Scroll down to see the consequences of your choices, and learn some lifesaving tips...
The storm of the century has hit. Record amounts of snow and freezing temperatures cause havoc across the nation. You will be in this storm trying to survive.
Each day for 6 days I will present a survival scenario. You will have three choices. Comment with your choice. One of the choices is the best for survival in the current scenario. The next day you will see if your choice was the correct one and be presented with the next days scenario.
Even if you die in the game you may still participate and learn valuable survival skills as well as receive a portion of the winnings.
Your name is in the long list in the comments of THIS POST if you signed up :)
Day 2 found you venturing out into the snow covered land to save your partner. You know route 12 pretty well, it winds through the mountains east of town. You have a decent truck and some survival supplies and skills.
Unfortunately, your truck got stuck in the worst way imaginable, and after trying for a long time to free it you realize that is not going to happen. You had three choices:
Option 1- Stay put, running the engine continuously for warmth, and wait for rescue.
Option 2- Strap on your snowshoes, pack your backpack with the survival gear and continue down route 12 to find your partner.
Option 3- Turn off the engine, crack the windows and wait for rescue.
Those of you who chose Option 1 decided it was not worth the risk to head forward on foot to rescue your partner. You got back in the truck, closed the windows and stuffed blankets along the door cracks. You kept the engine running and the heater on, sure that rescue would come soon and then you could alert them to your roommates location further down route 12.
Soon after you settle into the seat, you really start to feel all the stress of driving through the snow and the worry over your partner, not to mention the physical strains of trying in vain to free your truck has exhausted you. You find yourself barely able to keep your eyes open so you let them close for a minute, knowing you will hear rescue coming in the vastly quiet winter.
Unfortunately it wasn't the stress and physical exhaustion that put you to sleep.
When you inhale, oxygen binds to your red blood cells which then transport it through your body. Carbon dioxide is then released when you exhale, freeing the red blood cells to grab more oxygen.
Carbon monoxide also binds to your red blood cells, however your cells are 200 times more attracted to CO than oxygen, so they forgo the life bringing oxygen for carbon monoxide, and just like that the tissues in your body are no longer receiving oxygen.
Just a small amount of CO can kill in minutes. Symptoms include nausea, dizziness, headache, drowsiness and tissue damage. If the concentration is high enough unconsciousness often occurs before any other symptom is noticed. This is why it's imperative to avoid exposure to carbon monoxide.
If you chose Option 1, you have passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Never run your car in an enclosed garage, and never keep your engine idling with your windows rolled up if you are stuck in your car.
Noooo! RIP @jbn @lucylin @stokjockey @felt.buzz
If you chose Option 1 and perished, you do not qualify for the Grand prize winning, but if you participate every day in this challenge you will still get the participation rewards.
If you chose Option 3, you get back in the truck and crack the window furthest from you, making sure it is not in the direction of oncoming wind. You turn off the engine and cover up with blankets.
A vehicle stuck in the snow becomes a freezing tin box rather quickly. You turn on the truck for the heater every 20 to 30 minutes. The slightly cracked window prevents the deadly odorless carbon monoxide fumes from filling the cab and turning lethal.
You wait for rescue.
If you chose Option 2 you pack your bag with the survival supplies and extra clothes you brought, and some of the water, leaving some in the truck for when you return. You know that snow to melted water ratio is 10 to 1, plus it takes time to melt.
You secure your snowshoes on your boots and head forward on route 12 to find your roommate.
You are waiting in your truck and suddenly WHOOMPH and snapping or cracking? You can't quite make out the sound but you step outside and hop on the bed to look for rescue.
You are hiking up route 12 and hear WHOOMPH and snapping or cracking. You stop.
All Survivors:
It happens fast. Before your mind has a chance to catch up with the growing white mass from above, you get hit with a hard wave.
Avalanche.
It carries you, tumbling. You can feel you are moving fast.
What do you do?
Option 1 Try to swim with it, aiming upward.
Option 2 Try to swim against it, aiming upward.
Option 3 Curl up in the fetal position, covering your head with your arms, and let it carry you.
I will put the three choices in the comments. Place your choice in the corresponding comment. There is one choice that is best for survival.
In 24 hours I will post the challenge for Day 4 as well as the answer to the correct choice.
Everyone who participates in each day's challenge is a winner! The Grand Prize winner will receive 70% of the prize pool. And all other participants will receive an equal share of 30% of the liquid SBD Prize Pool.