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deneb78 · 08-01-2013, 02:55 PM

Option 1: Spending the heat of the day on a typical Kuwait July day without any access to water at all.

Option 2: Walking around outside on a typical Yakutsk January day with wearing just t-shirt and shorts.

I'm interested to hear opinions..

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dunno what to put here · 08-01-2013, 03:00 PM

I'd say option 2 myself, though I guess it depends on the individual. No doubt some people would collapse and be hospitalised very quickly without water in Kuwait.

Kaleetan · 08-01-2013, 03:37 PM

Option 2, at least for miserableness.

B87 · 08-01-2013, 10:13 PM

Yakutsk would kill you first. Most people would be dead within a few hours. In 50C temps with no water you might last 2 days if you were in the shade.

Bottletree · 08-01-2013, 10:19 PM

and I voted for the wrong one!!!! ****

I meant yatutsk

AdriannaSmiling · 08-01-2013, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B87

Yakutsk would kill you first. Most people would be dead within a few hours. In 50C temps with no water you might last 2 days if you were in the shade.

I'd give it an hour or two in Yakutsk in shorts and a T and 6-8 hours in Kuwait in the direct sun and half a day in the shade if you had no water.

theunbrainwashed · 08-02-2013, 12:11 AM

Yakutsk. You can freeze to death in Yakutsk in a very very short amount of time, whereas the average person can last approximately 3 days without a drop of water before they die

Dean York · 08-02-2013, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

Yakutsk. You can freeze to death in Yakutsk in a very very short amount of time, whereas the average person can last approximately 3 days without a drop of water before they die

^^ This

Cambium · 08-02-2013, 06:34 AM

Why are you guys focused on water intake?

Sunstroke will kill you quick (within hours in some cases). Learn about Evaporation from your skin in direct sun and the effects of sunstroke.

And if you're mentioning finding shade then why not start a fire for the other example. I dont think finding a way to survive was a part of this poll. I might be wrong but then its a whole nother debate.

And using an average day of 102F vs -38F is a bit unfair dont you think?

So based on the unfair question my choice would be Yakutsk since it's more extreme than Kuwait

ilovemycomputer90 · 08-02-2013, 07:47 AM

Yakutsk

You could probably last about a day in Kuwait, but I'm sure your health would go downhill pretty quickly.