desert island challenge

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Desert Island Challenge

what are your holiday essentials?

What do the twins bring?

Which item was NOT mentioned?

1. moisturizer
2. grand children
3. mobile phone
4. knife

what would you bring to a desert island?

give the English names of some of these items.

Which two things should you NOT drink?

Lost At Sea —Problematic Situation
You are adrift on a private yacht in the South Pacific. As a consequence of a fire of unknown origin,
much of the yacht and its contents have been destroyed. The yacht is now slowly sinking. Your
location is unclear because of the destruction of critical navigational equipment and because you and
the crew were distracted trying to bring the fire under control. Your best estimate is that you are
approximately one thousand miles south-southwest of the nearest land.

Below is a list of 13 items that are intact and undamaged after the fire. In addition to these articles,
you have a serviceable, rubber life raft with oars large enough to carry yourself, the crew, and all the
items listed below. The total contensts of all survivors’ pockets are a package of cigarettes, several
books of matches, and 15 one-dollar bills.
Your task is to rank the 13 items below in terms of their importance to your survival. Place the
number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on
through number 13, the least important.

9. Shark repellent

10. 20 square feet of opaque plastic

11. Fifteen feet of nylon rope
12. Two boxes of chocolate bars
13. Fishing kit

Rank 5 0f these object in order of importance

1. Shaving Mirror    

2. 5 gallon can of   water    

3. Mosquito    Netting    

4. 1 Case of US  military mealsready-    to eat    

5. Maps of the  Pacific Ocean    

6. Seat Cushion   (floatation device)    

7. 2 gallon can of    oil-gas mixture    

8. Small batterypowered    radio    

give a top 5 of your items

which 6 items have you chosen?

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