Would you rather get lost in the Sahara Desert or in Antarctica?

Would you rather get lost in the Sahara Desert or in Antarctica?

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Antarctica. Better chance to survive if u can build a shelter but with no wood anywhere a fire is out. You have access to water and fish but hoe you get a fire with no wood.

I still choose Antarctica as it would kill me in a minute rather than wait days painfully.
 
This kinda reminds me of the @Jack Fiddler 's do you like summer or winter post.

While both suck, I don't do well in the cold at all. I'd take the desert without a moment's hesitation. I wouldn't survive very long at all before dropping dead in an icy grave. Even if I survived, I'd surely lose some digits from the frostbite.

The heat I'd be stumbling for a while dehydrated before passing out. Besides, my body (people of recent African decent) is designed for the equator, not so much far from it.
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Sahara.

People have been traversing it for thousands of years and there are oases scattered throughout so there's hope.

Antarctica is desolate and if I'm not mistaken isn't exactly snowy, so building an igloo may not even be possible.
 
Alphaboy said:
This kinda reminds me of the @Jack Fiddler 's do you like summer or winter post.

While both suck, I don't do well in the cold at all. I'd take the desert without a moment's hesitation. I wouldn't survive very long at all before dropping dead in an icy grave. Even if I survived, I'd surely lose some digits from the frostbite.

The heat I'd be stumbling for a while dehydrated before passing out. Besides, my body (people of recent African decent) is designed for the equator, not so much far from it.
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In fact @Jack Fiddler inspired me to think about this thread/poll. So props to him.
 
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People are treating the question as if you only had to survive for a few days like its a TV show.. the question is if you get LOST which one would you choose.. the desert obviously like others have stated.. you at least have an idea of direction and where to go to get out.. there is NOTHING in Antarctica. You are not getting fish without equipment. You are probably not even able to make a shelter without equipment. You are fucked.
 
USA!USA! said:
People are treating the question as if you only had to survive for a few days like its a TV show.. the question is if you get LOST which one would you choose.. the desert obviously like others have stated.. you at least have an idea of direction and where to go to get out.. there is NOTHING in Antarctica. You are not getting fish without equipment. You are probably not even able to make a shelter without equipment. You are fucked.
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Another point against Antarctica, if you die near the coast (only chance of getting food, you'll starve fast in the interior even if you don't freeze first) the penguins will rape your corpse. And then do it again next season.

'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal | Antarctica | The Guardian
 
Antarctica.

If you killed enough penguins you could probably make a nice coat out of them.
 
Give me the Hon Solo treatment and freeze me .
 
I'll go for the place 2.5 million poor people manage to live in. The Sahara desert.

I might make it.

You say get lost in, but I can tell what direction I'm going in from sun and stars. I guess being dropped in it randomly.

How is it a choice and why have people chosen certain death of the Antarctic?
 
Remember in Quantum of Solace when Bond gives the villain a can of oil in the desert and says he bets he won’t make it a few miles before he drinks it, then M confirms later that he was indeed found with oil in his stomach. Imagine that. Being so thirsty and desperate that guzzling oil sounds like a good option. Give me the Arctic
 
In the Sahara you at least have sone kind of chance assuming you can make some kind of shade during the day and travel at night when temps are cooler.

In Antarctica you're guaranteed to die. You'll get lost and disoriented in the wind storm, die of hypothermia within minutes. Even if close to water I'm not sure how you'll purify it without fire. Also, how would you fish?
 
LEWIS540 said:
It's probably more realistic, but Bear seems far more personable than Les, who clearly has a chip on his shoulder about Bear and his success.
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Nope. This is a terrible take. Survivorman actually really does it by himsepf for a week straight. Bear grill is a fraud and liar and the whole show is a setup. Nobody is jealous of that unless they are equally without principles. But les has principles.
 
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