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How To Survive a Black Mamba Attack

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You’re camping, and it’s dusk. As you gather firewood, one of the sticks moves. It’s not a stick. It’s a deadly a black mamba. The snake raises its head more than 1 m (4 ft) off the ground. It strikes like lightning, attacking you again and again, then slithers away. What could you do to survive? Here’s The Black Mamba, AKA Kobe Bryant, stood at the height of, wait. That’s the wrong black mamba. Found throughout eastern and southern regions of Africa, the black mamba snake is one of the…

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General Survival Nuclear 

How to survive a Nuclear Attack, According To Science

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It’s happened. A nuclear explosion. If you weren’t killed in the initial blast, the fallout can finish the job. Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast, is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones. So, how is it possible to stay safe? Well, here’s how to survive a nuclear attack, The worst thing about a nuclear attack, is that there are multiple ways it can kill you. The explosion, the heat and the radiation can…

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General Survival Nuclear 

How To Survive The First Hour Of A Nuclear Blast / Fallout! DEBUNKED

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“EMERGENCY ALERT: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” This message from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency flooded the cell phones of locals in Hawaii on January 13th 2018. Those listening to the radio or watching TV were told: “If you are indoors, stay indoors. If you are outdoors, seek immediate shelter in a building. Remain indoors well away from windows. If you are driving, pull safely to the side of the road and seek shelter in a building or lay on the…

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General Survival Navigation 

Navigate using the Stars

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For centuries, travelers use the stars to guide them on their journey. How is it possible to know where you are just by looking up the sky? The sky is constantly in motion because we’re in motion. Every day we go spinning around the earth at 800 miles per hour like a giant roller coaster. Now you get the same relative motion if instead of the earth rotating, you have the sky rotating around the earth. This is what you’ll see if you track the night sky. The Earth’s axis…

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How to Survive the World’s Deadliest Spider

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You feel a sudden surge of pain in your foot. You freeze in horror as you look down to see a jet-black creature scurrying away. It’s a funnel-web spider, also known as “the world’s deadliest spider,” and it just bit you. There’s no time to panic. Keep watching if you want to make it out alive. Their funnel-shaped webs make the perfect traps for unsuspecting prey. And their fangs are bigger than the fangs of some snakes. The funnel-web spider is the deadliest spider in the world. You can find…

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General Survival Navigation 

How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean? – Alan Tamayose and Shantell De Silva

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Imagine setting sail from Hawaii in a canoe. Your target is a small island thousands of kilometers away in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. That’s a body of water that covers more than 160 million square kilometers, greater than all the landmasses on Earth combined. For thousands of years, Polynesian navigators managed voyages like this without the help of modern navigational aids. Ancient Polynesians used the Sun, Moon, stars, planets, ocean currents, and clouds as guides that allowed them to see the ocean as a series of pathways rather…

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General Survival Nuclear 

How to Survive a Nuke

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It’s happened: a nuclear explosion. If you weren’t killed in the initial blast, the fallout can finish the job. Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones. The worst thing about a nuclear attack is that there are multiple ways it can kill you. The explosion, the heat, and the radiation can all cause damage and death. In this day and age, a nuclear device can be small…

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General Survival Navigation 

A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone

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What happens when you’re lost and you don’t have your phone to give you directions? We all have that one road, building, or tree that helps us remember where we’re going. Without those kinds of landmarks, it might be harder to navigate an unfamiliar place. But what do you do when there’s nothing recognizable around you? Well, you look up. The stars that we see in the sky today are the same ones that guided the ancient Egyptians in building their pyramids and maritime travelers in their travels around the…

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How to Survive the Top 5 Most Deadly Spider Bites

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Thousands of people have been treated in emergency departments worldwide because of these tiny, amazing creatures. But some of them don’t make it. That’s why we’ve compiled the five deadliest spider species from around the world. Some of them are found deep in the wild. But others love to lurk inside your home, hiding in the least expected places, like your shoes. Have you checked them lately? There are more than 40,000 known species of spiders in the world. Only about 30 of them have been reported to have killed…

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What It Feels Like to Sleep on the Side of a Mountain

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– [Narrator] What’s the highest you’ve ever slept at? – [Mark] Almost a mile. When you don’t have a fear of heights, it’s not really scary. It’s like being in the craziest tree house that you could possibly imagine. – [Narrator] That’s Mark Sinnett. He’s a professional rock climber, and he’s talking about sleeping in a tent. – [Mark] They’re called portaledges. – [Narrator] That’s hanging off the side of a mountain. He’s been climbing for over 30 years, and his favorite walls to climb are really, really high. –…

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