Surviving the Worst Case Scenarios: A Scientific Approach

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The discussion revolves around a survival test taken by forum members, where participants share their survival rates and "certain death" rates based on their responses to various scenarios. Many participants scored between 50% to 80% on survival, with some expressing confidence in their abilities to handle extreme situations. The conversation includes humorous exchanges about the test's validity, with some questioning the logic behind certain scenarios, such as jumping from an elevator or landing in a dumpster. Members also discuss survival strategies, often referencing personal experiences or survival training. There is a mix of serious and light-hearted commentary, with participants sharing tips and debating the best approaches to hypothetical survival situations. Overall, the thread highlights the group's camaraderie and interest in survival skills, while also critiquing the test's design and accuracy.
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Ok, I took this without looking for answers. I want to know who else here I want to be with in a Worst Case Scenario. Please take it the first time without looking up answers.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=2971598099975131682

Trooper

Your survival rate is 70% and your "certain death" rate is 12%.

You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes you quite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices, but the right choices certaintly outweigh those. You would be a decent addition to a group of travellers that could be faced with extreme situations.

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/2264/mt11152581933yk.jpg

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 70% on SurvivalRate

You scored higher than 46% on DeathRate
 
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Trooper
Your survival rate is 61% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes you quite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices, but the right choices certaintly outweigh those. You would be a decent addition to a group of travellers that could be faced with extreme situations.

If you are wondering how you can find out answers to most of the questions from this test, you can find them online if you search for them. If you liked my test please rate it highly below, and feel free to send me feedback. Thanks!




My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
 
Trooper
Your survival rate is 54% and your "certain death" rate is 37%.
You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes you quite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices, but the right choices certaintly outweigh those. You would be a decent addition to a group of travellers that could be faced with extreme situations.

If you are wondering how you can find out answers to most of the questions from this test, you can find them online if you search for them. If you liked my test please rate it highly below, and feel free to send me feedback. Thanks!




My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 99% on SurvivalRate

You scored higher than 99% on DeathRate

Evo, you need to find a site that offers tests to NON-members
 
cyrusabdollahi said:
Trooper
Your survival rate is 61% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
At least you didn't kill anyone. :-p

I hope we get a few that rank as "survivors".

edit:Don't let yomamma go camping with us.:rolleyes:
 
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yomamma said:
Evo, you need to find a site that offers tests to NON-members
Just create a bogus membership, that's what I did.
 
I did that once but I forgot my name and then it knew my email...


eventually I figured it out
 
Trooper
Your survival rate is 70% and your "certain death" rate is 12%.
You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes you quite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices, but the right choices certaintly outweigh those. You would be a decent addition to a group of travellers that could be faced with extreme situations.

If you are wondering how you can find out answers to most of the questions from this test, you can find them online if you search for them. If you liked my test please rate it highly below, and feel free to send me feedback. Thanks!

Dunno how I did that!
 
Trooper as well. 70%/58%. Hmmm... I'm going to have to study those links. (On the other hand, I never go near tall buildings, sharks, or alligators.)
 
I am Hopeful: Your survival rate is 51% and your "certain death" rate is 25%
 
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Trooper
Your survival rate is 74% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
You know how to handle about half of the scenarios, which makes you quite a resourceful person. You might have made a few fatal choices, but the right choices certaintly outweigh those. You would be a decent addition to a group of travellers that could be faced with extreme situations.
 
  • #11
Have been survival instructor for Aircrew combat survival,

Would have been ashamed if it was less:

Survivor

Your survival rate is 77% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.
 
  • #12
Andre said:
Have been survival instructor for Aircrew combat survival,

Would have been ashamed if it was less:
Andre, you're definitely coming. So is Wolram, Kurdt and Cyrus. Danger, your kill rate is almost as high as your survival rate, check back with us after you read that book. :wink:
 
  • #13
Trooper
Your survival rate is 64% and your "certain death" rate is 12%
 
  • #14
Danger said:
Trooper as well. 70%/58%. Hmmm... I'm going to have to study those links. (On the other hand, I never go near tall buildings, sharks, or alligators.)

Danger, Danger, Danger ahead.:smile:
 
  • #15
I'm hopeful 48/37!

Comment: Nice test! I'm very curious to know the answers.(although it was full of words that I didn't know..:blushing: )
 
  • #16
Trooper

Survival rate is 70% and your "certain death" rate is 0% :smile:
 
  • #17
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:


You scored higher than 99% on SurvivalRate

You scored higher than 99% on DeathRate
Survivor
Your survival rate is 80% and your "certain death" rate is 12%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.

I didn't even cheat. My Army buddies would be proud. I did learn some things.
 
  • #18
FredGarvin said:
Survivor
Your survival rate is 80% and your "certain death" rate is 12%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.
I didn't even cheat. My Army buddies would be proud. I did learn some things.
You must be cruak? because I'm PFer and I also got an 80% survival rate (0% certain death rate though, he he).
 
  • #19
Survivor
Your survival rate is 80% and your "certain death" rate is 12%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:


You scored higher than 91% on SurvivalRate


You scored higher than 37% on DeathRate
 
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  • #20
I'm pretty sure I killed the guy with the defibrilator. :redface:
 
  • #21
I took that test a while ago, so had to look up my score:
Trooper
Your survival rate is 67% and your "certain death" rate is 25%.

I'm sure I lost points on things like what position to land upon cardboard boxes in a dumpster...my survival strategy is to avoid jumping from high buildings into dumpsters in the first place. :rolleyes:
 
  • #22
No, it said jumping into a dumpster. Not a dumpster full of cardboard boxes. That's why you don't want to land on your back.
 
  • #23
cyrusabdollahi said:
No, it said jumping into a dumpster. Not a dumpster full of cardboard boxes. That's why you don't want to land on your back.
It was a while ago that I took it, so couldn't remember the exact question. I thought there were boxes to land on somewhere. :rolleyes:
 
  • #24
What if there's a broken bottle in the dumpster and you impale yourself? Or its a dumpster for disused spikes? I was not fond of that question either.
 
  • #25
Moonbear said:
It was a while ago that I took it, so couldn't remember the exact question. I thought there were boxes to land on somewhere. :rolleyes:

It's always better to look before you leep when posting, eh? :wink:
 
  • #26
I'm wondering about the "jump when the elevator crashes". If you're in the elevator, how do you know when the exact moment of impact is so you know when to jump? That won't work.
 
  • #27
Evo said:
I'm wondering about the "jump when the elevator crashes". If you're in the elevator, how do you know when the exact moment of impact is so you know when to jump? That won't work.
I chose to lie flat on the floor...that way there is more surface area to absorb the impact. Not sure if I was right or not.
 
  • #28
larkspur said:
I chose to lie flat on the floor...that way there is more surface area to absorb the impact. Not sure if I was right or not.
Was one of the choices on that to stand really relaxed, with knees bent? If so, that's the one I picked (otherwise, that was my answer to something else :smile:...maybe I should flip through the quiz again to remind myself of the questions :rolleyes:). I'd figure you could absorb some of the impact while crumpling to the floor if you were careful not to lock up all your joints, which would otherwise lead to lots of broken bones.
 
  • #29
Your back is the last place you ever want to land...unless you want to become paralyzed.
 
  • #30
larkspur said:
I chose to lie flat on the floor...that way there is more surface area to absorb the impact. Not sure if I was right or not.

I picked the same, i think there was a thread about why jumping would not work.
 
  • #31
So what, you're telling me its NOT safe to jump away from a building in order to land into the dumpster up against the building? :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
  • #32
Well, I know that from any significant height, you do not jump away from a building in order to fall into something below it. It was more than adequately proven by stuntmen/women diving into airbags. There's a lateral 'ground effect' that pushes you away from the building as you fall. If you jump outward, you'll land half-way across the street.
 
  • #33
wolram said:
I picked the same, i think there was a thread about why jumping would not work.

I think just considering the relative speed from the point of view of the bottom of the lift shaft would convince anyone this is a bad idea.
 
  • #34
Kurdt said:
I think just considering the relative speed from the point of view of the bottom of the lift shaft would convince anyone this is a bad idea.

Maybe this is a trick question as it seems all methods are fatal.
 
  • #35
I put curled up in a corner because the corner provides some sort of structural strength (or so I hope) and if you're close to the groud I don't think you'd break many bones rather than have the shock travel up your body and then falling to the ground after impact also.
 
  • #36
Pengwuino said:
So what, you're telling me its NOT safe to jump away from a building in order to land into the dumpster up against the building? :confused: :confused: :confused:
:biggrin: Yep, you'd be a spot on the pavement on the far side of the dumpster if you jumped away from the building (you'd propel yourself right over the dumpster), that is, unless you figure out a way to get those flippers to work for flight. Of course, if the dumpster is empty, or full of broken glass or construction debris, it might not make much difference.

If you're going to jump off a roof into a dumpster, pick one behind a restaurant...it might smell worst, but there'll be lots of squishy stuff in it to cushion your fall. I'm thinking an Italian or Chinese restaurant might be the best...lots of waste pasta and rice sounds much better than all those T-bones and ribs at the steakhouse. :biggrin: (You'd think I might have scored higher with such gems of wisdom as this one. :rolleyes:)
 
  • #37
Survivor
Your survival rate is 77% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.
 
  • #38
Kurdt said:
I put curled up in a corner because the corner provides some sort of structural strength (or so I hope) and if you're close to the groud I don't think you'd break many bones rather than have the shock travel up your body and then falling to the ground after impact also.
I also put curled up in a corner, that way you can protect your neck from smashing into the ground. It certainly didn't kill me in the test.

Just a few weeks ago I was in an elevator that overshot the ground floor, but there is no basement so I couldn't get out. After a few moments of thinking what I should do, press the open door button to see what was out there, or call for help, the elevator went up and I could get out. That's the second time I was in an elevator that went mad, the other one didn't want to let me get out and went all the way up to the 8th floor and stopped too low so I had to step up to get out
 
  • #39
Monique

I also put curled up in a corner, that way you can protect your neck from smashing into the ground. It certainly didn't kill me in the test.

:rolleyes: How do you know that?
 
  • #40
Moonbear said:
:biggrin: Yep, you'd be a spot on the pavement on the far side of the dumpster if you jumped away from the building (you'd propel yourself right over the dumpster), that is, unless you figure out a way to get those flippers to work for flight. Of course, if the dumpster is empty, or full of broken glass or construction debris, it might not make much difference.

If you're going to jump off a roof into a dumpster, pick one behind a restaurant...it might smell worst, but there'll be lots of squishy stuff in it to cushion your fall. I'm thinking an Italian or Chinese restaurant might be the best...lots of waste pasta and rice sounds much better than all those T-bones and ribs at the steakhouse. :biggrin: (You'd think I might have scored higher with such gems of wisdom as this one. :rolleyes:)

I wasn't being serious
 
  • #41
Evo said:
I'm wondering about the "jump when the elevator crashes". If you're in the elevator, how do you know when the exact moment of impact is so you know when to jump? That won't work.
larkspur said:
I chose to lie flat on the floor...that way there is more surface area to absorb the impact. Not sure if I was right or not.
wolram said:
I picked the same, i think there was a thread about why jumping would not work.
Kurdt said:
I put curled up in a corner because the corner provides some sort of structural strength (or so I hope) and if you're close to the groud I don't think you'd break many bones rather than have the shock travel up your body and then falling to the ground after impact also.
Monique said:
I also put curled up in a corner, that way you can protect your neck from smashing into the ground. It certainly didn't kill me in the test.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/" is an animation of Albert Einstein in a freely falling elevator (to the tune of some soothing elevator music). Notice that he's floating...so apparently none of your survival strategies could even be implemented, at least not in this case.
rela-elevator.jpg
 
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  • #42
Pengwuino said:
I wasn't being serious
The grinning smiley at the beginning of my reply was supposed indicate I knew that. :shy:
 
  • #43
Aether said:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/" is an animation of Albert Einstein in a freely falling elevator (to the tune of some soothing elevator music). Notice that he's floating...so apparently none of your survival strategies could even be implemented, at least not in this case.
rela-elevator.jpg

As i though the test is a crock.
 
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  • #44
Survivor

Your survival rate is 80% and your "certain death" rate is 0%.
There are likely only a couple extreme scenarios that you don't know how to handle. You have made very few, if any, fatal choices. Any group of travellers should be very glad to have someone like you along for a trip.


Heh, I even beat Andre the Combat Survival Instructor...

I rock.
 
  • #45
This test is all opinion, booooooo
 
  • #46
Aether said:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/" is an animation of Albert Einstein in a freely falling elevator (to the tune of some soothing elevator music). Notice that he's floating...so apparently none of your survival strategies could even be implemented, at least not in this case.
So what was the correct answer?
 
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  • #47
larkspur said:
So what was the correct answer?

None, the test is bogus.
 
  • #48
larkspur said:
So what was the correct answer?
I picked "Flatten your body against the floor" because that seemed like the best posture to be into survive excessive g-forces. For the same reason, I also picked "Land relatively flat on your back" for landing in the dumpster. However, "Just stand there and remain calm" seems like the best alternative in hindsight. If your knees aren't locked, then at least some of the shock will be absorbed by your legs and body before your head hits the floor.

http://www.baseops.net/basictraining/airborne1.jpg
 
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  • #49
Moonbear said:
Was one of the choices on that to stand really relaxed, with knees bent? If so, that's the one I picked (otherwise, that was my answer to something else :smile:...maybe I should flip through the quiz again to remind myself of the questions :rolleyes:). I'd figure you could absorb some of the impact while crumpling to the floor if you were careful not to lock up all your joints, which would otherwise lead to lots of broken bones.
I removed you from my list in post #41. I think this is the right choice, and this posture can be implemented in mid-air as the photo above demonstrates. Nice choice.
 
  • #50
Aether said:
I picked "Flatten your body against the floor" because that seemed like the best posture to be into survive excessive g-forces. For the same reason, I also picked "Land relatively flat on your back" for landing in the dumpster. However, "Just stand there and remain calm" seems like the best alternative in hindsight. If your knees aren't locked, then at least some of the shock will be absorbed by your legs and body before your head hits the floor.

http://www.baseops.net/basictraining/airborne1.jpg
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I still think the test is bogus, an air born trooper would not survive a free fall from three stories (although the test did not specify hight), but then
that very fact makes the test void or at least tonue in cheek.:smile:
 
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