Would you survive in the wild? (Quiz)

[MechAg94]

http://thechive.com/2015/10/12/would-you-survive-in-the-wild-quiz/

I thought some of this was interesting.  I think I got 9 of 12.  I drink too much water and I get Rising/Setting sun mixed up sort of like left/right.  I think that might be common with right minded lefties.  

What basic questions would you add to a quiz like this?

[never_retreat]

10 out of 12. I had no idea on the moon question or which bugs not to eat.

[lee n. field]

ten out of twelve, and I would almost certainly not survive in the wild, at this point.

[BlueStarLizzard]

11 out of twelve

But I would starve, because I'm not eating bugs

[HeroHog]

9 of 12 "You might survive Naked and Afraid." I missed one because I second guessed my initial choice (sleeping on ground: bugs/loss of body heat [did it specify winter? NO!])

[BobR]

11/12.....who knew the moon thing? Well, I do now.

bob

[230RN]

9/12

Wrong: edible bugs, water, eating snow.

Did not know there was a problem with eating "bright" bugs.

Thought running water was safest, did not presume I had equipment to boil it.

Did not consider the latent heat required to melt snow, did not consider it as hypothermia-inducing.

[bedlamite]

I got 12, but don't anticipate eating bugs anytime soon. Getting direction from the sun and/moon should be ingrained for those of us that live up north, along with a method to produce fire.

[French G.]

11. That's no moon!

Will eat bugs only if there is no way to use the bugs to catch a fish.

[Scout26]

Eat ants, both protein and entertainment.

P.S.  Didn't bother to take it.  If I'm not rescued in under three days, I'm a dead man anyway...

[Perd Hapley]

The snow question was bunk. Eating snow is a fine way to hydrate. You just melt it first.

I'd never heard of the moon thing, but it wasn't hard to figure it out. I guess some of you don't know which way the sun sets.  

I wholly reject the question about how much water is required. Firstly, because the metric system is not real. Secondly, because knowing the amount you need won't help you survive. You pretty much want to drink as much as you can. Don't ration it out, or you'll die of dehydration, with a half-full canteen.

[Unisaw]

11.  Missed the bug question.

[Monkeyleg]

9 out of 12. That had to be too easy. I wouldn't last three hours in the wild.

[Fly320s]

11/12 also because of the moon.

[Regolith]

11 out of 12, because I missed the "how much water should an adult drink every day" question (partly because I'm not used to that being stated in liters, and partly because it's usually vastly overstated).

The snow question was bunk. Eating snow is a fine way to hydrate. You just melt it first.

That was the point. It even stated after you answered it that "eating snow can cause hypothermia, it should be melted first". 

[brimic]

12/12 mostly a quiz on common sense..
no drinking piss questions though???

[Perd Hapley]

That was the point. It even stated after you answered it that "eating snow can cause hypothermia, it should be melted first".  

You're still eating snow. It's like saying that you shouldn't eat lobster, because it might pinch you with its claws.


(The real reason you shouldn't eat lobster is that they are bugs, acceptable only in survival scenarios.)

[brimic]

You're still eating snow. It's like saying that you shouldn't eat lobster, because it might pinch you with its claws.


(The real reason you shouldn't eat lobster is that they are bugs, acceptable only in survival scenarios.)

Nope.
You are trying to equate a steam burn being caused by ice. Different phases of matter have different properties. Eating snow isnt the same as drinking cold water, that heat of fusion that escapes most people is the real killer.

[HeroHog]

I missed the "Eating Snow", "Sleeping on the Ground" (second guessed myself out of it because season wasn't specified) and "daily water consumption".

[Perd Hapley]

Nope.
You are trying to equate a steam burn being caused by ice. Different phases of matter have different properties. Eating snow isnt the same as drinking cold water, that heat of fusion that escapes most people is the real killer.

Nope. I'm equating "eating snow" with "gathering the snow as a source of water," as opposed to just leaving the snow on the ground, and having nothing to drink. It's just a poorly worded question. A better T/F question would be "If you need water on a snowy day, you can just pick up clean snow from the ground, and put it in your mouth." That would be a question that avoids any ambiguity.

[Hawkmoon]

10 out of 12.

Do I get my own reality show and product line now?

[Ned Hamford]

11/12 I sure as heck don't drink that much water daily and I'm still alive.  I think you'd only need that much water if you were sweating up a storm or some other non-expressed abnormality. 

[Ben]

Another 11/12er because of the moon.

I blame it on the photo in the quiz. If you think for a second without the photo, I at least think of a full moon, and then, duh. But the moon in the photo was around 1/4 so I thought, "side of the moon that is lit, which is to my right when facing it, which is South.

[vaskidmark]

12 for 12.  Recognized the mindset of those who built the quiz.

Disagree strongly on several of their "correct" answers, such as the first thing you should do is find shelter.  Screw that, I'm building a fire that I can move to my shelter site if I have to.  Most important thing is not water but fire - you can live (uncomfortably) for 3 days without water but can shut down from hypothermia in 3 hours.  Bugs have fat - and I'm going for larvae under logs before I chase down some grasshopper.  If I have an appropriate filter why would I need to boil my water?  And I call BS on the amount of water needed, unless they are thinking you will remain still and static.

And on and on and on.

Would I survive in the wild?  What a silly question - I'm not going anywhere near the wild.  The worst that I might face is breaking down on some road - I've got 3 types of comms, bottled water, 4 ways to make fire, shelter and other means of staying dry and warm.  My biggest worries are biting bugs and predatory tow truck operators.

stay safe.

[HeroHog]

I'm doing damned good to survive in my air conditioned house in my recliner!