Survival Tips that Will Kill You (Part 2)

[@Sideprojects]

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[@That.Guy.]

Well i guess there goes my “quick suck it out a snake bit my wiener” pick up line

[@THE-X-Force]

Please add chapters to the videos.

[@deafviolinist]

art is a bad look.

[@JonathanDuddy-oq6nv]

@deafviolinist yeah, the AI images are awful

[@oBCHANo]

Another thing about the moss is that if it does grow on the side in the shade then that depends on the hemisphere you're in. In the north hemisphere the sun would hit the south side of a tree, and in the southern hemisphere it would hit the north.

[@lauren9667]

Worked out in the Mojave Desert for a while. The desert rattler liked our area in the winter because it was warm (they LOVED the photocopier). We were told that, if bitten, we had 20 minutes to get the antivenom or else. It was ok. The base infirmary at Edward’s AF base was about 20 minutes away - less if you did 100 through the desert. Our rule was no one stays there alone. Then we found out the infirmary closed at 4:30 pm. NO ONE stayed after 4 pm. You don’t mess with venomous snakes. 🐍

[@LBJedi]

Another thing you can do to orient yourself in a survival situation: Put a stick straight up and down in the ground. Place a rock at the end of the stick’s shadow. Wait about a half hour, and place a second rock at the end of the stick’s shadow in its new position. A line you draw between the two rocks will be running West to East.

[@Dcat682]

Question, why not just look up? Using the sun you can guestimate the time of day. As long as it's not noon you should be able to identify east and west based on the sun's positioning and if it's am or pm. Once you have east or west you have all other directions by orienting yourself.

[@TheIppus]

​@@Dcat682bc the sky is big and there's generally nothing to orient on relative to the sun's position up there during the daytime. It's much more difficult to get a precise fix on anything, esp if you're not exactly sure what time of day it is. Also staring at the sun is bad.

[@LBJedi]

Good question! Using the sun to orient yourself is totally viable, but only if you know the time of day and you’re familiar with its path for that part of the world. The sun actually only moves directly East to West on the equator during the equinoxes. Using the sun to orient yourself gets harder as you move towards the poles and even more difficult during winter in your respective hemisphere. The method using the stick will always give you a line parallel to the earth’s latitudes, and the Shari’s tip will always start further west than the second measurement you take.

[@MizterTonik]

​@@Dcat682 in addition to what the others said, if you happen to be lost in a forest then you may not even be able to see the sun. It helps to know other ways to orient yourself.

[@treckaartisan4871]

Similar to that advice, when I was young and living on the opal mines of Australia it made it easier to judge the direction of the sun to indicate W/E orientation then as the first starts came out using markers to judge southern orientation ( note common misconception the " southern cross " doesn't point south ) heard that one recently and almost fell off my barstool.

[@DesiGalCrochet]

8:38 yay I love that you shouted out @CasualGeographic ! He's incredibly funny as well as informative. And the dude has BARS too! ✊🏾

[@orterves]

8:49 there is no advice available for Australian Drop Bears as no encounter with one has ever resulted in survival

[@swanclipper]

lol drop bears

[@novicemoviemaker]

Not true. A dollop of Vegemite behind the ears works as a drop bear deterrent. And always walk a few steps behind the tourists in the hope that they get eaten first.

[@daxleone]

I once got lost out in the forest at night. I could not, for the life of me, find my tent. It was summer and warm, so I just lay down to sleep a bit. I woke up a couple hours later right next to my tent. Survival tip: Don't drink whiskey when out camping ... especially at night 😇

[@EziekKiel]

Yeah, I could see that happening lol! Too bad you didn't get so drunk you could see in the dark!🤣

[@daxleone]

@@EziekKiel 😂😂🤣🤣

[@CyDuckPsyops]

With bears I've always gone by the rules of colors. If it's brown, get down. If it's black, fight back. And if it's white, say good night. Because there's nothing you can do if a polar bear wants to eat you lol.

[@skyden24195]

Probably because a polar bear's choices/opportunities of a meal are extremely limited, so a live human or (apparently) dead human is still a polar bear's stomach-filling human.

[@joshjackson6064]

And if it's gummy, yummy

[@kremepye3613]

Same mantra applies to humans toi

[@AniwayasSong]

My .12 Mossy and .44 Magnum- "What, are we jokes to you?" ;-)

[@danidavis7912]

Not all brown bears are brown and not all black bears are black.

[@firstreconboone]

Simon and Casual Geographic in the same video? the youtube gods have truly blessed us this day.

[@radonato]

SHOUT OUT MAMDOU! Casual Geographics rocks

[@limhan3209]

No he doesn't. He's a muppet of a fella that kid

[@u-neekusername4430]

YES!!! I 2nd this!

[@Gotenhanku]

I love watching his vids. He has such a way with words as well with so many hilarious ways saying killing without saying killing.

[@maranathaschraag5757]

my brother, when asked by tourists, which way the beach was, would reply that you just had to look at the trees, because trees always lean toward the water. We lived on an island at the time. They rarely made it more than 100 feet before realizing they'd been played. lol

[@bradlevantis913]

That alcohol myth for hypothermia has been such a problem for decades, especially in the marine environment.

[@Chris-hx3om]

Learned about this during my SCUBA diver training (in 1983)...

[@dogmaticpyrrhonist543]

That there's some people who still believe this is a mystery to me. Anything that fakes the body's "I'm hot" responses is going to drop your core temperature. That's what those responses are for.

[@stackflow343]

Yea I never got how anyone who's ever drank during the winter ever believed this. There's a reason everyone starts shivering quicker.

[@QBCPerdition]

​@stackflow343 besides, what mechanism are they believing is causing warmth? Is the, presumably cold, alcohol undergoing some sort of exothermic reaction inside your body? That sounds unpleasant.

[@Chris-hx3om]

@@QBCPerdition Alcohol dilates the capillaries in the skin, allowing warm blood to flow into the cold skin. That's what makes you feel 'warm', but it really is a death trap.

[@TheGeoffable]

There's a few tricks with bears: black/brown bears don't like being surprised, so wearing small bells on your clothing will warn them from a distance. Pepper spray is also useful if they get too close. Knowing about their scat/faeces is also useful. Fibrous, not-unpleasant smelling means it's probably from a black/brown bear, while grizzly scat smells strongly of pepper and has lots of little bells in it. (No, of course you shouldn't take me seriously...)

[@vulcanfeline]

i had a conservation officer tell me how tell the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat. black bear scat is small and has things like leaves and berries in it. grizzly bear scat is large and things like bear bells and pepper spray in it :p for everyone else's reference: black bears are sometimes black and sometimes brown. same way as humans, cats, dogs, and snow geese have different colors of hair/feathers

[@AdamtheRed-]

6:30 Never every trust anything from an article that refers to snakes as "poisonous". Snakes can be venomous, but they never produce poisons. If a publication cant make that distinction in the title, then they shouldnt be relied upon.

[@AltonV]

True. However, some are poisonous due to them storing the poison from the prey.

[@Chris-hx3om]

Rhabdophis keelback snakes are both venomous and poisonous.

[@AltonV]

@@Chris-hx3om they don't produce their own poison which is what he wrote.

[@myaldeade]

Poisonous has to do with ingestion. Venomous has to do with being injected

[@swanclipper]

@@myaldeade exactly... poison is consumed, venom is injected. you can eat a venomous animal but you should never eat a poisonous one. you can get bitten by a poisonous animal but you should never let a venomous one close enough to get ya.

[@DavidBenner-cy4zl]

Last time I tried to suck the venom out the snake kept biting me.

[@goreobsessed2308]

Kinky

[@yz250ftony]

You don't suck the snake. Instructions unclear

[@BIGJATPSU]

☠☠☠☠🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

That why you always tape the mouth closed first before you start to suck.

[@MrLeo2A6]

🤣

[@maddiethomas5892]

9:22 I will add, (we have encountered black bears often in the New England, USA area), black bears are small and relatively timid... for a bear. They are much likely to run away if you look big and are loud. If it's really hungry and comes after you, a few punches often send them packing... but it IS a bear. You will likely lose if it's hungry enough.

[@PhilBertran]

Playing dead doesn't help you survive the bear attack, it just prepares you for the fact that you will be dead soon and might as well get used to it earlier.

[@chillindave1357]

Practice makes Perfect? 😂

[@spjr99]

It can definitely help you survive given context. If you have people near you who can scare off the bear or shoot it, playing dead can give you enough time to survive. If you're alone, no point in playing dead unless you are certain it is a mama bear with cubs. Honestly if a bear jumps me I doubt I would be able to do anything but fight back. Go for their mouth eyes and nose

[@joemartin9207]

Playing dead might and I stress might work. If its a brown bear with its cubs, its main priority is eliminating the threat to the cubs. That being said, could be seen as an easy meal😂

[@roryjames-df3tu]

HAHAHAHA

[@ferociousgumby]

Yeah, but it didn't work for Timothy Treadwell and his girl friend.

[@SmileyMack]

Bears: If its black, fight back. If its brown, lie down. If its white...good night.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

woah bear

[@Esikvend]

Cool to see that saying goes for bears too 😅

[@scottmeredith3359]

Apply the “leaves of three, leave it be” to wild toilet paper choice

[@Whitepilledprincess]

ALWAYS

[@getsmart3701]

Leaves of four, eat some more.

[@dogmaticpyrrhonist543]

I'm usually trying to tell people Australia is a lot safer than they think. Yeah, we got snakes, but good luck finding one. Etc etc. But here I'll just suggest googling "Dendrocnide moroides"

[@philiphumphrey1548]

I remember checking out the one about the moss facing north when I was a kid and it does work, at least in English woods. The bark on the north side of trees is definitely greener than on the south side. It's not very precise, but it is good enough to keep you going in a straight line until you reach the edge of the woods.

[@Chris-hx3om]

Yeah, it's completely wrong where I live (Australia) 😂😂😂😂

[@ApothecaryTerry]

To summarise: stay at home, drinking whisky while watching Sideprojects videos that tell you what to avoid just in case survival skills become really necessary. The number 1 survival skill though, is the same as it's always been: knowing the location of your nearest supermarket, restaurant or food delivery app 🤣 Against bears,, there's a much simpler method: never get to a distance where you can no longer hear Sir David Attenborough's commentary. If that happens, you're no longer near the TV and that's always a mistake.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

*Make sure you bring a Towel!!*

[@captainspaulding5963]

How do you feel about Vogon poetry? 😂

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

@@captainspaulding5963 great film!! 😂🤣

[@captainspaulding5963]

​@Captain.AmericaV1 absolutely!!

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

@@captainspaulding5963 Stephen Fry was brilliant as the guide

[@VeneraBerens]

😂🎉42❤ I WISH YOU A MOST EPIC EXCITING DAY OF ADVENTURES 🎉😂❤(NOT YELLING ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND CAPS HELP STAY SAFE)

[@mringasa1848]

Love these videos! Keep em coming! - That whole lie down and play dead thing with bears always cracks me up. I can't help but be reminded of the old Looney Tunes cartoons where the protagonist/antagonist tries to play dead when being chased by a bear, and the bear sniffs them, then buries them to amusing consequences. Pure entertainment gold there.

[@wesleyfarriss7684]

If you’re in the Australian outback and are bitten by a snake, they have extremely well known compression bandage first aid (provided you got bit on an extremity). This is because almost all of their snakes have neurotoxins that don’t generally cause much local tissue damage and so the compression bandage slows the spread of venom in the body and gives you a great deal more opportunity to get your ass to a hospital. Now you can’t get away with this first aid in the Americas, Asia, or Africa unless you are enough of an expert to know what bit you and it happens to have a pure neurotoxin that doesn’t cause local tissue damage. This is almost never the case with American snakebite victims because all the venomous snakes except the Coral snake in the US are Vipers - and therefore have at least some myo/cyto-toxic venom in their bite. So, if you get bit in the US, fast-walk your backside to a car and get to a medical facility with antivenin.

[@TheQuantumQuark]

Im glad someone said this 👌. The neruotoxin is dispersed through the lymphatic system, not the bloodstream.

[@Guys_Home_Run]

@@TheQuantumQuarkas someone who spends a lot of time in the Aussie bush I have been educated to stay as still as possible if I am on my own once bitten. Moving spreads the venom quickly through the lymphatic system. I was also told that in the time before white people aboriginals would treat a bite by staying still for days whilst their friends and families kept them fed. I hope I never have to test the theory…..

[@roberthummell3701]

Very plainly: Don't wander around alone in the wilderness until you have familiarized yourself with local flora and fauna (plants and critters🤪). And always bring basic survival gear, and let someone know where you are going, and when you'll return! If you can't manage something that simple, stay on your couch and watch KZbin!

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

(1:52) Do not "wait until dark". That's how you freeze to death. Plus, congrats--it's dark. Now you have to wait throughout the whole night so you don't fall into a hole and bust a leg wondering in the pitch black of the night. Your choices are find flowing water and follow it downstream to freedom. You can also make a compass if you have U.S. currency higher than a dollar by using the magnetic strip, a straight twig, a leaf, and a puddle. There's also a "I happen to have a steel needle in my wallet" variant. (4:22) Match flames flicker in the direction of the oxygen, so if you're stuck in a cave the direction of the flame is the way out of the cave. (6:25) The only chance you have if alone is to remain calm. Poison is poison. In the system is in the system. Now it's about damage per minute. First, get away from the snake so you don't get bit again. Second, if you panic you are increasing the rate at which the poison flows through the system. So stay calm and don't run. Venom lasts 2-3 days. If you have to, find a place to hunker down and focus on slow, methodical breathing. It's the only chance you have. Finally, even if the snake is venomous, that rarely means you've been envenomed. If you can breathe just fine after an hour, your biggest fear now is "necropathy" (flesh eating). So start walking back toward a ranger station. (7:53) Sharks attack because they have mistaken you for something else. If you can reach the gills, it's already too late. To prevent the attack, hold your arms and legs out spread eagle so the shark thinks you're something else. If it does try to go for a limb, attempt to move it like a bull fighter. Sharks have what's called a "nictitating membrane" to protect the eye; you're not getting through that. If all else fails, show it your scuba tank. The flash of light is disorientating and very few sharks can pierce the steel. (11:06) Bro, do you do no research at all? Snow is a fantastic insulator. That's what IGLOOS DO!!! You can put snow in a thermos/container/old brandy bottle and keep it inside your jacket to make water without fire. Also, most alcohol is fantastic for starting a fire. If you dunk wood in it, the alcohol removes the water from the wood. Let it dry for 1-2 hours while it's hanging off of you for quick-fire kindling. Finally, LEAVES, people. LEAVES!!! You put leaves in your jacket and you can walk for days. Do research!!! Read!!!

[@MrSmeagolsGhost]

Funny thing is, in Australia we get taught in primary school how to make improvised bandages for snake bite and how to wrap the limb to prevent the venom spreading. Does my head in they left out the next step, which is apply your snake bandage.

[@pattonmoore]

"Bad news, Kemo Sabe, the medicine man says you're going to die"...

[@JohnWick-qj2hj]

Don’t use the North Star for direction. Most people cannot find it reliably. The sun rises in the east. If you know it’s morning and put your right shoulder towards the sun then north is in front of you. If you know it’s afternoon put the sun to your left shoulder and north is front of you. If you’re not sure because the sun is directly above then just wait an hour or so. If it’s night time then stay where you are because it’s likely dark and you’ll end up hurting yourself anyway.

[@Drpepperspray1010]

That sponsor is hilarious for hiring you to promote a hair product 😂

[@jasoncallow860]

Fortunately, where I live in Sussex, we've eaten all the polar bears, grizzlies and sharks.

[@hanglee5586]

Bring a. Compass or understand the sun’s direction.

[@grindcoreninja6527]

Thanks to the "Red Hot Chili Peppers" I have that shit memorized.

[@Muropfel]

also try to bring a wrist watch or something similar, a clock helps me sometimes discern between morning and afternoon

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:45 - Chapter 1 - Moss always grows on the nort side of a tree 2:05 - Mid roll ads 3:25 - Chapter 2 - Wet matches will work if you dry them out 4:45 - Chapter 3 - You can suck the venom out of a snake bite 6:50 - Chapter 4 - If you get attacked by a shark, punch it on the nose 8:20 - Chapter 5 - During a bear attack, you should lie on the ground & play dead 10:00 - Chapter 6 - Drinking alcohol will help warm you up & stave off hypothermia 11:35 - Chapter 7 - If you are stranted out in the wilderness & in the need of water, just follow the birds

[@peterking8586]

You should use your watch as a compass. Point the hour hand at the sun and bisect that with 12 o’clock, this gives you a north/south line. This a technique we use when navigating on tanks, as it should surprise nobody that magnetic compasses don’t work very well when surrounded by 60 tons of steel.

[@terrafirma5327]

Why is anyone surprised he is using AI images... he loves ChatGPT and adopted it into his family. ChatGPT Whistler is the full name now.

[@grindcoreninja6527]

It's a little irritating in my opinion, he doesn't write or edit, he uses AI art. I hope he pays his contractors well, because all Simon seems particularly good at is reading at an 8th grade level, and he occasionally struggles at that.

[@terrafirma5327]

@@grindcoreninja6527 that's a fair assessment

[@RawbeardX]

Pretty sure Simon will use AI as intended and replace all his staff as soon as possible. Creatives are a libertarian's worst nightmare.

[@terrafirma5327]

@@RawbeardX But can the AI roast him as hard as they can? We are all here for the roasts and the writers. I am going to follow them wherever they go, for the excellent writing.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

​@@grindcoreninja6527if that's your opinion of him, I am forced to wonder why you are even watching or commenting on his videos. Wierd

[@toastnjam7384]

Reminds me of a joke. Two friends go on a long hike at a wilderness park. One guy stops to take a piss against a bush and is bitten on his unit by a rattlesnake and collapses in severe pain and tells his friend to call for help. He calls 911 and tell the operator his best friend just got bitten by a rattlesnake. She asks where you and he says several miles up Wolf Creek trail. She says it will take a while to get help there so you are going to have to suck out the poison now or he will die before help arrives. I can't do that. Didn't you say he's your best friend? Yes. So, you know what you have to do. Yes. What did 911 say? They said you're going to die.

[@ChazzD2.1]

Good one. 😄😄😄

[@swaggery]

For the bear one you have to know whether it's an offensive or defensive attack. If they are protecting their young chances are they will leave you once you are no longer a threat. Another tip for avoiding bear attacks is do not bring a dog with you. Having a dog present will increase the chances you will be attacked.

[@just_kos99]

I bought a survival book written by an ex-SAS soldier. I stopped reading it when he said if you're stuck outside for a thunderstorm, lie completely flat on the ground. WRONG! That's the WORST thing to do! If you feel the hair on the back of your neck start to stand up, a lightning strike is imminent. You want to crouch down on the balls of your feet, touching as little of the ground as possible, and put your hands over your ears to shield them from the crack of thunder about to go off.

[@pohldriver]

Lost in the middle of nowhere? Walk downhill. Eventually you'll reach water. And, where there's water, there's humans. There's also animals there, including bears, so carry a big stick.

[@CoffeeLoki67879]

"Speak softly and carry a big stick"

[@wtspman]

And when you reach water keep walking downstream. Entire movies have been ruined for me when the characters are too stupid to figure out that they should be going downhill/downstream to get un-lost.

[@MDestron2282]

You'll more than likely just run into more hills. And water can lead directly underground or into a rockface so this is a great example of more bad survival advice.

[@roryjames-df3tu]

in australia you are not walking far after a Death adder, taipan, king brown, copper haed or a few other of the ten deadleist snakes rips into you.

[@limhan3209]

​@@roryjames-df3tu no one was talking about snakes pal

[@Joe_Dirt82]

Casual geographic reference! Hell yeah!

[@kelliesaunders4905]

I LOVE Casual Geographies!! It is the only channel I watch as much as I watch Simon’s videos ❤

[@ikt8617]

Hey Simon!, I like the chart that shows things that cause more deaths per year than sharks. Love to see something on people killed by vending machines! Cows--twenty peoople, wonderful!

[@toddavis8151]

In the Australian outback your best chance would be to find a way to contact the flying doctor, which in itself could be a cool topic for your Mega Projects channel

[@wlam205]

100% here for the Casual Geographic shoutout! 👌👍

[@Jason-fm4my]

The nice thing about deadly snake venom is the time it gives you time to reevaluate your choices.

[@alaskansourdough7602]

I'm glad you did the bear one and you were spot on with the advice. As someone who does encounter bears often because of where I live, have had them sleep on my porch, I can tell you that they are not that bad to deal with unless it's a polar bear. Most polar bears live in areas where they don't encounter many humans so that is good news. Most bears are more interested in avoiding you than they are in attacking you. Most of the bear maulings I have heard of are results of the bear being surprised and going into defense mode. So if you can best to make noises as your hiking or whatever so the bear knows you are there.

[@vulcanfeline]

idk about grizzly bears, but i agree with you on black bears. they're scary but also scared of you and will run away if you make a sudden loud noise - like banging on your bedroom window when the mom with 3 cubs comes ambling by the in the middle of the night

[@thesjkexperience]

In the 60s we dipped the kitchen matches in hot wax to waterproof them for camping. Works great as long as the stick isn’t waterlogged.

[@ferociousgumby]

But how do you strike the first match?

[@thesjkexperience]

@@ferociousgumby Off your teeth, at home. You need to be prepared, not have wet matches first. But, many of today’s kitchen matches are not “strike anywhere “ and may not do well dipped in wax.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Do NOT rely on your phone to save your butt if you get lost in the wilderness. I just read a SAR report that said that the majority of lost and found homers had a ver low or dead cell phone battery. On top of that there are many dead spots with Jo service, especially in out of the way places. Bring a SPOT or similar GPS device to alert rescue to your location.

[@MarineAlli]

If u are freezing the thing u should be doing is doing jumping jack on and off until u can properly warm yourself off. Take off your layers while you're working out so u don’t freeze when u stop working out. It works.

[@srice8959]

A really great trick to keeping your matches dry, and ready to go. Is to use melted candle wax to cover the match heads, and then keep them stored in a Charcloth container or in Medicine Bottle. Also always keep some Charcloth with it for the easiest way to start a fire

[@danieljones7843]

6:43 one thing to properly research, I was told that indigenous Australians when bitten would just go and fall asleep beneath a tree. Granted many would not get back up again but the lower heart rate and therefore slower blood circulation of a person when they are sleeping/relaxed means more chances that the body will be able to process the venom enough for the bite to be survivable.

[@Spooky_Platypus]

Ain’t no persuasion if the bear is Caucasian! Polar bears are looking to unsubscribe you from life and put your face on a shirt. HELL YEAH FOR THE CASUAL GEOGRAPHIC SHOUT OUT!

[@curtislindsey1736]

I'm in Knoxville, TN and there's literally a black bear in my backyard! 😂

[@bannankev]

Been to tenn a couple times and often see black bears 😂 so I do not doubt you been to Gatlinberg and another smaller touristy place. Very beautiful in tenn and the weather is amazing compared to texas 😂

[@ferociousgumby]

We had to take our bird feeders down. The bear literally walked on our fence and pushed it over. Then when it was done eating, it leaped up nimbly on an eight-foot fence and strolled away to scope out more feeders.

[@martinmoot7048]

Is this a euphemism 😮

[@curtislindsey1736]

@@martinmoot7048 😂 no there was literally a black bear (the kind that hibernates and shits in the woods) roaming the neighborhood last week.

[@mongoose7171]

Southern hemisphere moss grows on south side. Those caveats still apply the same. But the principle of it changes depending on which side of the equator you’re on.

[@bobthegoat7090]

6:25 It is actually best to keep the limb slightly below heart level. Not a lot below, just a little to balance circulation.

[@mwolkove]

Very cool to see you shout out casual geographic! He has an awesome sense of humor and makes very entertaining videos.

[@wikyWargaming]

As a snake parent, chapter 3 was already known. Also, thank you for annotating your AI images!

[@CommitSudoku7]

Yeah, like we couldn't tell it's A.I by how godawful it looks.

[@wikyWargaming]

@@CommitSudoku7 better than trying to pass it off as something it's not, regardless of quality. But yeah, the weird 3D effect is... undesirable 😂

[@PaulDekleva]

Snake venom usually travels through the lymphatic system and the best way to treat a snake bite is to use a compression bandage. Australian first aid training and we have 19 of the top 20 venomous snakes

[@jrmckim]

One piece of advice I received in the event of being stranded in a remote, forested area was to follow a stream or river as a means of seeking assistance. The rationale behind this strategy is that human settlements often develop near water sources, increasing the likelihood of encountering civilization by following a watercourse. While I cannot definitively confirm the accuracy of this advice, it appears to be a logical approach based on the tendency of human communities to establish near water sources for various practical reasons.

[@wtspman]

You don’t need to wait till dark to get your bearings. If you know what time it is, and you can see the sun, you have everything you need.

[@ApothecaryTerry]

I feel like a major component of the scenario is that you don't know what time it is - which is also something missed in the video by the phone compass suggestion, since obviously in that case there are a fair number of options even without signal that are basically cheating.

[@angelashoson8900]

I just watched the Casual Geographic video on how to survive animal attacks lol I love the shout out to his channel on here.

[@orazha]

I remember, in the '50s, being told what to do if you got a snake bite. I even remember snake bite kits being sold in comic books or other publications geared toward young people. From what I gather, these kits had a razor blade inside a rubber container. So you'd cut a cross on the bite and use the rubber container to suck the blood out. I was more stressed out about what I'd have to do after getting a snake bite than the snake itself.

[@LunaWingz]

The statistics of a shark attack reminds me of that surfer who got attacked by a shark and then got attacked by a lion all on the same day 😂

[@Metadasius]

Thumbs up for plugging casual geographic!

[@BigMobe]

Bears: Brown lay down Black fight back White good night

[@andrewramsey4259]

There is an easy rhyme to remember how to deal with bears. If it's black fight back, if it's brown lie down, and if it's white good night

[@ericlewis9472]

lol I’m not the poster child for keeping the hair on the top of your head either lol

[@Reclusive247]

A common one not mentioned, if stabbed or impaled in the head, do not remove the object. It's really important to leave it in your head, as once your brain has been destroyed you are deceased and removing the object will not help.

[@Murphthemick]

To find north. Look for the sun, if its rising to your right go strait, from your left turn around, its easy to get directions from the sun. Although its a vague direction, but its a mich better bet than waiting for nightfall

[@Sniperboy5551]

All you have to do to make waterproof matches is light a candle to get some liquid wax and then dip the match head in it. You can always peel the wax off before striking.

[@TheJMBon]

1:51 orrrrr...wait until its close to sunset and the position of the Sun will be West...face that way and now your right side is North.

[@PavchBavin]

1:09 Immediately disliked the video here. Shame on you, you are one of the most successful KZbinrs on this platform. You can afford a graphic designer instead of using some AI generated garbage

[@seasonallyferal1439]

I swear Keeps sponsors Simon so much just for the irony.

[@timleber2257]

Actually good advice for what to when you're lost is to walk downhill. You are more likely to find a stream or river that way and people tend to live near running water. It is not a 100% certain thing as flowing streams also make gorges and waterfalls which are dangerous to traverse and could lead to injuries that will kill you too.

[@JonathanBonnet-t1o]

I'm surprised no mention was given about using a TAZER to neutralize snake venom.

[@alexhurst3986]

After watching this, the 100% best survival tip. DO NOT leave your house. Last I checked, there are no bears, snakes or sharks in my house, I have plenty of blankets, food, and water.

[@ApothecaryTerry]

Thankfully there are none of those things in supermarkets either, since it's still useful to go there. Sure you could just order food but delivery drivers are a little more likely to kill you than going to a supermarket, plus running out of cash within a month because of the prices is a surefire way to be needing real survival skills!

[@christopherhughes-hh2yp]

Simon been hitting them dumbbells

[@darksoul479]

I didn't realize I know so much about survival. I know every one of these.

[@jacobmoeller5345]

How about tips about surviving a sea bear attack?

[@melanie7601]

A Cas Geo Whistlerverse cross over? This is a good day

[@whitneyschuster2439]

@7:52 that is not someone 'going for the eyes and gills' of a shark. that's someone fondling the lips of a shark.

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

As for the moss one, if you know the time of day, couldn't you just go by the sun position? There's also a watch dial trick for a slightly more precise method.

[@johnsekhukhune1730]

Wow Simon, I was looking for more information, on how to extract venom from a snake bite. And all you tell us, is that if we are too far out then were on our own. Wow Simon wow real funny 😂😂. There must be more

[@aaronsmith7817]

I thought that sitting brandy when you're freezing to death was so that you quit caring that you're dying.

[@HuckBuddies]

Side Projects, we have your back!!! Unfortunately razors have been discontinued... (JK All) Absolutely love the content, we come by frequently, as we have notifications on!!! Do You? Keeps, your notifications current!!! ☺️☺️💯

[@_PITBOY]

All outdoor wildlife professionals, enthusiasts and bear experts appreciates that you clarified between responses towards polar, black and Grizzley. Most dont go that far, and it matters. * In every case ... pick up children first, then dogs. If your holding a child, let the dog go after the bear or let the bear attack the dog. It may give you time to escape or back away with the child. Priorities. * In every case again, talk to the bear so it knows you are human and not a prey animal. This might work on its own, bears know humans are not worth the trouble, they will likely want to just leave. How they respond to this and your follow up behaviour depends on the variety of bear. - Yes a polar bear is the hard exception to everything ... with a polar bear its up to the bear if you survive, full stop. They have no fear and you are lunch. Doesnt matter what you do. If you dont have a concrete box, a helicopter or a howitzer, be prepared to fight the good fight, if they dont get bored of you and wander away because they are already full of seal blubber. You cant make the situation better, but you can make it worse. - A black; you scream, yell, wave, throw rocks, appear large, aggressive and threatening and obviously fight if necessary. These are the easiest to dissuade, as they have no interest in a meal of your size. More interested in fish, rodents and berries. If you are between a black mom and its cub, grab the nearest weapon or stick and be prepared to fight like its a polar bear, this black will not stop until the threat is over. - A Grizz ... yes, cower and hide your parts as much as possible, remain quiet and still, and only fight for your life if you have to ... yelling and being big like a black, will only antagonize a Grizz and make it attack, they can not be frightened. They will only eat you if they are very hungry. A mom will also immediately attack you if you are between it and its cub. It will be instantly angry. - A brown ... can be very tricky as there are different kinds, many are just brown coloured black type behaviour bears, so those rules apply, but some others are more aggressive, and people might mistake a Grizzley for a brown and act wrong. Its hard to provide one line of advice for a non Grizzley brown bear, but the default is the same as Grizzley's. *If any bear actually attacks, fight back hard, use strike weapons or a gun aimed at the eye or inside the mouth, do not ever stop.

[@dogmaticpyrrhonist543]

OK, Survival tips from survival video games; Alcohol keeps you warm. Spicey food keeps you warm. If chased by a crocodile, jump in the water If chased by a large cat like a leopard, climb a tree There are stupider ones of course.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

Some bears make false charges and that calls for a different reaction then a true charge.

[@L1vv4n]

Alcohol can help a little in situation of cold, if you drink it like 5-10 minutes before getting to warm shelter. It would increase heat loss, but increase peripheral blood supply reduce damage to skin and fingers. So if you know that source of heat is close (probably you see it) it might be useful, but in any other circumstances it would harm chances of survival in cold.

[@SquatchStomper]

There's a joke about two cowboys and a snake bite

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Quick! Don't say it because KZbin will delete your comment, like super fast...

[@donaldwert7137]

"He said you're gonna die."

[@SquatchStomper]

@@donaldwert7137 yes indeed

[@donaldwert7137]

@@SquatchStomper I've always loved that one. It's so... unexpected. And it can be amped up or down, depending on the audience.

[@donaldwert7137]

@@ferociousgumby The joke itself predates the movie, I remember telling it in the 80s. I never saw the movie, so I couldn't tell you whether it was in it. (Apologies if I butted in, your question was addressed to the original post.)

[@scottbubb2946]

One thing that always makes me mad is when bears don't abide by the Human-Bear Rules of Conduct. I won't hesitate to take a bear to court for violations of this code.

[@praneshrao4132]

Also, if you manage to punch a shark, you'll only stun it for a few seconds. Then you'll have a very pissed off shark

[@Andrew-ix6ni]

Tip number 1, don't listen to someone about survival who couldn't even set up a tent...

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

You had a tent? bleeding luxury

[@michael30736]

I go hunting regularly. Don't count on the compass app on your phone. Carry an actual compass. Also before you go into the woods figure out the direction to the road. If you know the road is east from where you are going you it's a big enough destination that just heading east should get you there. I know there are exceptions. The point is have a plan for when you get turned around because you will get turned around and that's when your battery will die. If you are counting on your phone and the battery dies chances are you don't make it.

[@JessieHTX]

There are only black bears in my area. You even look in their direction and they run off. I feel like you'd have to steal a cub or something to get them to actually attack. Note: Their population died down to nothing here, but we get some who travel from nearby. I don't know if theyd be more aggressive if we were in bear country.

[@libertarian1637]

There are such things as strike anywhere matches, they contain the phosphorus mix on the match head itself.

[@TheTee5231976]

You can dip the matches in wax to coat them and make them waterproof

[@TheCrosshare]

I did use to carry around a flask of strong alcohol, just for a swig when waiting for the bus in really cold weather, or if i needed a "jolt" of sorts to keep walking in the snow. NOTE that this was only for when i knew that "warm place 1km away" or "bus is coming in 10 minutes". In survival situations, no, but the bad juice does have its small uses :D Now, if you want a really nnoying movie thing with alcohol; the AMOUNT of alcohol(like whisky) they pour into glasses in scenes :D

[@isaisotarriva8162]

Or if i is day time and you have some idea of what hour it is just place a stick on the ground and see the direction of the shadow. Align the shadow with the “hours” needle of your clock (if you don’t have a watch you can estimate, of course is less precise this way). North is in the direction in which the 12 o’clock dial would be on your sun dial.

[@danieldeaseweitzelwalker]

I'm confident that the chances of being killed by sharks would be so much higher than being killed by vending machines if the same, not very smart people, went up to sharks and began shaking them violently.

[@JustinPivinski-cm2rh]

What's with all the ai generated images

[@juniorsanchez4157]

Easier than having to research and worry if images are copyrighted or not and basic stock imagines are just as bad as AI ones for me so it’s not a problem for me you don’t like it don’t watch it