Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

lost in the Amazon jungle with no supplies in the Sahara desert feeling the cold in the freezing Arctic I'm sure you have a lot of ideas about how to take good care of yourself, well forget them, they're probably completely wrong, in fact they're more likely to leave you like a pile of bones in a ditch somewhere, so from peeing on a jellyfish sting to drinking that pee to stay hydrated, here are some

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and what you really need to do to survive the freezing. First Aid If you ever find yourself trapped outside in cold weather, one of the biggest risks to your safety is frostbite.

You've probably heard of it, but what exactly is going on? This is when a person's skin and the tissue underneath end up freezing. It will start as a painful red spot, but if left untreated, it will progress and your skin will harden and turn a sickly gray color. In the worst case, it can even lead to tissue necrosis, which is where your skin literally dies, so if you get cold enough to freeze, you'll want to warm up. Soon, if your hands are a little cold, rub them well despite your first instinct, although never rub anywhere you suspect might be freezing, this will only make things much worse.

Yes, rubbing the freeze scan will only cause more tissue damage, it needs to be treated carefully and given a chance to heal, so if we have the tools, how about we light a nice warm fire? No, frozen skin is super sensitive and

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easily burn when opened. You call, damn it, so what can you do right? The best approach is to soak the affected areas in warm water and drink warm, not hot, liquids, this will gently warm you and prevent burns, but if you are still out in the cold your priority should be. find shelter, otherwise no matter what you do your skin will freeze again anyway, preferably that shelter will be somewhere with Netflix and room service.

Cactus cocktails, okay, let's say you're in the desert and you're desperately hot, dehydration is setting in and you need some water quickly. You may have seen some old western movies where the cowboy opens a cactus and takes a drink from the inside. Do not try. Actually, there is water inside the thorny plant. It is a harmful liquid that will cause vomiting and diarrhea. and stomach pain if you are already dehydrated the last thing you need is to waste precious water by vomiting and pooping it all out if you are really unlucky The forbidden shake could even cause paralysis oh man there is only one exception to this rule The juices of the Fish Hook Barrel cactus are They can be ingested, although only in small quantities and only in extreme emergencies, this cactus is less likely to cause those unpleasant side effects, but it is still not worth the risk.

A better option is the fruit of a cactus called Nopal. It is full of water and can be safely ingested as long as all those spines are removed. Unlike the Cactus Goop, this Cactus Fruit is unlikely to weaken to crown the Porcelain Throne, so the choice should be a no-brainer if you like watching some Primo entertainment. While you're sitting on your own porcelain throne, look no further than hit the like and subscribe buttons to make sure you don't miss another great video like this. It could save your life. Do not believe it. Anyone who has disturbed a bee nest will know how terrifying it is.

The experience may be: I just wanted some honey. Bees and wasps are relentless and if they see you as a threat, they will make sure you know that dealing with one isn't a big deal, but trying to crush an entire swarm is. good luck with that, all you can do is run and try to find a safe place to hide whatever you do, although if you see a River Ponder don't jump into it. The anonymous frosters who claim to be

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experts are adamant because neither bees nor wasps like them. Water jumping into a lake or river and hiding below the surface will cause them to give up and leave, actually that is not the case at all.

These striped Stingers are aggressive and super protective of their homes. If you've angered them, why would you do so in a short time? You can hold your breath to dissuade them, they will just wait for you above the water, okay, waiting for you is a bit dramatic, they literally won't float and watch where you submerged, but they will continue searching. the area to yourself until you inevitably have to respawn and when you do it will be time to defeat once again, only you will have the added disadvantage that you know you are in the water, so if you are ever chased by wasp bees, stay in Dryland. and try to find better shelter, but don't bother them enough to chase your fire before you take shelter.

You know, in the movies there are always those scenes of people lost in the desert sleeping around a big fire. It's a very nice scene, sure, but in the real world, a fire should not be anyone's priority, shelter is much more important to one, all it takes is a little rain or some strong winds and then that fire you put so much effort into is exhausted, plus fires need fuel and On the other hand, maintaining the shelter with wood, which will use much of your precious energy, is effective from the moment it is set up and provides a safe place to sleep when you finally pass out from exhaustion, and trust me, you will, but what exactly should you be looking for?

To build well you need some kind of bed on top of everything. I'm not saying you need a king size mattress and a heated space, you just need to make sure you're not in contact with the ground, it gets very cold at night and could easily freeze if you're lying on it unprotected. A simple makeshift mattress can be constructed by placing long branches on the ground and then insulating your Creation with lots of leaves or grass. If you have tools on hand, you can even join branches together. and suspend your bed between two trees like a true survivor only once you have a place to sleep you should focus on anything else like a roof and after the Roof then you can try to reach that swimming pool that you have always dreamed of. of the quicksand question growing up, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger threat in my life than it actually ended up being.

Thanks Andy, outside of the movies, it's unlikely to swallow you in seconds if you accidentally touch it with your little finger, however, it can still catch you if you're not careful, which could be extremely dangerous if you don't know how to react, but it What is actually essentially quicksand is loose sand or gravel that becomes so saturated with water that it behaves more like a liquid than a liquid. It's solid and can't hold weight very well anymore, so here's the big question, if you get stuck in it, do you think you should stay still or try to free yourself?

I'm waiting, okay, if you said stand still, that's wrong, pop culture has taught us that. The best thing you can do is avoid fighting and wait for someone to approach you with a stick handy outside of Tensel Town, although this is not good advice. If you remain motionless, you will never free yourself, especially if you don't have a friend. with you to save yourself dramatically, that being said, don't flail around like a maniac either, what you need to do is lean back to distribute your weight evenly and make slow back and forth movements with your body to loosen the grip of the sticky sand over you.

It will take quite a while, but he will eventually get you out of there alive. Human go, human, don't do it. If you're lost in the desert and your belly starts growling, it could be very difficult to figure out what you can and can do. If you don't eat, choose correctly and your chances of survival will increase significantly, but if you choose correctly, you could have a really bad time. So how do we know if you said to take a look at what other animals eat and copy them, and then congratulations? I don't survive, yes, there is a common belief that if you see an animal eating something, it is also safe for human consumption.

This should ring Al's bells for any right-thinking person. Humans and animals have completely different diets. Chocolate is deadly to a dog, even though it is my favorite tree. so any berry or plant that you might see a deer or bird eating could be lethal to you. There is a definitive method to know if something is safe to eat; However, the universal edibility test, in simple terms, involves taking the plant or berry. in question and gradually exposing your body to check for adverse reactions first, first check if it smells good like pear or almond or if it makes sense to avoid it as they could be a sign of cyanide, then rub it on the inside of your elbow and wait 15 minutes If it itches or hurts, discard the plant, if not, put a small part in your mouth and chew for a few minutes.

What you are looking for is bitterness, soap or general tingling and pain, if you feel any of those, spit it out if not eat a little and wait 8 hours if 8 hours but if you want to be sure that it is safe you are going to have to be patient if finally after of that there are no side effects you can eat the plant or at least the part of If you tried it just because you can eat the leaf doesn't mean you can eat the stem, that sounds exhausting but it's better to be exhausted than boiling.

Bad food is important, but it is actually possible to survive for months without water, however, afterwards. For only 3 days you will be sleeping with the fish, who by the way are quite hydrated, so you will want to find some sweet H2O. You should prioritize running water, as it is less likely to be home to a large number of bugs than stagnant water, unfortunately even. then most of the water you find in nature will not be drinkable, it is dirty and full of bacteria, in addition to contracting diseases, it can also cause diarrhea, which ironically will make you lose more water than you gain, so what must you do well?

It is quite common. knowing that boiling dirty water can remove impurities and make it safe to drink in an extreme scenario; However, you're not likely to have a kettle and an outlet on hand, you'll have to start a fire and boil the water in whatever container you can crackle, here's the trick, although boiling will kill harmful bacteria, it won't eliminate any There is no dangerous chemical or sediment in there, so it still might not be enough to save you, you should actually filter your water before boiling it whenever possible. The best way to filter is to cover a container with a shirt or cloth and then place some crushed charcoal from the fire on top, pour the water through the cloth into the container and the charcoal will trap the unpleasant contaminants and improve the taste like a small advantage.

It sounds weird, but don't rule it out until you've tried it before, although try to find the source of the water you're looking to drink if you find there are a bunch of dead rats or something, it may be better. Look elsewhere unless you enjoy that delicious rat zest after Wing, we've already established how important water is to you. I mean we humans looking for a good source of water is a priority in any survival situation, but what is the best way to do it? enters our next myth. Many claim that you can locate a water source simply by following birds in flight.

The logic is that airborne avens will travel to drink water, so all you need to do is accompany them and they will take you to and although some waterfowl rarely leave the water's edge, others fly everywhere for a wide variety of reasons, for What you know, those birds could be migrating to foreign lands or flying home to go to bed, so instead of looking up, keep an eye out for them. Animals on the ground will regularly travel to the water and won't stray as far away as Our Feathered Friends. It takes a good eye and some patience, but as long as you don't scare away all the animals in the area with your addition of I.

I'm a survivor, it should pay off. A joke about jellyfish. Jellyfish suck, their long, fluid tentacles giving unpleasant stings that cause stinging pain. They can leave venom-filled quills trapped inside you and can even be fatal, but what happens if they sting you? I can tell you. what not to do somewhere somehow a rumor arose that taking a genie on a jellyfish sting would help with the immense pain what I wish I was joking now I'm not sorry to tell you, but this just doesn't work taking a genie on a sting actually It can cause the stinging cells to release even more venom and make the pain worse.

I don't see any better reason why this crazy myth arose because people thought that the ammonia in our urine could actually neutralize the poison from the bite. It doesn't do anything at all and can actually activate the stinging cells, but why do jellyfish live in the sea that is made up of salt water if the stinging cells are exposed to any change in the balance of the salt solution they are exposed to? accustomed? The urinetriggered does not have the same salt content as salt water or at least it shouldn't so it activates the stingers and worsens the pain the same goes for fresh water.

Experts agree that the correct thing to do is to remove the quills in the affected area. area and then wash it well with salt water, simply put, urinating on yourself or your chopped dust will not provide any pain relief. Try saying that three times quickly to beat the heat when you're on vacation, showing some skin can be a good way. to get a nice tan and stay a little cooler, but if you're stranded in an oppressively hot place like a desert, the last thing you want to do is get rid of the layers. Unless you're wearing very inappropriate and heavy clothing, a good garment will keep you covered.

It will keep you cool first and, most obviously, clothing reduces the amount of direct sunlight that reaches your skin, minimizing overheating and possible sunburn. Second, as you heat up, sweat, and water leaves your body in an attempt to cool you down without clothing, it evaporates and leaves you dehydrated. In them, sweat is trapped and creates a cool layer on the skin that also hydrates it a little. Nice people living in areas like the Middle East have worn long, light clothing for thousands of years. For these same reasons, this clothing is also traditionally white, the color that reflects the most sunlight, so voila, no.

They are just elegant fashion statements and it is better to cover up than to get naked in the sun. In fact, it's better. don't cover up wherever you are, I don't want to see it, sorry, the heat of whiskey, from partying to Drowning your Sorrows, there are many good and not so good reasons why people drink alcohol, one good reason not to drink it, however, it is to warm you up if you are dangerously cold. However, people have believed that it works for centuries. Saint Bernard dogs are often depicted with small barrels of meat around their necks, for this very reason, back in the 19th century, the heroic doggos were sent into blizzards to rescue lost Travelers and Urban legends say that they brought alcohol to warm up the frozen people.

Alcohol creates a feeling of warmth in the body, so it's somewhat understandable that this myth has spread so much, but what really happens when you drink alcohol is that it causes your blood vessels to dilate, giving you that warm buzz. while blood rushes to your skin, the problem is in cold environments, your body's main defense is to push less blood to your skin and instead keep your core warm with it, so despite what it feels like, alcohol actually makes you feel colder and that's not the case. All alcohol also reduces shivering, another warming technique for your body.

When you shiver, your muscles contract quickly, creating energy that warms you. Without this, you will cool down faster, if that weren't already reason enough to avoid a Martini in a storm. of snow alcohol also makes you sweat considering that sweating is literally designed to cool you down. It's the last thing you want to do if you're already freezing, so yeah, avoid the beer and focus on getting out of the cold as quickly as possible, then feel free to do it. Have a cocktail or three, you don't warm up well and you'll get lost in the wilderness, but you manage to stumble into a cave for shelter.

Let's just say this cave isn't home to a hungry bear and it's as real as Prime. farm to ensure its survival whatever you do, don't start a fire, you may have seen campfires and caves in all the movies and TV shows Under the Sun, but it can actually be an incredibly dangerous thing to start a fire, it produces heat, which which is excellent for your chili. toes, but not so good for the cave, that's because heat causes the rock to expand, so a fire could cause the rocks in the ceiling to change shape enough that the structure become unstable and causing a cave-in is not a useful survival technique, even if the fire doesn't cause your cave to collapse, it will soon fill with smoke.

An important Outdoorsman tip that only experts know is that you need to breathe to stay alive. Polluting a confined space with smoke will make this very difficult if you need a fire for any reason so your best bet is probably to start one right outside the cave, that way you will avoid these dangers but still have your camp close to the shelter. . Oh, and don't light that fire near anything, try flammable fire, whether it's hot fire, dangerous fire, tough guy. Tonic if heaven. Don't let the worst happen and you find yourself hurt while you're in the middle of nowhere.

You have to take care of it quickly. In an ideal situation, alcohol or surgical spirit should be used to clean around a wound and prevent infection, but it should not. If you don't get into the wound, you probably won't get any of it, so how about regular alcohol in Hollywood? Tough guy heroes often pour whiskey on a fresh wound to clean it. It looks bad, sure, but it's not a good idea in a real world. In a survival scenario, drinking strong alcohol will disinfect a wound, but it is also likely to kill healthy cells and delay healing, and you will want any wound to heal as quickly and gently as possible in an emergency where every second counts, The ideal is to apply pressure to the wound. cut and use clean water to wash it, if that is not possible alcohol can be used but only as a last resort, it seems like a waste of perfectly good alcohol to me, but sometimes sacrifices must be made.

The camel's logic is to drink or not to drink that. That's the question: when you're stranded in a desert or any other hot place, water is a precious commodity. Do you drink that bottle in your backpack or save it for later? You probably think that the most sensible thing is to keep it and look for it. get out as much as possible, actually you would be wrong, there is absolutely no reason to save water if you are lost in nature, wait, listen to me, if you are thirsty, you need water, extreme thirst can sap your strength and cognitive abilities, two things. you'll need to use to stay alive and the best place to store water is your body, not your backpack.

It could give you the boost you need to find shelter, more water, or even rescue yourself, so instead of rationing your water, focus on reducing your body's water loss. Avoid strenuous activity during the hardest part of the day. Breathe through your nose. instead of by mouth and keep as much of your skin covered as possible be like a camel move slowly and store water in your mouth imagine the scene where you find yourself on a hiking adventure in foreign lands, when of Suddenly a powerful beast jumps out of a group of trees, approaching you, naturally you run away as fast as you can, but what if you realize that you are running straight towards the edge of a cliff?

You've probably seen daredevil videos or action movie scenes of people jumping from incredible heights into the water. They're always fine, so you might want to take the plunge rather than face the Beast. I'm here to give you some common sense. It's a terrible idea after falling from a high place at high speed, the water surface can also be concrete when when you land, jumping from just 20 feet will cause you to crash into the water at around 25 mph at this speed, the Water molecules to the surface will not be able to move fast enough to cushion you, causing the water to act more like a solid.

Think about it normally, if you place your hand gently in the water, there is hardly any resistance because the molecules have enough time to spread. the rest of the water pushes a minimal force towards you, the faster you hit those molecules, however the less time they have to move and the more resistance you encounter, this is why you could break bones by falling into the water too fast. specially trained to land on the water correctly and even then, they are often surrounded by doctors or emergency personnel in case something goes wrong, even if you land on the water with perfect shape, the impact can still be strong enough to to compress your spine, basically no Not jumping off cliffs is probably a worse idea than taking on whatever beasts there might be after shark bait.

We've established that jumping into the water from high up isn't such a good idea, but sometimes falling isn't the biggest danger, sharks are the worst. Strong, fast sea predators with a mouth full of sharp teeth are capable of ruining your day, but is there anything you can do if you find yourself on the wrong side of these ferocious fish? Well, many people believe that you can defend yourself. Protect yourself from a shark attack by hitting the predator in the nose. This sounds much easier than it is. However, if you confront the shark, you will be in the water.

Have you ever tried to throw a punch underwater? It is not easy water. It puts up so much resistance that it's highly unlikely you'll be able to put enough force behind a punch to cause any damage, plus you'd be placing your hand dangerously close to the shark's mouth, remember those knife-like teeth, yeah. I'd basically be giving the guy a free lunch. I want a better idea: poke the predator in the eye. Instead, you don't need much force to damage such a sensitive area. If that fails, it attacks the gills. That's how the Beast breathes, so dig your fingers in.

This will make things very uncomfortable for your attacker and if you can try to use a weapon, anything, you will have to give him a surfboard, a stick, whatever, it will cause more damage and minimize the risk of being bitten. That being said, these techniques should be last resorts. Sharks rarely attack humans and can usually be avoided or deterred, so if you spy one of these aquatic animals, your first step should be to swim calmly away. It's hard for me because I look like a sandwich, but if I can do it, so can you, Moss. Nowadays virtually everyone has a GPS in their pocket in the form of a smartphone, but it wasn't always that way, believe it or not, there was a time when humans had to use their ingenuity to overcome a persistent myth. that if you end up lost in the forest, moss can be used as a kind of compass because it only grows on the north side of trees, so all you need to do to get your bearings is find a tree with some moss on it and check which side this. and Bingo, except that's an absolute lie.

Moss grows mainly on the north side of trees and rocks, but only in the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere it grows more often on the southern side, because those sides receive the least amount of sunlight and it loves dark places. and wet, still, it's never a guarantee that it will grow anywhere, it could grow anywhere, so don't rely on it to navigate now, see if you can think of a clever Moss Ponda and finish this because I'm a perplexed bear knuckle Let's be honest, neither you nor I could take on a bear in a fight no matter how amateur you are and believe me I'm an amateur but the bear is a buffer and they are everywhere from Alaska to Norway so maybe you end up tripping over one if you do, you may have heard that playing dead is a sure way to get rid of the Burly Beast, no, but it could be a sure way to get yourself

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Okay, sometimes playing dead is the right decision, but it's completely dependent. about the type of bear that is bothering you if a black bear attacks you don't even think about it these guys are scavengers so you will look like a free meal if you lie down you will want to escape quietly to a safe place if possible if that is not possible make yourself look bigger that you can by inflating your chest and raising your arms in the air the bear could overestimate you and leave if he doesn't you will have to hit preferably in his face and snout, make sure you don't try this with a Grizzly, although they will tear you to pieces, in fact, if a grizzly attacks you then you need to play possum, lie on your stomach and put your hands behind your neck to cover it after that you just have to pray that ferocious furball loses interest, it's not ideal I know but If you really want to give yourself the best chance of surviving a bear attack, make sure you have bear pepper spray on hand or just stay out of bear territory altogether, you're unlikely to sing a song about The Bear Necessities about them, snow benefits water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink when dehydration sets in you need to act fast but if you are in a snowy place you could surely just eat the snow right after all its frozen water bingo Well, that's exactly the problem, it's frozen water, the body needs to work really hard to heat and melt that snow to make it usable.

The organs end up in overdrive and extra. Energy is used, leaving you more dehydrated than before. Plus, ingesting a lot of frozen snow could easily cause hypothermia if you're already cold. It's not fun. Snow can be used to hydrate you, but you would need to melt it. snow first then drink the water don't let your organs do all the work that alreadythey do for you as it is oh and one last thing, for the love of God, don't melt and drink yellow snow, do I really need to say why Venom? Slurp, admit it, we all believe this at some point, if your friend is unlucky enough to be bitten by a very venomous snake, you're supposed to suck the venom out of the wound, right?

I wouldn't recommend it, this myth has spread. In books, movies, TV shows, whatever the medium, someone has drunk snake venom from someone else's bite, the reality is that you will never be able to suck out all the venom, you will only end up adding bacteria from your mouth to the wound. above. Of course, if you had any open wound in your mouth or throat for the poison to enter, you would end up with some of it in your own bloodstream too, if you or your friend find yourself filled with serpentine evil, the best you can do.

It's going straight to a hospital in the US. Most snake antivenoms are universal, so you shouldn't waste your time trying to take a photo of the offending animal. Unfortunately, there is no Crazy Life Hack that can help with a scenario like this, your only option. is to administer the antidote as quickly as possible, if you waste time trying to suck out the poison, someone will probably end up bursting their clogs, so leave the straws at home, forbidden people, lemonade, let's say you've been separated from your mom in the mall, how long have you been without food or resources?

At what point will you need to start drinking your own urine to survive? Okay, okay, you probably won't be at the mall if you're seriously thinking about this, let's say. you are in the middle of the desert, the temptation would be there, I know, but I'm sorry to tell you that drinking your own special beer will not hydrate you at all, eh, but it is a liquid, yes, but think about it if you are dehydrated. For starters, it means that you don't have enough water in your system, so the vast majority of what comes out of Junior won't be water, it will be waste products like toxins, contaminants and salts, the complete opposite of things. you want if you are dehydrated and as your system fights with the toxic juice you just swallowed, you will become even more dehydrated.

Interestingly, survival experts like Bear Grills have promoted riding the yellow wave for years, guess what, it doesn't matter if you saw it. That on TV is a load of nonsense, anyone who has drunk their own urine survived and made it despite drinking the smelly stuff, not because of it. If you really want to try your own brand, organize a tasting session in the comfort of your own home. home where you can have barf bags on standby and on that disgusting note those are all the survival

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I can tackle for one day which of these did you find most surprising?

Did you believe any of them yourself? Let me know in the comments and until next time thanks for watching