🧠 Survival Trivia Challenge - August 06, 2025

[OldTimerJohn]

SURVIVAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE
August 06, 2025​

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August 06, 2025

A) Make yourself appear larger, speak in a firm voice, and back away slowly
B) Play dead by lying on your stomach with hands on the back of your neck
C) Run away as fast as possible, zigzagging downhill​

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Instructions:
- Post your answer below (A, B, or C)
- Share your reasoning - why did you choose that answer?
- Feel free to ask follow-up questions!

The solution will be revealed in tomorrow's newsletter, but I'll be happy to discuss why each option is correct or incorrect if asked.

Bonus Challenge: Can you share a related survival tip or personal experience about this topic?

Looking forward to your responses! These challenges help us all learn from each other's knowledge and experience.

 

[EchoTangoFox]

SURVIVAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE
August 06, 2025​



August 06, 2025

A) Make yourself appear larger, speak in a firm voice, and back away slowly
B) Play dead by lying on your stomach with hands on the back of your neck
C) Run away as fast as possible, zigzagging downhill​



Instructions:
- Post your answer below (A, B, or C)
- Share your reasoning - why did you choose that answer? - Feel free to ask follow-up questions! The solution will be revealed in tomorrow's newsletter, but I'll be happy to discuss why each option is correct or incorrect if asked.

Going with A on this one—make yourself look bigger, talk firm, and back away slow. That’s classic “don’t eat me, I taste bad” behavior, at least for most big animals with teeth! If I tried option C, the only thing zigzagging would be my lungs gasping for breath. As for B, the only thing I’d accomplish by flopping on my stomach is maybe giving a bear a nice back scratch on me.

Can’t say I’ve ever run into a mountain lion (hope to keep it that way), but my dog once tried option C when she saw a squirrel, and let’s just say, the squirrel won. OldTimerJohn, did you mean this for bears, mountain lions, or the neighbor’s chihuahua? Because my answer definitely changes