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You are adrift on a private yacht in the ocean. As a consequence of a fire of unknown origin, much of the yacht and its contents have been destroyed. The yacht is now slowly sinking. Your location is unclear because of the destruction of critical navigational equipment and because you and the crew were distracted trying to bring the fire under control. Your best estimate is that you are approximately one thousand miles south-southwest of the nearest land. Below is a list of fifteen items that are intact and undamaged after the fire. In addition to these articles, you have a serviceable, rubber life raft with oars large enough to carry yourself, the crew, and all the items listed below. The total contents of all survivors’ pockets are a package of cigarettes, several books of matches, and five one-dollar bills. Your task is to rank the fifteen items below in terms of their importance to your survival. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number 15, the least important. You will do this twice: once alone (5-10 min.) and once as a group (10-20 min.).
In addition to the items listed above, you have the following items:
A sextant (see below)
A shaving mirror
A mosquito netting
A 25L container of water
A case of army rations
Maps of the Ocean
A floating seat cushion
A 10 litre can of oil / petrol mixture
A small transistor radio
20 square feet of opaque plastic sheeting
A can of shark repellent (see below)
One bottle of 160 proof rum
15 feet of nylon rope
2 boxes of chocolate bars
An ocean fishing kit & pole
A Sextant looks like this...
Yes, Shark Repellant is a real thing...
Debriefing questions:
Debriefing questions:
Discuss with your group why the scores were different?
What changed their minds? And was this enough to survive?
What would you do differently if able to do this again?
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