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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yup, same here. Exactly why I doubted one could walk for a whole week with no food

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

There's probably some survival mode that kicks in. But you're not going to be Rambo in the woods for three weeks, that's for sure. Three weeks a very long time to be in the wild with nothing but any water you might find.

Does anyone remember that guy that was pinned between a rock in Arizona (I think)? I think he lasted 72 hours or something. Far cry from three weeks.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

127 hours, or at least that's what the movie led me to believe.

He was also incredibly lucky to get rained on in the desert.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah that's what I was thinking of, thanks.
The part when he wets himself without realizing it hit me. I've almost been that rough before. It's not a good place to be.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Without water, humans last only 3 days maximum. If you can drink any water (rain, river, lake, etc), then you can last 3 weeks without food.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Last, or walk out, is the question.