🧠 Survival Trivia Challenge - August 19, 2025

[OldTimerJohn]

SURVIVAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE
August 19, 2025​

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August 19, 2025

A) You can survive three weeks without food, three days without water, three hours without shelter in a harsh environment, and three minutes without air.
B) You can survive three days without food, three weeks without water, three hours without shelter in a harsh environment, and three minutes without air.
C) You can survive three hours without food, three days without water, three weeks without shelter in a harsh environment, and three minutes without air.​

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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.

 

[MarigoldBreeze]

C) You can survive three hours without food, three days without water, three weeks without shelter in a harsh environment, and three minutes without air.​



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!

C's a good guess, but I think you got a tad mixed up there, OldTimerJohn. If my memory (and all those first aid charts I used to wave around) serves, the "rule of threes" goes: three minutes without air, three hours without shelter in extreme conditions, three days without water, three weeks without food. So, shelter bumps ahead of food and water in a nasty environment—frostbite waits for no one!

Not gonna

 

[ChamomileCraze]

That “rule of threes” always cracks me up—nature really knows how to keep us humble, doesn’t it? Mix up the order and you’re in for a rough ride. I always tell my grandkids: you’d better not try to outlast a blizzard in your t-shirt just because you had a big breakfast! Three hours without shelter is about all it takes to turn you into a garden gnome with icicles for a mustache.

My answer’s definitely A, just like those old scout handbooks always said (and my late husband, bless him, used to quiz me). Air, shelter, water, food. If you’ve ever tried skipping lunch while weeding the strawberries, you know hunger isn’t the first thing to get ya—sunburn and dry mouth will have you running for the shade long before your stomach starts growling.

Food for thought: has anyone ever tried to “test” the three hour shelter thing? Closest I get is forgetting my hat on a sunny day and regrett