ATOT, what are you daydreaming about?

[SSSnail]

So, I've been watching some episodes of "Naked and Afraid" on the Discovery channel, a survival show where participants have to survive in pair in random locations for 21 days. These are strangers, and as the name of the show implies, they're only given two basic survival tools, such as a knife and a flint striker, and that's it. They're naked throughout the whole show.

You're now thinking "Porn!", but no. I think the premise of the show is to strip the participants down to their primitive selves, and see if they can survive. The people that went on this show are supposedly somewhat adept at surviving, because there's a screening process that grades them on their survival skills, etc... But they're not.

If you watch some of the episodes, the participants are pretty much clueless, and don't seem to have any survival skills, or the resourcefulness to survive. They do really stupid things, and a lot of them quit before the 21 days goal.

Well, there was this one episode where these people were trying to survive on an island in Fiji, there were water, rain, coconut, sea life, bananas, but one had to drop out... Basically, if I were to be there, I'd call it a vacation. So, that's what I've been daydreaming about - "surviving" on that island, for 21 days. I'd probably ask for a surfboard as a "survival" tool, don't know if they'd give it to me...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Building my own castle and creating a workable self sufficient economy. I believe it could be done with roughly a hundred people and 300 acres of arable land.

 

[bradly1101]

In a reaction to a thread in P&N, I daydream about a world where racial tolerance prevails.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Since this is OT, I'm currently daydreaming about not being at work.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

In a reaction to a thread in P&N, I daydream about a world where racial tolerance prevails.

Since this is OT, I'm currently daydreaming about not being at work.

Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

day dreaming about not working is negative...yea ok.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

day dreaming about not working is negative...yea ok.

Yes, daydreaming about NOT doing anything is inherently negative. Daydreaming should be constructive.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Yes, daydreaming about NOT doing anything is inherently negative. Daydreaming should be constructive.

I'm not daydreaming about not doing anything. I'm currently working for my employer. I'm daydreaming about not doing that. If I was with my family, we'd be busy doing other stuff. You think I sit around not doing anything with two young kids? LOL!

Daydreaming can be about anything you want. It doesn't have to be constructive. GTFOOH with that nonsense. Relaxing and not doing anything can be a very positive thing sometimes.

 

[biostud]

Getting a Haswell E.

 

[SSSnail]

I think some of you are daydreaming about arguing on the internet, while you're arguing, on the internet...

 

[Carson Dyle]

Well, there was this one episode where these people were trying to survive on an island in Fiji, there were water, rain, coconut, sea life, bananas, but one had to drop out... Basically, if I were to be there, I'd call it a vacation. So, that's what I've been daydreaming about - "surviving" on that island, for 21 days. I'd probably ask for a surfboard as a "survival" tool, don't know if they'd give it to me...

Yeah, right. Go try to catch a fish in the ocean with your bare hands. Naked in the broiling sun, barefoot on the coral. You'll end up eating some slimy thing that you find under a rock, too. Try surviving on coconut milk for three weeks.

I've watched a few of the episodes and the only reason many of those people survive is that they haven't starved in 21 days. Three weeks longer and nearly all of them would be dead.

 

[SSSnail]

Yeah, right. Go try to catch a fish in the ocean with your bare hands. Naked in the broiling sun, barefoot on the coral. You'll end up eating some slimy thing that you find under a rock, too. Try surviving on coconut milk for three weeks.

I've watched a few of the episodes and the only reason many of those people survive is that they haven't starved in 21 days. Three weeks longer and nearly all of them would be dead.

You see, you think everyone is as useless as you are, and that's the problem.

First of all, you don't have to catch fish with your bare hands. They had bamboos on that island, if you can't think of anything to do with bamboo, then yeah, you're freaking useless. You don't have to survive on coconut juice for three weeks, and there are MANY things you can do with a coconut shell, after you have drank the juice.

Fish at night. If you don't know how, then starve. Besides, there were hermit crabs, and other stuff that are just crawling around. Let's not forget about the other stuff that just clings on to the rocks.

They had burlap sacks, they could have used them to wrap up their feet, etc... Or make some shits out of weaved barks, palm leaves, etc...

Broiling sun? There were trees, palm leaves, banana leaves, etc... They built a crappy shelter.

Surviving is about as resourceful as you can be, unless you're freaking STUPID. Those are just some examples I can think off top of my head on how they could have made their situation a lot better.

They didn't even try to capture rain water. But I'm sure you're just be right in their boat based on what you wrote.

 

[Carson Dyle]

You're every bit as arrogant as any of those people they put on that show. I'm sure you'd die even faster than any of them and you'd whine even more.

 

[MongGrel]

Winning Lotto.

 

[Printer Bandit]

that one military guy that got KO'ed by sunburn was such a pussy.

 

[Printer Bandit]

what if i told you they only show the stupid things people do on tv to get more ratings?

 

[bradly1101]

Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

OK. Sugar clouds and lollipops.

 

[SSSnail]

You're every bit as arrogant as any of those people they put on that show. I'm sure you'd die even faster than any of them and you'd whine even more.

You know what's arrogant? You.

You don't know anything about my abilities, capabilities, or any trainings I may have had, yet you made assumptions based in your own ignorance and shortcomings. That, my friend, is the definition of arrogance. Maybe I'm getting my definitions mixed up, I'm thinking more of stupidity in your case.

And yes, printer bandit, Mrs. SSSnail and I talked about the show rating angle, and we agreed that we would make for a boring show. There would literally be none of the drama that we laughed at when watching them.

 

[IronWing]

Alkemyst

 

[Engineer]

Retirement.

 

[Mai72]

Living in Thailand.

 

[Carson Dyle]

You don't know anything about my abilities, capabilities, or any trainings I may have had, yet you made assumptions based in your own ignorance and shortcomings.

I know that you're just another run-of-the-mill internet blowhard.

 

[BUTCH1]

The receptionist at my Dr's office, I'd lick her spleen if I could get at it..

 

[Majcric]

The receptionist at my Dr's office, I'd lick her spleen if I could get at it..

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[tboo]

Sniffing Persia Monir's hairy crack.