You only know that you have been dropped somewhere in Navanut--nothing more.

You only have the summer clothes you were wearing; no cell phone or any other electronic devices.

How do you proceed?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186408)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186464)

Step 2: Die

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186467)

this is a good thread, ive spent a lot time looking at the google pictures trying to frame Nunanvut in my mind b/c of this thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#48042956)

*goes south*

*is still fucked*

remember, you don't know wtf you are in nunavut, which includes baffin island

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186629)

Plus, the further south, the warmer it gets. It's fucking cold even in July in Nunavut.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186637)

I think this is just flat out inescapable death on your own. Go until you die, but recognize it's likely happening. I don't believe in suicide, but otherwise I'd agree with the guy saying "just do jumping off a cliff, bro"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187046)

yes but in the hypo you don't know about it :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186568)

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#31622236)

*is consumed by out of control fire*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186645)

Are you criminally charged? Or is there a necessity defense?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186651)

the eskimos have to burn something otherwise they'd freeze to death though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187052)

http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/_live/images/rad/soe/14_vegetation/map_treeline_LG.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187247)

Problem is I've got my *summer* gloves on, which are white naturally.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186653)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dc5_u3YX6cw/TvO660p7yoI/AAAAAAAAArk/JSxjZKfkXhE/s1600/Polar+Bear+Sled.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187022)

There's nothing to eat, nothing to burn, and nothing to shelter you from the elements. You're dead within a week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186948)

If not, chill out up there and die.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24186995)

99 percent of this BORT would be little bitches. Crying, screaming, crawling and moaning in pain.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187034)

I am fat enough I could go without food for a month or so, but no way in hell I could get more than 100 miles in the tundra and the odds of there being anything within 100 miles is not particularly good, let alone anything I could find.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24188888)

You will find random bushes and rock outcroppings along the way as you head southwesterly. Best thing to do would be to fashion some sort of spear and chip rocks into some sort of cutting utensil. Best bet is to try and hole smoke rodents and snare them. Save skins and dry them. Could take a caribou if crafty enough and had enough sharpened spears, but probably not worth the effort. Best bet is to plan on a long torturous southern journey. Probably almost zero chance of survival without basic survival tools... knife, flint, decent footwear and clothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187120)

lost family of siberia or something will work googled

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187162)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykov_family

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187178)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting

Not a theory; I've seen it done. Alone, though, the concern would be getting wolfpwned I guess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187163)

It would be different if there was a forest near. At least then there would be ample firewood, branches for making a bow or crude trap. The area pinpointed would be awful.

It's early October and there is already snow everywhere up here in Prudhoe Bay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24187172)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rppJ6rCwPYI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#24189548)

http://bit.ly/1wDbaLd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#26939741)

Apparently that lake is a popular fishing spot:

https://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-takijuq-lake-kugluktuk-nu/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#44426465)

of course, with this particular spot you're fucked since it's like 700+ miles away, but for most of Nunavut you can maybe make it to the coast in 10 days or so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#31613516)

Barely any ships in Hudson’s bay and almost never close enough to shore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#43143840)

at least twice as far to any settlement to the south. and there's probably more bears in that direction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#31613770)

failing that, die

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#31614095)

most places if you can just maintain your bearings and keep heading in a cardinal direction you run into a road or other form of civilization eventually, even without a map

but when you're hundreds of miles from even a road, you're dead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#42137418)

https://www.poerkan.com/product/germany-niubian-pills/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#48041414)

The hypo would be more interesting if you knew at least approximately where you were going to be dropped and you were allowed to bring any gear you could carry minus cell phones/other communication devices or any navigation devices more advanced than a compass. With a compass, detailed map, a sleeping bag/tent/other protection from the elements, a water filtration system, and enough backpacking food, you might be able to make it to Yellowknife before winter. (Maybe there is some other location that is closer. I don't know if the other dots on Google Maps are actually inhabited year round.).

But that would be no picnic. Just eyeballing the map, Yellowknife looks like it is at least 400-500 miles away. Assuming that's the closest location, you would need to hike probably at least 20 miles per day through swampy terrain to have any hope of making it to Yellowknife before winter. That's going to burn a ton of calories, and living off the land would not be easy in terrain that desolate. And if you don't make it before winter, you are almost certainly done here.

If I had a few months to prepare to become an expert on navigating via map/compass/stars and researching how to forage for food in the Arctic tundra, maybe there would be some hope. But without preparation, I would just find the most efficient way to killself, because there would be zero realistic hope of survival.

Edit: Google tells me that Kugluktuk is inhabited yearround and has satellite phone contact with the outside world. It looks like that is around ~100 miles from the drop off spot. As an added bonus, it is on the coast, so as long as I could figure out which direction is north, I could go north until I hit the coast and then west until I ended up in Kugluktuk. That makes navigation much easier. It would still a long, brutal hike through very difficult terrain, and starvation would still be a serious danger. But you could probably make it in a week or two if you are in shape, and with a pack full of backpacking food, you would have real hope of survival.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#48042893)

I’m dead, and so are all of you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#48043046)

But I do agree that the original hypo is certain death. Without a sleeping bag or at least a heavy coat, you probably wouldn't survive one night. Even in July overnight temperatures in Nunavut are cold enough to kill you. If you somehow did manage to start a fire (unlikely given that there are no trees), best case scenario is that you slowly starve to death. More likely you run out of clean water or freeze to death first.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2381133&forum_id=2...id.#48043661)

The coordinates provided (66°31'19.3"N 112°43'23.4"W) place the man in an extremely remote part of Nunavut, Canada. Here’s what we can assess regarding nearby inhabited locations and the possibility of seeing lights:

Nearby Inhabited Locations:

Bathurst Inlet:

Distance: Bathurst Inlet, a small Inuit settlement, is approximately 80-90 kilometers (50-56 miles) to the northeast of the coordinates.

Population: This settlement has a very small population, often fewer than 10 people, and might even be uninhabited at times as it is primarily used as a seasonal base for fishing and hunting.

Cambridge Bay:

Distance: Cambridge Bay is about 200-220 kilometers (124-137 miles) to the northwest.

Population: Cambridge Bay is a larger community with around 1,700 residents, making it one of the more significant settlements in the region.

Yellowknife:

Distance: Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, is much farther away, about 500-600 kilometers (310-373 miles) to the southwest.

Seeing Lights at Night:

Continuous Daylight: Since it’s mid-July and the man is close to the Arctic Circle, the region experiences almost continuous daylight during this period. The sun might dip just below the horizon briefly, but it would never get fully dark.

Distance to Inhabited Locations: Even if it were dark, the nearest inhabited location (Bathurst Inlet) is far beyond the range where lights would be visible to the naked eye, especially considering the rugged terrain and lack of large, bright light sources.

Conclusion:

Visibility of Lights: The man would not be able to see lights from any inhabited location at night because it wouldn’t get dark enough during this time of year. Even if it were a different season, the distances involved would make it impossible to see lights from the nearest settlements.

Given these conditions, the man’s survival would rely heavily on his ability to navigate the terrain and potentially signal for help, as relying on seeing or reaching nearby inhabited areas would be unrealistic.

You said:

You have to make a prediction - does this human survive?

ChatGPT said:

ChatGPT

Given the scenario, the odds are overwhelmingly stacked against survival. Here’s why:

Key Factors:

Environment: The man is in a harsh, remote Arctic environment with inadequate clothing and no supplies. Even in summer, temperatures can be cold, and the risk of hypothermia is high, especially at night.

Lack of Shelter: Without tools or adequate clothing, creating a shelter would be extremely difficult, leaving him exposed to the elements.

No Water: Finding safe drinking water is a critical challenge. Dehydration could set in within a couple of days, severely impairing his physical and cognitive abilities.

Food Scarcity: With no tools or knowledge of the area, finding food would be nearly impossible. Energy would deplete quickly.

Wildlife: Polar bears and wolves in the area pose a serious threat. The man would have no means of defending himself against predators.