen Andersen 4 months ago
No clue why you were downvoted for this. It is the last part of the saying.
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Rali Meyer 4 months ago
If it's white, it won't be me who is in danger. Why the f*** would I be in the arctic???
#19
First day in prison, punching the biggest and toughest looking prisoner in the face will not make your stay easier.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
yes, better punch the smallest guy. He deserves it
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Sunshine 4 months ago
How about don't do anything that will land you in prison in the first place.
CultOfBambi 4 months ago
Because everyone in prison is guilty and miscarriages of justice never happen. /s
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#20
Putting a wooden spoon or your fingers in the mouth of someone having a seizure. Either you’re going to have a person seizing AND choking or a person seizing and choking on your fingers while you’re in agony. Just call 911 and turn them into their side.
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
And no they can't swallow their own tongue during the seizure. That's physically impossible.
G A 4 months ago
My dear old mother, mad old biddy, told me to put my hand into my epileptic friend's mouth to stop him choking on it, when I was a kid. She really did NOT get the memo...
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Epileptic seizures aren't always the "wildly thrashes around" kind. Some of us (like me) just seem to fall unconscious. Sometimes slowly. So don't think someone must be drunk or drugged, just because their seizures don't reflect your Hollywood images. Also: we're used to having seizures. Yes, medical help might be necessary, but once we're back, listen to us. We know how to handle ourselves afterwards.
Ge Po 4 months ago
When the seizure comes with spasms/muscle contractions, most important thing to do is, protect the head from banging against something and if possible, try to roll the person onto the side. Sometimes they loose consciousness, sometimes not. If they did loose consciousness and did hit their head, they may throw up. They may throw up anyway. They may just have taken a bite of something right before they got a seizure. (some get some kind of warning right before, some don't.) They may throw up from the impact the seizure has to their brain, even if they did not have spasms/contractions. And try to do what you can to shield them from spectators! Especially those with their phones out!
Plant Wizard 4 months ago
I was taught never to put your fingers in anyones mouth if you want to keep them. Sticks across the mouth so they stick out each side onto the cheeks we were taught is to help prevent the person from crashing down on their teeth and breaking them. Stick is softer and less likely to cause tooth harm. If its stuck out both side of their mouth they cant choke on it.
David Morgan 4 months ago
You were taught correctly about the fingers, incorrectly about a stick. DON'T do that. Even trained medical professionals don't do that, and you aren't them.
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For snakes, “red touches black, you’re okay jack; red touches yellow, you’re a dead fellow”. While this is true for some specific species in North America, it’s not true for many venomous snakes with similar coloring! So just… don’t grab strange snakes, please.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Just leave snakes alone period. Most can't harm you, and those that can don't want to harm you - you aren't prey. Call pest control to relocate them if you're not sure what they are or are uncomfortable with them around.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
Snakes are precious friends and most of them eat critters that we view as vermin - creatures that can spread disease to humans or harm our food stores (rats, mice, rabbits, etc.) I can understand that some people have a phobia of snakes (as phobias aren't always rational) but I cannot understand just hating snakes and wanting them all to die. (No shade on rats, mice, and rabbits - I've had all three as pets, but their wild/non-domesticated versions DO carry diseases or fleas that carry diseases, and they WILL eat/damage food stores, crops, your garden, and even your friggin house/walls if they feel like it.)
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 4 months ago
In Britain our only snake that’ll cause you harm is the Adder, even that is like a 1/10 compared to the other species around the world. We still leave them alone, who wants to actively upset the local wildlife?
Daniel Atkins 4 months ago
That is the difference between a coral snake (venomous) and the Milk snake (non venomous). Not touching any snakes you are unsure of is a good tip
Brian Droste 4 months ago
Most snakes don't want to encounter you. They more than likely flee unless provoke or feel in danger.
Deborah B 4 months ago
If you see the snake, leave it alone. If you get bit before you see the snake, try to take a photo of the snake, or remember what it looks like (don't grab it and get bit again, two snake bites is worse than one). Then go to the hospital, and hope they can use the photo/description to ID the snake, and give you the right antivenom if needed.
QuincyForrest 4 months ago
I hike in the woods a lot. Last time I encountered a rattlesnake: 1982.
HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 4 months ago
Coral vs King snake, red on yellow k**l a fellow —— red on black venom lack
Gabby M 4 months ago
When my children were small (1 still crawling & pre internet) we had a pretty large snake slither onto the lawn from a wood pile out back. We called ENCON & they actually sent out a rep to ID said snake...good thing. It was a Copper Head. We also have Timber rattlers and Massasauga Rattlesnake. All venomous!
#22
A lot of people think that when you go camping where bears are you should hang your food supplies up in a tree to keep bears from being able to get them.
This is wrong, because your body is bear food and it's in your tent on the ground. What you really need to do is put your food in your car, put your body in your car, and drive home to sleep where bears are not.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
People want to camp. People aren't bear food. Have bear repellant, secure your food and leave bears alone.
v10011011 4 months ago
People 100% are bear food, black bears and brown bears will eat you if they are hungry (and they don’t care if you are dead or not); polar bears will eat you whether they are hungry or not. Bur* is 100% wrong. Yes bears will scavenge (any carnivore will, it’s a free meal) but they actively hunt; brown bears successfully hunt moose all the time. Anyone that says bears don’t hunt or don’t eat people has no idea what they are talking about; ask anyone from the northern states and/or Canada
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 4 months ago
Only bears in my country are the hunky ones found around the gay village, they can usually climb trees and we’ll avoid the conversation about them eating you unless that’s your thing.
Greenkitty 4 months ago
I've lived where there are bears, I've camped where there are more bears, I've gone on a hike and saw a bear eating wild berries. Most bears would rather be left alone and leave you alone. Yes there are bears that have killed humans and a few that may have eaten human, but either the bear felt threatened, where protecting their young or were rare rogue bears.
Susie Elle 4 months ago
This makes zero sense, that's like saying 'if you don't want to die in a car accident, then just don't drive'.
#23
Do not burn yourself to stop the bleeding if wounded, as a medical professional once said: “you’ll just be bleeding AND burned”.
Becca not Becky 4 months ago
Use pressure, and keep layering if the blood seeps through. DO NOT remove those bandages/cloths/whatever to check if its still bleeding because that will just reopen the wound. If you have a severed limb, you can use a tourniquet but that gives you about 2 hours before you lose the limb.
Ge Po 4 months ago
And elevate the bleeding part. Bleeding will slow down a lot already if you keep the wound above heart-level. When it's on a lower body part, lie down.
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Cauterisation requires a LOT of heat, and is horrifically painful if not done with proper medical devices and medications. If you are bleeding, and have time to heat a metal bar/knife to glowing white before you pass out/die, you aren't bleeding badly enough to need cauterisation anyay.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
This. You really need special tools to cauterize something. I have performed self-cauterization before, but I have special tools and it still really freaking hurts. I would strongly not recommend performing it without lidocaine, and even with lidocaine I still wouldn't recommend it be done without a professional.
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#24
Running in zigzags from an alligator.
While they are surprisingly fast sprinters, running in zigzags is more likely to get you eaten than just running away in a straight line.
That being said, gators rarely try to chase a human other than to defend its nest.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Don't go in any water that's known to have alligators/crocs. Should be a given, but it's amazing to me how many people get chomped doing it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
And they LOOK lazy and float-y and like they are just slow af, but they move SURPRISINGLY fast when they strike/run. I had many a pet lizard (and one iguana) and I was always amazed as a kid at how fast the lizards would strike and catch the crickets I fed them. There were times when I couldn't even "see" the motion itself - the lizard would suddenly just go BAM and there would be a cricket in its jaws XD
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Wang Zhuang 4 months ago
And FFS, don't feed them! I've actually seen idiots throwing raw chicken to wild gators in Florida. Always a bad move
UKGrandad 4 months ago
Don't zig-zag as in making regular sharp left-right turns while going in the same general direction. The idea is to run straight until the 'gator is close and then do a single sharp turn - 90° - left or right and run straight again. Repeat if necessary. Alligators have a fast straight-line speed but only in short bursts, and they cannot turn quickly at speed (on land, at least), so they cannot make a sharp turn at speed, and by the time they have turned you'll be far enough away for them to not want to continue the chase.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Ha! That is very specific instruction! Have you put it in practice? I will remember this if I'm ever in this situation.
Load More Replies... SchadenFreudian Psychology 4 months ago
Stay out of the southeastern U.S. That’s good advice for a lot of reasons. This is one of them.
michael Chock 4 months ago
Most fast animals have a hard time turning quickly when going full speed. Momentum with small feet and all that
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If you think you're going to be robbed at the bank, then put your PIN into the ATM backward, and it'll send some sort of emergency signal.
This isn't true. Plus, some people may have PINs that are the same forwards and backwards in the first place.
Leekier 4 months ago
Before social media I had a relative who was always forwarding emails with this sort of rubbish. I’ve not seen this one for 20 years
Load More Replies... Pandaodboredem22 4 months ago
My work alarm system PIN has a panic PIN that's slightly off my actual PIN. It disarms the system like normal but sends a panic code to the monitoring company who then calls the police
JB 4 months ago
My home alarm system had the same. A PIN I could set to disable the system but send a silent notification that I’m under duress.
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Deborah B 4 months ago
If you are being held at gunpoint, your money is not worth your life. If you think that the sus character is going to mug you... don't withdraw money. Fake a loud phone call, "I can't remember my bloody pin/Overdraft is maxed out, what the Heck?!/My bank account is frozen... I'm flat broke till next week. Please please please can you get out $20 from your account so I can pick up groceries till payday."
#26
Drinking cactus water.
It will give you diarrhea which will further dehydrate you.
Plant Wizard 4 months ago
Not true! However there is only one species of barrel cactus that is safe to drink all others are nasty. Unless you are a botanist or very familiar with cactus species then best stay clear. You can however collect the juice and if you can rig up a still collect condensed clean water from it.
#27
Don’t get under an overpass during a tornado. If you’re in a vehicle and can’t go inside something like a gas station or rest stop you’re better off in a ditch and cover your head. But overpasses/bridges are not a good place to be during a tornado.
michael Chock 4 months ago
When the tornado has to squeeze into a narrow space, it focuses the wind and makes it stronger. Tornadoes move across the ground, not down into the ground, so a lower place is a safer place.
Load More Replies... Rali Meyer 4 months ago
the answers are conflicting. But then again, I will never experience a tornado
Gracie Jay 4 months ago
So long as flooding isn’t a factor, your odds are better in the ditch. The only time the overpass is safer is when the tornado is coming from the correct direction, which you won’t likely even have that info. With that being said, I’ve had to lay in the ditch before. Next time, I’ll probably just risk the overpass.
Juls 4 months ago
The Venturi effect can get you even if you shelter at the top, which only makes you feel safer. Best to skip the overpass.
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Take an extra bic lighter. You don’t need a flint & steel or a bow drill.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
Heck, I live in a suburban Southern California beach town and I keep both flint & steel and a modern bow drill in my van's emergency kit, just in case XD
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 4 months ago
a device to start a fire by friction. From wikipedia - A bow drill is a simple hand-operated type of tool, consisting of a rod (the spindle or drill shaft) that is set in rapid rotary motion by means of a cord wrapped around it, kept taut by a bow which is pushed back and forth with one hand. it has been dated between the 4th-5th millennium BCE
Load More Replies... Faelwolf 4 months ago
I can start a campfire faster with a flint and steel than most folks can with a lighter. And it works when wet, unlike matches.
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 4 months ago
The lighter is just convenient and easy for most people. The Bic lighters have long flints that are good for making sparks long after it is out of fuel.
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LamarrKee 4 months ago
Buy a box of strike-anywhere wooden matches, and some paraffin wax. Melt the wax and pour it into the boox of matches, let the wax set. Whern going into the bush, put a piece from the box (you don't need the whole box), and put it into a solid container, waterproof or not; keep that container in a pocket or fannypack. If yoiu get soaked, the matches will not only still be dry and light up, but the parraffin helps them burn hotter, which helps the fire catch.
Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
This is all well and good until the lighter gets wet and stops working.
Bret Sander 4 months ago
I keep in my pocket, and one in a slightly inflated ziplock bag. Inflated so if dropped in water, it floats long enough for you to retrieve it.
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I’m not sure how the myth started, but do not sleep naked in a sleeping bag. Unless you want to I guess. But it will not keep you warmer by “reflecting the heat” or anything like that. Clothing is another, important, layer of insulation.
Don Adams 4 months ago
Not naked, but not fully dressed either. You will sleep warm, but you will feel colder rather quick. Sleep in underwear, long johns, etc. as you get dressed your clothes will trap air, which will act as insulation, and you will stay more comfortable during the day. Source- me, after several years in the Army and more than a few nights snuggled in a fartsack in cold conditions.
michael Chock 4 months ago
Yup. Great frozen north deer hunters will tell you to dress just enough so you are not freezing and not sweating, because sweat will eventually freeze. You always want to be a little cold.
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
And store your outer clothes in the sleeping bag. You'll be dressing in warm clothes.
The Scout 4 months ago
This is especially good advice when camping near a river or lake. Not only will they be warm when you dress, they also won't get wet through increased dew and night moisture.
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Laura Gillette 4 months ago
But do change into fresh clothes before you sleep, even your socks and underwear, even if you feel you didn't get sweaty. Cuz you always sweat a little, and those clothes will be damp, and that will make you lose heat faster.
#30
Not a survival tip. Lightning does strike twice (or more) in the same place.
LillieMean 4 months ago
If you are outside when a thunderstorm comes and you cannot get inside, the safest thing to do is to crouch down with your legs together and cover your ears with your hands. Do this immediately if you feel your hair standing up. Doing this will ground you and allow the electricity to pass through you more safely. Don't go under a tree. Lightning is more likely to strike a tree. When I've been hiking, I've seen rocks split by lightning. Lightning is a truly terrifying force of nature.
Dirk Daring 4 months ago
For any one interested, here's a site that tracks lightning strikes in near real time. At the moment, lightning is striking around 12 times per minute off the coast of South Carolina. https://www.lightningmaps.org/
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 4 months ago
WeatherBug app also has a lightning tracker.
Load More Replies... #31
People think "survival" and think about hunting, building a 3 story mansion, creating water filters, and woodworking.
Most actual survival situations is basically getting some snacks, water, and signalling until you are found.
Pretty much the most important part is to just stay put when you realize you are lost, wandering around will make things so much worse.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
So you're saying all the hours I've put into playing survival games like Ark are wasted? WASTED?? XD (/joke)
TrenchCoatRaccoon 4 months ago
Left there by the campers who’s bodies were made of bear food.
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That you can get water by c*****g open a cactus and drinking the liquid inside. Unless you are a botanist who can identify the one or two specific types of cactus that are safe, you're going to have a bad time. The fluid in most cacti is full of acids and alkaloids that will make you violently ill. You'll end up vomiting, which will make you lose way more water than you gained and speed up the dehydration process.
Márcio Miguel Pinto Júnior 4 months ago (edited)
Hope someday people will realize how stupid this word censoring thing is.
#33
Alcohol warms the blood. They used to have giant st bernards with brandy casks around their neck. The dogs would find lost hikers and the brandy would "help them warm up and stay alive" Such a widespread idea that it is still visible in a lot of older cartoons.
Or so they thought.
In fact, the story of the St Bernards is largely a myth as well. Alcohol lowers body temperature and actually causes harm in these situations.
Suzie 4 months ago
Having been there there are in fact rescue dogs with the little Brandy whisky barrels were used in rescues i was told that the alcohol can be used for a variety of reasons not just to drink (clear ice ..antiseptic type issues eyc )
michael Chock 4 months ago
And if it's good brandy it will help start a fire. Bonus tip, if you need to start a fire with flammable liquid, put it in something like a plastic cup before you light it. Only the vapors burn, so limiting surface area will help it burn longer and not all explode at once, hopefully long enough to get your tinder going.
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 4 months ago
if you're lost in the mountains and freezing, having a huge floofy St Bernard dog find you would be a lifesaver even without the brandy,.
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
I thought they just used dogs to locate people lost in mountainous areas.
#34
If you find a water source, remember something else is using it too. Some you can eat some can eat you.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
now I like to know: what are the chances, looking at mostly rivers and lakes, to find an animal inside that eats you? Unless you are in the everglades or a jungle. Or Loch Ness
Deborah B 4 months ago
Wildlife doesn't need to be aquatic to be using the river/lake. Think moose and bears, not just the alligators and crocodiles.
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#35
If you have a nosebleed, tilt your head back.
You should really lean forward while pinching the soft part of your nose closed so all the blood doesn’t run down the back of your throat into your stomach and make you vomit. If you have blood in your mouth from this already, spit it out or let it run out.
People love to argue about this and I’ll never understand why.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
And pinch it for at least 10 minutes before checking the tissue. No peeking!
megabeth 4 months ago
Cold compress on the back of your neck and bridge of your nose helps A LOT for a really bad nose bleed. My son had frequent nose bleeds when he smol and it really helped. (Restricts blood vessels) Also at some point, this is just from experience idk if it's medically sound, it helps to blow out the blood clot bc otherwise it just.keeps.dripping. Disgusting but hopefully helpful to someone.
#36
The idea that you should never move someone if you suspect a spinal injury is overstated.
Now they teach that it’s ok to (gently) move someone if you can make them more comfortable or safer. Especially if it will be a while before rescue .
It’s now thought that the initial trauma was enough to cause that damage, or it wasn’t, and gently moving them won’t leave them worse off.
Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
Simple rule of thumb: If nothing is on fire, about to explode, or sinking into water... don't move them. Otherwise... move them.
JB 4 months ago
Had a recent debate with someone on here about removing the crash helmet from a motorcycle accident. They adamantly insisted that their training indicates removal. I pointed out, “you have training!” If you have training and know what you’re doing, it’s possible removing the helmet is the right thing to do. But without any hands-on training, and the injured person is actually vomiting, leave the gosh darn helmet in place.
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Becky Samuel 4 months ago
But never attempt to release someone from a crushing object unless there is absolutely no other option. And don't remove a biker's protective gear or helmet unless strictly necessary.
#37
Suck out the snake bite.
megabeth 4 months ago
Can I just say Ive been admiring your user name for months now? Thought it needed saying. 🙃
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Poppy 4 months ago
I'm guessing they mean sucking out snake venom, if it's a non venomous snake, there's no point you doing that. There's no point you doing that if the snake is venomous and you will make yourself very sick or dead if you have an open wound in your mouth (like a scratch or bleeding gum etc)
Helen Rohrlach 4 months ago
Also the hospital can swab the area to identify the species of snake and give you the right antivenom.
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eMp Tee 4 months ago
Everything you need to know about about snake bites is here: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/snake-bites (despite what you read about Australia here on BP, it really is quite safe if you heed the precautions e.g. you don't swim in croc infested waters etc. btw, most snakes are more scared of bigger you and will avoid you)
#38
Fire by friction is easy. I can do it after just watching a bunch of youtube videos.
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Ha! Just watching people on Survivor with flint tells me fire ain't easy!
Mimi M 4 months ago
Better yet, take two and a ResQLink PLB. Don't F around with your life.
Load More Replies... geezeronthehill 4 months ago
I've learned fire starting with sparks and char (flint, steel and charcloth). Friction (like a bowdrill) is way harder. You are essentially making char (carbon) and heating it to ignition temperature, which is lower than you might suspect. .
JD3 4 months ago
I always have a lighter in my pack. I don't smoke, but I know the importance of having one. I got a firestick too, flint with scraper. Handy too if you were facing a fire coming your way and nowhere to shelter or get safe, burn the ground in front of you and the fire front to eat up the fuel and give you a clear patch.
NJ P 4 months ago
If fire is coming your way, doncha think if you set more fire it will come down on you too?
Load More Replies... #39
3 feet of pine boughs compresses down to an amount that will keep u warm in an improvised shelter. At -40 take everything and anything.
Robert Benson 4 months ago
I'm not sure if most people are aware that -40 is the same in both F and C
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
Depends on the "candle". My ex got me this little candle-lantern thing (UCO brand) that is designed to heat/warm up a small space, such as a car or a room, in an emergency situation. The UCO candles are designed to burn for ~15 hours and provide heat. So no, a three-wick pumpkin-spice scented candle from Yankee Candle probably wouldn't do sh!t, but there ARE candles that are specially designed to provide heat in a small space. I don't imagine I'll ever need mine (I live in Southern California...) but I keep it in my van's emergency kit just in case.
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*Do not get in a doorway during an earthquake.* Get under a sturdy table ~~or get down next to something sturdy.~~
~~Rescuers often find still-alive people in what’s called the “triangle of life.” Debris will fall onto the sturdy object and create a triangle-shaped safe zone next to it.~~
Edit: this has apparently changed since I took CERT training. The common advice is to “drop cover and hold on.” Thank you to those who commented!
The doorway thing was only true way back in the day for adobe and brick construction.
Data1001 4 months ago
Wait, are you saying that the untrue tip is standing in a doorway, or that you *should* stand in a doorway? The way these articles are worded and the way people answer them often leads to confusion.
Mikah 4 months ago
The correct advice is that doorways do not provide any additional protection, so standing in one is not going to help you
Load More Replies... ninjaTrashPandaBoom 4 months ago
OP left out the commas...drop, cover, and hold on. I lived in SoCal. The earthquake doesn't end you, the stuff falling on you does.
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Drinking alcohol to stay warm...
King Of Birbz 4 months ago
isnt this like the 3rd time this tip has been repeated in the same post....
#42
Don't go swimming after dinner.
UKGrandad 4 months ago
Debunked. It's an invention of parents who want to relax after eating rather than having to watch the kids in the pool or sea.
Load More Replies... Rali Meyer 4 months ago
I once saw some reason in this: Your tummy needs a lot of energy to digest. That would be take away from energy to swim. But far did you intend to swim? 2 miles, 7 miles?
UKGrandad 4 months ago
The idea was that swimming on a full stomach caused stomach cramps so severe it left you unable to swim. It was a lie, but a handy one for parents who wanted a post-lunch nap instead of watching the kids in the pool.
Load More Replies... Jane Hower 4 months ago
Yes, you can swim after eating. True, eating moves blood to digestive tract and swimming needs the blood in the muscles, but it's not enough to cause cramps in the stomach as once thought.
#43
Moving in quicksand makes you sink faster.
Faelwolf 4 months ago
Having been caught in quicksand one time, I can attest that struggling will make you sink deeper. Lay back, stretch your arms out and use them to pull yourself out. Quicksand traps you by suction, trying to pull one foot out puts your weight on the other foot, that has a smaller surface area, so it pushes further into the sand.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
:O You actually encountered quicksand?! Where?! I'm not disbelieving you, but I'm a child of the 80s/90s when our cultural zeitgeist basically told us that quicksand was EVERYWHERE and we would absolutely encounter it over and over in our lives. I live in a beach town where there's tons of normal sand (and swampy sand, as the city was built on a swamp...) and have never heard of anyone encountering quicksand here XD
Load More Replies... Rali Meyer 4 months ago
yes, like WHEN is anybody here prone to experience quicksand? That's like: Don't enter the black hole near Uranus
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
See above post. There's a good chance you've seen quicksand and just don't realize it's quicksand. It's not like just a desert or jungle thing. If it looked like quicksand, no one would ever try to step in it.
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If you crash your car into a river or lake, let it sink,and the pressure equalise before you try and get out.
Becca not Becky 4 months ago
Is this the myth? I heard that you should open the back windows and hustle on out before the car sinks further.
Khavrinen 4 months ago
Yes, usually. You only have to wait for it to sink if it has gotten deep enough to short out the window motor before you can get them down.
Load More Replies... Robert Benson 4 months ago
I think the general rule is to do what you can, as early as you can. If you can't open the door and escape, open a window. If you can't open the window, carefully break the window (so you won't cut yourself). If you can't break the window, then you will need to wait for the pressure to equalize before you can open the door. Since you may not know how deep the water is, escaping earlier will normally be safer than waiting.
Poppy 4 months ago
Mythbusters proved that you could do that if you could hold your breath long enough to let the pressure equalise, the best idea is try to open the window (easier with cars with window crank handles rather than electric windows), and try to escape out the window. Or carry one of those tools that will break the window.
Daniel Atkins 4 months ago
I think it is more if you can open the door then open it if it i hard too open you need to wait until the pressure equalizes then is become easier to open. Mythbusters tested it and proved it to be true the hard part is stating calm.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
well, the pressure does not equalize by itself. You have to open a window, right?
#45
Let’s say ur stranded in the desert with only a water bottle, ppl think to take sips every while to preserve it throughout ur time there. But it’s actually better to just drink it all at once.
Mikah 4 months ago
Drink what you need. Don't ration the water. That doesn't mean chug it all at once
Data1001 4 months ago
"B-b-but that's like, extra letters I have to type with my fingers!"
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#46
A lot of the fighting stuff.
"I'd just gouge their eyes, or bite them, or punch them in the throat, or kick him in the nuts", etc. are things spouted by people who don't have any training in a legitimate martial art, let alone had a single schoolyard scuffle when they were younger. It's just plain dangerous advice — doubly so when that kind of c**p is taught in slow motion drills at "self defence" classes, giving people false confidence.
JD3 4 months ago
I have been punched in the throat and it stopped me in my tracks I can tell you, took me months before I could swallow without pain. Been kicked in the family jewels too and that's a game changer. Why isn't doing that to an offender good advice?
Katiekat 4 months ago
Just get out alive! Do whatever you have to do to get away. If someone attacks, their life is in their own hands, and they are a perpetrator. JUST SURVIVE.
Deborah B 4 months ago
Fighting. Don't do it if you can avoid it. Back off. Run away. Scream gibberish like a crazy person. Don't get in a fight if you can avoid it. If someone grabs you, yeah, fight to get free. Then run away. Don't be the guy who punches some belligerant a*****e for grabbing his arm, and goes to prison for manslaughter because he hits his head on the pavement and dies.
#47
Put cow butter on a skin burn….
Ace 4 months ago
Well technically you could make butter out of milk from other animals, but yeah, I don't think the source of the milk is relevant here.
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Anything that focus on being prepared physically without being prepared mentally .
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 months ago
If you're going into a situation, don't just prepare physically by (for example) packing water, food, supplies, etc. - prepare yourself mentally for the possibility that something MIGHT go wrong, so that you don't panic and freak out if it does. People who think that nothing could ever go wrong ("I'LL never get lost while hiking!") tend to react with initial panic, since they haven't prepared themselves mentally and psychologically for the POSSIBILITY that something might go wrong.
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Growing up I feel like I heard “stop, drop, and roll” everywhere. Not 1 viral video or movie have I ever seen anyone do this when on fire. I’m starting to think I was lied to, maybe other people can prevent forest fires too?
Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago
Movies and "viral" videos do not equate to real life. The stop, drop, and roll, system will help you put out any flame that is on your body by smothering it. It's also better than getting hit in the face with the blast from a fire extinguisher, as they're either carbon dioxide (which will suffocate you), or chemicals, which will poison you.
Rali Meyer 4 months ago
they don't equate to real life, but AI will find them...
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Well, running if you're on fire is a very bad idea. So yeah, stop, drop and roll. To put out the fire. Duh.
Lynne Hammar 4 months ago
It works! My sleeve once caught fire while I was cooking. I tried to pat it out and it immediately ran up my sleeve. I panicked but I did the old stop, drop & roll and it went out immediately.
BrownEyedGrrl 4 months ago
I just watched a video where a guy caught himself on fire on July 4th. He actually had the presence of mind to stop, drop, and roll. It took a minute, but the fire was extinguished.
#50
If you’re in trouble, call the police.
David Morgan 4 months ago
Calling the Police IN GENERAL has no downside if you are in trouble. Even in the US, there are tens of millions of interactions between Police and public every year, and only a tiny fraction are bad - they still need to be addressed but they ARE a minority. The problem is response time - it takes time to contact them, establish the problem and what they should do, where you are, and for them to get to you. Sometimes you need to save yourself or things won't happen fast enough.
Ge Po 4 months ago
In the larger cities, response time is often supposed to be at max 15/20 minutes. In small towns or villages, it may take up to an hour before help will come.
Load More Replies... SchadenFreudian Psychology 4 months ago
That depends. Where are you? (Country, state, region, neighbourhood) What activities are going on nearby? (Party? D**g deal? Protest march?) What ethnicity are you? (It’s horrible that you have to consider this—but you do.)
What do you think ?
Max PePel 4 months ago
I think we should be much more worried about radicals, terrorist, and stupid little pricks f"cking each other up, so that they can sit back, spend billions of our tax-money on their defence toys and send young humans to clean up the mess they made. Take islam: we can't speak about it because we offend the ones who claim it's a religion of peace. But the ones who claim so, are irrelevant. What is relevant are the ones who want to eliminate anyone who's not like them. What I think is that, having men in charge for thousands of years, this world to them is just a sandpit, and to me religion is a big t**d, with islam being diarrhea. The day I see an elephant folding legs, kneeling down and say a prayer out loud as it's written in a book, I'll change my mind. Till then, I respect their territory by staying out of it/adjusting to their law and order. Same with neighbours: if they want visitors to sit on the floor I either adjust or stay out. Very simple.
[>.<]/ 4 months ago
Always happy to live in The Netherlands were the worst that can happen is an insect-bite or a tick.
Bowen 4 months ago
I’ve got my first check for a total of thirteen thousand US dollars. I am so energized, this is whenever I first really acquired something. I will work much harder now and I can hardly hang tight for the following week’s installment. Go to the Home tab for more detail. I highly recommend everyone to apply……………….www.best.work43.com
Max PePel 4 months ago
I think we should be much more worried about radicals, terrorist, and stupid little pricks f"cking each other up, so that they can sit back, spend billions of our tax-money on their defence toys and send young humans to clean up the mess they made. Take islam: we can't speak about it because we offend the ones who claim it's a religion of peace. But the ones who claim so, are irrelevant. What is relevant are the ones who want to eliminate anyone who's not like them. What I think is that, having men in charge for thousands of years, this world to them is just a sandpit, and to me religion is a big t**d, with islam being diarrhea. The day I see an elephant folding legs, kneeling down and say a prayer out loud as it's written in a book, I'll change my mind. Till then, I respect their territory by staying out of it/adjusting to their law and order. Same with neighbours: if they want visitors to sit on the floor I either adjust or stay out. Very simple.
[>.<]/ 4 months ago
Always happy to live in The Netherlands were the worst that can happen is an insect-bite or a tick.
Bowen 4 months ago
I’ve got my first check for a total of thirteen thousand US dollars. I am so energized, this is whenever I first really acquired something. I will work much harder now and I can hardly hang tight for the following week’s installment. Go to the Home tab for more detail. I highly recommend everyone to apply……………….www.best.work43.com
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