If You Know These Essential Tips, You Can Survive Pretty Much Anything

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00:00 Now, when you need help in public, don't ask a group of people. Instead, approach individuals.

00:13 Because of something called the bystander's effect, the group of people may not help you.

00:18 This social psychology theory states that people are less likely to help you when others

00:23 are around them. They assume someone else from the group will run to your rescue.

00:28 If you're driving in the city or another area with a grid-like design and think you're

00:33 being followed, turn right or left 4 times. You'll end up at the same place you were

00:38 before, and if the car behind you does too, you're probably being followed. Don't

00:43 go home and try to lose them.

00:46 If you're outdoors while a storm is approaching and your hair stands up, find shelter immediately.

00:53 Static in your hair means positive charges are rising through your body, reaching toward

00:58 the storm's negative charges. You're likely to be struck by lightning. If a shelter isn't

01:03 available, squat low on the ground on the balls of your feet, put your hands on your

01:08 knees and your head between them. Making yourself as small as possible will minimize the contact

01:14 with the ground and the damage from the lightning.

01:18 Always carry a small mirror with you while traveling in isolated areas. It'll come

01:22 in handy if you get lost. If you're stranded in the desert and a plane flies overhead,

01:28 point the mirror toward it to reflect the light. If you don't have a mirror, signal

01:33 planes overhead by waving both your arms up and down. If you're stranded somewhere in

01:38 your car, don't abandon it. It's more challenging for rescuers to spot you without

01:43 your vehicle.

01:45 Unlike what's shown on TV, when someone's about to drown, they won't wave or cry out.

01:50 They'll have their head tilted back, submerged in water. They'll attempt to keep their mouth

01:55 above the surface by using their arms. When you see someone looking like they're floating

01:59 or bobbing, trying to get their head out of the water by trying to climb onto the surface

02:04 of the water, they need help.

02:07 If you can't swim and you've fallen in deep water, don't panic. Hold your breath

02:12 and let yourself bob up to the surface. Keep your back and legs straight. Try performing

02:17 little kicks to bring your body back to the surface.

02:21 If you're trying to save someone who can't swim, never approach them directly. They'll

02:26 likely bring you down in their panic. Sneak up on them from behind, slip your arm across

02:32 their chest, and make sure their hands aren't facing you. If they grab you, they can pull

02:36 you under. Try to swim below them, come back a bit further away, and try to help them again.

02:44 If you come across a grizzly bear, it's not your day. Now, don't run and don't

02:49 make eye contact. Slowly walk away if it isn't close to you. But if it's charging, stand

02:55 still, you can't outrun it. Speak in a clear, monotone voice and don't scream.

03:01 Now prior to this, you might want to research to see if there are grizzly bears where you're

03:05 traveling, and take pepper or bear spray with you. If a bear is within 25 feet of you, then

03:11 use the spray. If it attacks you, curl up in a ball and lie on the ground. Stay quiet,

03:17 don't move or panic till it goes away. Now, if a polar bear is chasing, but it's

03:23 far away, start dropping clothing items – a hat, scarf, or a shirt – and run away. Polar

03:30 bears have short attention spans, and they may stop to sniff your clothing. This will

03:34 give you time to head to safety. By the way, if both of these bear encounters

03:39 happen to you, then please remind me not to go on vacation with you.

03:44 Moving on. If someone is choking, but they're coughing, don't intervene. Coughing means

03:50 air can get both in and out, and they've got a partial obstruction in their airway.

03:56 By helping, you could cause a backflow of air, which could either force out the hazard

04:01 or dislodge the blockage and cause a full block. Just let them cough it out. Only help

04:07 when they can't breathe or cough. When caught in a strong rip current, never

04:12 swim against it. You'll tire yourself, and it won't end well. Swim parallel to the

04:17 shore fast, but stay calm and comfortable. Even if you get further out, you'll eventually

04:23 escape the current and can head back to shore. Thumbs are the weakest part of someone's

04:29 grip. If someone pulls you by the wrist, don't twist your arms in their hand. Try to push

04:34 away, starting right where their thumbs are. Notify your State Department if you're going

04:40 abroad. In the US and some other Western countries, you can tell the Department of State that

04:45 you're going overseas. In the event of a natural disaster or a political conflict,

04:50 they'll know that you need to be evacuated. They'll also update you on things that happen

04:55 in the country you're visiting to protect you from trouble.

04:59 If you find yourself in a stampede of people, you're in trouble as soon as you fall. Don't

05:05 curl up in a ball and wait for it to be over – this can cause more damage. Try to grab

05:10 someone's leg as they run past you to help yourself up and keep going.

05:16 Sometimes camping trips end with people lost. If you're in such a situation and trying

05:21 to walk out of the camping site, take burned coal or wood sticks with you. Use them to

05:26 draw messages on trees, rocks, or logs. The markings will stay there for weeks, and it'll

05:32 be easier for the rescue party to trace you. Always carry a needle in your first aid kit.

05:38 If you're lost, you can make a compass with one. You first need to magnetize the needle

05:42 by rubbing the eye against hair, fur, or silk around 100 times. Fill a container with water,

05:49 place a leaf on the water's surface, and rest your needle on the leaf. It should start

05:54 pointing north to south.

05:57 When calling emergency services, first tell them your exact location and then the problem.

06:03 Even if you get cut off, they'll know where to send the police or an ambulance.

06:08 If you have a fishy smell in your home, call a licensed electrician immediately. It can

06:13 come from overheated plastic and electrical components that can cause an electrical fire.

06:19 It might be from an outlet, a switch, an electrical breaker, or something else. Like the fish

06:25 you're baking in the oven.

06:27 If a snake bites you, there are a few ways to tell if it was venomous. You can ask; it

06:32 probably won't tell you.

06:34 Venomous snakes usually have multiple colors and cat-like pupils. Look at the bite area.

06:40 If there are two deep puncture wounds, you were most likely attacked by a venomous snake.

06:45 If the bite mark has tiny sharp teeth in a U-shape, it was probably non-venomous.

06:51 Whatever the case, call emergency services and snap a picture of the snake if you can.

06:56 Using your mouth to pull the venom out is even more dangerous. You've got more chances

07:00 of getting poisoned than removing the toxin from your body.

07:04 Okay, you're falling off a cliff. You somehow didn't know about her boyfriend. Dang, you're

07:11 in a tight spot. Time to break the way down into several parts. Try grabbing anything

07:16 you see as you plummet. Shrubs, trees, or rocks. This way, you divide a long fall into

07:22 several short ones. With each new fall, the impact will decrease. If enough of the impact

07:28 is absorbed, it means you've got a better chance of survival. And another chance at

07:33 love. But not with her.

07:35 Same for if you drop out a window. Try to cling to anything on your way. It probably

07:40 won't hold you, but at least you'll have several falling intervals to help decrease

07:44 your speed. A canopy to stop you can be a real lifesaver, no matter if it's plastic

07:50 or glass. It'll hurt either way, but you'll survive… maybe.

07:55 You also need to bend your knees a little. If bent, your legs will touch the ground simultaneously,

08:01 and the consequences will be less severe. Another tip is that whenever you land, try

08:06 to do so on the tips of your toes and never on straight and locked legs. Don't forget

08:12 to cover your head with your arms – they will help protect your noggin, no matter if

08:16 you land on concrete or in a puddle of mud.

08:20 Quicksand is not as dangerous as shown in movies. If you get stuck in quicksand, dang,

08:25 you're in a tight spot! First off, stay calm. Then, you're not likely to sink more

08:31 than up to your waist. Toss away anything that makes you heavier – shoes, bags, even

08:36 clothing. Wiggle your legs to create room for water – it'll help you get away. Your

08:42 arms should always be up. Try floating but not on your stomach. Move backward with small

08:48 steps. Big steps are harder to take, so it'll take longer to get out. When you reach solid

08:54 surface, roll out of that quicksand.

08:58 Surviving a wild animal attack may be challenging, but a crowd of people is not any less dangerous.

09:04 The crowd may move like a fluid, not letting you escape. If you're trapped between hundreds

09:10 of people, dang, you're in a tight spot! Rule #1 is not to stop. Stopping is the fastest

09:17 way to fall. If you actually do fall, make an air pocket. Your arms should be placed

09:22 above your face and chest, embracing them. If you manage to stay upright, as soon as

09:28 you feel the surge coming, move with it and sideways at the same time.

09:33 If you're lost in the wilderness and need to go fishing, you can use a can tab. Shape

09:39 it in the form of a hook. Cut it at a slant and trim off the metal to make it look like

09:44 an actual hook. The main thing is to create a sharp point. A can can also become a makeshift

09:50 cooker. Take a can and cut out a hole from the side. Put some kindling inside and set

09:56 it on fire. You can fry an egg on top of it.

10:00 Dental floss can be super handy for surviving in the wilderness. First, use it as a fishing

10:05 line together with a can tab hook. It can also serve as a clothesline stretched between

10:10 two trees. It's thin, yet a single strand can hold up to 5 pounds. You can make a spear

10:17 by binding a long stick and a knife together with dental floss. It's also quite flammable,

10:23 so if you don't have any kindling to set larger pieces of wood on fire, try burning

10:28 it. Dental floss can also be great makeshift shoelaces.

10:32 A simple plastic bottle can make a very strong rope if you have a good knife. First, you

10:38 need to find a small stump. It should have a diameter about the same as your bottle.

10:43 Make a slit across the middle of the stump. Then, cut a notch out of the stump large enough

10:49 for your knife blade to fit inside. Cut off the bottleneck and make a small notch on its

10:54 edge. Its width depends on the rope width you want. Place the edge of the bottle inside

11:00 the center slit and put the knife in the notch in the stump with the blade towards the slit.

11:06 Start slowly dragging the bottle through the slit. You'll see the bottle spin. As it spins,

11:12 the blade will cut out the rope. You can use it to build a hut because it can secure logs

11:17 really well.

11:19 A human can go several days without food, but there's no way we can survive without

11:24 water. Water in the wild can be delicious sometimes, but if you feel like it's not

11:29 safe to drink, you may need a makeshift water filter. Start with a fire. Boiling water may

11:36 not be enough, so as soon as the fire ashes are cold, grind them to a powdery consistency.

11:43 Don't use charcoal you randomly found in the forest – you never know what's in

11:47 there! Then, you need a plastic bottle. Cut off the bottom and make a hole in the cap.

11:53 Turn it upside down, put in some charcoal (3 inches are enough), and pour the water

11:58 over it. The dripping water is ready to drink. To catch any excess charcoal, wrap the cap

12:04 with a piece of clean cloth for extra filtration.

12:07 Okay, you're getting hungry, and you probably need to start a fire. Dang, you just don't

12:14 have any matches or a lighter! Empty your pockets to see if you can make a makeshift

12:18 fire starter. If you have a battery, probably the one from your flashlight, and a gum wrapper,

12:24 that's enough! You need to cut a thin strip of the foil wrapper yet long enough to connect

12:30 the two ends of the battery. The middle of the strip should be slimmer than the ends.

12:35 Get closer to the pile of dry grass, small logs, or even some paper – whatever you're

12:40 gonna use to start your fire. The foil strip will ignite in seconds, setting the kindling

12:45 on fire.

12:46 Well, you finally made it! After all that training, you're ready for your first skydive.

12:53 Full of confidence, you reach the door of the plane as it gets to 12,000 feet. You step

12:58 off into the air, but at the last second, you hear the instructor screaming something.

13:02 "Sorry, I didn't check your chute!" Well, you can't hear him as you drop away

13:06 from the plane, seeing only his concerned expression. Well, feels like something has

13:11 gone wrong. You pull the handle to release the parachute, but it hasn't deployed correctly,

13:17 opening into a big wad, and you're now spinning faster and faster. You're getting dizzy,

13:22 but you need to pull yourself together. Each second is crucial, and from this altitude,

13:27 you have less than a minute to act. You throw yourself into the Bowman formation, spreading

13:32 your body out with your arms and legs forming a big X. This creates a little more drag,

13:37 allowing you to stabilize a bit. Hey, this whole thing is a drag!

13:41 Now you have more time to get to your emergency reserve chute. Still dizzy from spinning,

13:46 you try to remember where it is. You grab what you think is the right strap and pull

13:50 it hard. Oh no, that's a leg strap! You've loosened the container on your back, and now

13:56 you're slipping out! This is not your lucky day!

13:59 You hold on and tighten up the leg strap. Oh yeah, the safety procedure is coming back

14:03 to you now! Step 1, cut away from the main parachute with the red handle. Done! Now you're

14:09 in free fall again. Step 2, now find the silver ripcord handle to pop the reserve chute. Gotta

14:15 hurry, the ground is rushing up at you! Where's that handle? Whoops, there it is, sitting

14:20 on your chest on the left. You yank it hard. KTHUMP!

14:25 The chute flies out and deploys and slams the brake on your descent. Now you're relieved.

14:31 Breathtaking? Hard-pounding? Oh yeah! Finally, you can enjoy the view. For about 10 seconds

14:38 before you land on the ground. Softly, feet first. Hey, looks like fun, sign me up!

14:44 On another day, as always, instead of taking the stairs, you use the elevator. Now the

14:49 odds of it falling are 1 in 10 million. You're 10 times more likely to be hit by lightning!

14:55 But today, you're in that unlucky elevator. As you move down from the 5th floor, the pulley

15:01 system fails, a cable snaps, and the elevator starts falling. Quickly, you lie down on your

15:06 back, placing one arm around your head to protect it from the impact, and the other

15:11 arm over your face to save it from possible falling objects. You spread your legs out

15:15 evenly. In just a couple of seconds, you brace for impact. It crashes down, and debris from

15:21 above falls around you. Fantastic job, you've avoided injury!

15:26 But could it be possible to alter the impact by jumping? Well, let's think this through.

15:32 If you jump too early, your impact would be more severe as your speed would increase in

15:37 the descent. And if you jump too late, the velocity of your jump upwards would cause

15:42 you to bump your head as the elevator would've stopped. You need to jump at the precise moment

15:47 to be effective in velocity. And without the ability to see through steel, it would be

15:52 down to sheer luck. So, it's better to use the lie-down method. Yeah, good luck with

15:57 that!

16:00 You casually drive to work, passing over the same bridge as any other day. Today, there's

16:06 more traffic than normal, and you're stuck in a jam. The bridge starts to creak. Unfortunately,

16:12 it's possible for structurally faulty bridges to collapse under excess weight. And there

16:17 you are. As the bridge falls into the river, your car floats on top. The water is slowly

16:22 rising around you as it starts to sink. You're trying to remain calm and take a deep breath.

16:28 You have up to 2 minutes before the car completely sinks. You need to act fast and roll down

16:33 the window. As you take off your seatbelt, you notice the water has risen above the windows.

16:39 You try to roll them down, but they're stuck in place from the pressure. You've missed

16:43 your opportunity. You're sinking further down and thinking about opening the door.

16:48 Hmm, better not. This will make your vehicle sink even faster. Plus, it'll be more dangerous

16:54 to exit. The car hits bottom, and the water is slowly entering it. You try to open the

16:59 door, but the pressure is so intense that it won't budge. You think about the water

17:04 coming in. Maybe if you waited until there's enough water inside, it could regulate the

17:09 pressure, allowing the doors to open. But with the limited air that would remain, and

17:14 if the doors still don't work, that's too much of a risk. Your only choice is to smash

17:19 the window. You can do it easily due to the water pressure, and it spills in quickly.

17:24 You take your last deep breath while holding onto the window frame. The car fills in quickly,

17:30 and the suction suddenly stops. You pull yourself through the window and place your feet on

17:34 the car, push upwards, and swim to the surface. Yeah, remind me not to carpool with you.

17:41 Next, you're out hiking in a forest and find the perfect place to view the sunset.

17:47 You take a photo, and it looks great. But wait, which way is it back to camp? It's

17:52 getting dark, and you have no idea how you got here. You check your phone. It has a map,

17:58 so you'll be fine, right? Well, you've taken way too many nature pics, and the battery

18:03 has run out. You can survive up to 3 hours without shelter in harsh weather. You can

18:08 go without water for 3 days, and up to 3 weeks without food. You need to address your next

18:14 actions in order of importance. So your first task is to build a shelter. You lean a large

18:19 stick onto a tree for the roof support. Then you build two walls on the sides making a

18:24 sturdy frame. There are plenty of leaves in the forest, and you cover the roof with heaps

18:29 of them for insulation and protection. On the inside, you build a nice leafy mattress.

18:35 You enter and wait until morning, hoping to have a relaxing sleep.

18:39 Well, you've slept horribly, but there's no time to leave a review on your booking

18:44 app. The next task is finding water. You follow a clear decline in the land, eventually finding

18:50 a stream. Clean water? Check. You continue to walk with the stream's flow, hoping it

18:55 leads you to a river. You are more likely to find people and signs of civilization along

19:00 large collections of water. Hours pass, and your belly grumbles. You look around for tasty

19:06 snacks. There are berries and mushrooms, but you don't recognize them. So it's better

19:12 not to eat something if you're unsure whether it's poisonous.

19:15 That's it for today! So hey, if you pacified your curiosity, then give the video a like

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