Antarctic Survival Riddles You Must Solve To Survive

there's no greater test of your survival skills than a trip to Antarctica this icy continent which is larger than the whole of Europe has temperatures that occasionally reach as low as negative 128 degrees Fahrenheit with winds that often approach 200 miles per hour this barren crevasse filled snowy desert is one of the most unforgiving places on earth why you'd want to go there from I don't know but you made your choice will you be smart enough to survive this trepidatious expedition while keeping your crew alive grab your parka and furs and let's find out wave hello picture the scene you're leading an expedition to Antarctica on a small boat with a six-man crew while approaching the Antarctic landmass floating ice severs your boat right into forced out you and your crew grabbed the essentials and pile on to the emergency canoe heading for short suddenly an enormous chunk of ice falls off a distant glacier sending a big wave headed perpendicularly toward your canoe at negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit falling into the water is certain death what do you command your crew to do hey stop paddling and remain perfectly still until the wave passes B keep moving and lean away from the weight when it hits or C keep moving and lean into the wave when it hits [Music] this is no time to stop moving while Menem is everything in this situation and stopping would leave you capsized leaning away from the wave would make you much more likely to be flipped over even if you're moving as the wave would roll you even further in that direction so leaning into the wave retains some balance giving you the best chance of avoiding being flipped and dipped shitless leadership you managed to survive the wave without capsizing but it sends you flying towards the shore and the canoe breaks on the ice while thankfully dry you're stranded in the Antarctic wasteland and your chances of survival are incredibly slim what do you tell your crew eh be honest with the crew and tell them how serious the situation is be tell an obvious lie to the crew that you'll get them through this alive or see offer to pass the leadership on to someone else morale is everything in Antarctica in a much more physical way than you might think the lower you can keep your crew stress hormones the less you're in their body will produce this means that risk of dehydration is lower and they'll also lose less heat telling them they're basically doomed is going to stress them out and passing leadership on will do the same but if you lie to them even if it's obvious hearing reassuring words of hope from a strong leadership figure can seriously raise morale and that positivity could be the difference between life and death cold sweats with the crew spirits raised you set up a big tent and insulate it with a wall of snow all this exertion leaves you sweaty despite the severe cold and the Antarctic sweat can quickly freeze and induce frostbite so how do you deal with it I enter the tent with everyone and remove a layer of clothing being lined a small fire inside the tent or seize stand outside and let the wind drive standing outside in the wind will just freeze your sweat quickening the path to hypothermia and frostbite and landing a fire in your tent will not only give you a hefty dose of carbon monoxide but the temperature change in your tent will be drastic this could dehydrate you and a rapid temperature change risk damaging your body cells and vascular system entering the tent together and removing your warmest layer will allow you to share body warmth to evaporate the sweat without endangering your bodies with a drastic temperature change careful coziness now that you're warmed up and dried off it's time for some shut-eye but because everyone's motionless while sleeping the tent will get much colder you're decked out and warm clothes including a thick hooded coat and a balaclava you have a sleeping bag but to fend off hypothermia what's the best way to use it a zipped up over your head be sleep on top of the sleeping bag to put space between you and the ground or see zip up your sleeping bag but keep your head out in the colder air [Music] the comfort and additional warmth gained from sleeping on top of your sleeping bag is negligible as sleeping bags work best for trapping warmth zipping up inside the bag might seem like the best option but the moisture and your breath will condense in there while you sleep this will either freeze or at least cool down and dampen the inside of your sleeping bag sleeping with your head out will trap the most overall body heat and your balaclava and hood will retain at least some warmth for your head chilly choices when the morning comes three of your crewmen are complaining about the effects of extreme cold there's only one extra jacket it's up to you to decide who needs it the most a the man who's shivering uncontrollably be the man who seems to be drunk stumbling around mumbling about the cold or see the man with big blisters on one of his hands the shivering man is of Least Concern shivering is in itself an uncontrollable action and in such temperatures it's to be expected from almost everyone the other man's blistered hand is a sign that he's had minor frostbite and it's rewarmed causing the formation of the blisters seeing as there's no blackness the worst of the frostbite is probably already over for him but stumbling and mumbling fall under what Antarctic veterans called the umbels these signs of deliriousness indicate an advancing state of hypothermia so get that man a jacket ASAP chilled to the bone as food is beginning to run low you decide to scout out the surrounding area while walking inland and the strangely bright whiteness of the snow you find a seven inch long fragment of bone there's a small crack wide enough to fit a knife into along the center of the boat you sense it may be useful in some way but which of these choices would be most helpful a split the bone down the crack into two knives for self-defense be attached the bone to your hood and look through the cracks sporting in a stylish eyewear or sea hollow the bone out and make some holes in it turning it into a flute [Music] while the flu could certainly raise morale the crack in its side would stop it from working so unless you enjoy symphonies that sound like someone blowing out candles you're out of luck as for the knives there are no animals that pose any real threat in Antarctica save for seals on the coast and you're heading inland the seemingly silly eyewear on the other hand will offer you protection from a serious problem snow blindness the mentioned sun's light reflects strongly off the snow and ice in Antarctica and can burn your retinas blinding you for a while wearing makeshift and you would style sunglasses will reduce the amount of glare and sunlight entering your eyes reducing the blinding effects Shack of salvation you reach a huge frozen lake with water and fish visible 30 inches below the surface those fish could keep your camp fed if you could only get to them on the side of the lake you find an old shack empty save for a fishing rod bait and three items which of the items will be most useful for allowing you to catch some fish a a long metal pole with a handle and a spiral blade running up it be a rubber mallet or see a lighter and a deodorant can the rubber mallet would be virtually useless for smashing your way through ice and would only waste time and energy the lighter in deodorant can could certainly produce a sizeable flame but it would be time-consuming it would almost certainly run out before you manage to burn through 30 inches of solid ice that leaves the bladed pole which is formerly known as an auger these devices can be rotated into the ice digging through while automatically raising the ice out of the hole with the resulting cylindrical gap you can fish to your heart's content just keep the auger nearby in case the hole freezes up again cautious crossing arms laden with fish you return to camp after a feast a crew member tells you he spotted the seemingly occupied bass a few dozen miles northeast you and two others head out to seek rescue along the way you come across a huge ice field with three distinct dangerous paths severe storm winds are already rolling in and will soon get worse so you need to move forward immediately which path holds your best chance of surviving a crossing a white slippery ice riddled with huge cracks that drop into the abyss B chunks of ice floating on a wide stretch of water that with a little bit of jumping and dexterity could form a path or C smooth surface dark grey ice the dark gray or black ice usually means it has only recently frozen over or is at least partially comprised of dirty slush that means even if it's solid there's a high chance you'll fall through into deadly waters below the chunks of ice may seem like a semi viable path now but with those storm winds blowing the chunks could easily move leaving you stranded in the middle of the water as for the cracked ice as long as you're careful and watch out for the other crevasses hidden under the snow it's your best bet of making it safely across going down with merely ten miles to the base disaster strikes you fall 20 feet down a concealed snow-covered crevasse into a narrow ice cave with sheer slippery walls luckily the snow-covered floor breaks your fall and you're not injured but what temperatures quickly dropping into the 40's what do you do a send your crew members on the 6 hour round trip for ropes y-you said wait B try to jump up the sheer vertical walls attempting to grab the out reached hands of your crewman or C tell your crew to go on while you venture further into the dark cave risking falling down more unseen crevasses [Music] jumping up the walls is a no-go even the high jump world record of around 8 feet wouldn't reach high enough and you're not going to be breaking any records after several days in Antarctic weather sending the crew office out to sitting in an ice cave for six hours is a sure way to freeze to death especially with plummeting temperatures venturing on is the only choice that offers any hope of a positive outcome though it's still extremely risky road to rescue by some miracle the cave emerges above ground beside an insulated shack with a snowmobile inside there's even a can of gasoline in there if you love the vehicle and head out northeast towards the base weaving between crevasses like a pro but with rescue in sight a blizzard hits and it's a total whiteout you can barely see your hand in front of your face and it's at least negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit do you a ride on afterall you're so close now be stop leave the engine on burning fuel and remain on the snowmobile or sea stop turn the engine off and pace around the snowmobile [Music] riding on is too risky falling down another crevice at high speed would swiftly and your journey and probably your life while pacing around is a good idea to keep warm the snowmobile could be out of action by the time the blizzard passes if you turn it off gasolines freezing point varies but in the narrow fuel lines of a vehicle it's known to freeze even in temperatures as relatively warm as five degrees Fahrenheit at negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit it's simply too high of a risk leaving the engine on may seem wasteful but better to have a little less fuel and get a little further faster than having no snowmobile at all plus it'll keep you warm when the blizzard finally passes you've finished the final stretch to the base the inhabitants are hesitant to help you at first but you trade your stylish bones sunglasses with them and they let you use their helicopter you rescue your crew and eventually make your way back home to civilization for your next adventure you're thinking somewhere warm maybe a desert island yeah that'll be nice how many of these chilly survival riddles did you get right when you brave a real-life visit to the coldest desert on earth let me know in the comment section below and thanks for watching [Music]

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Length: 12min 59sec (779 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 06 2020