You're alone and in danger, what item do you choose?

Question

Revolver with 6 bullets

Medkit

Baseball bat

Box of matches

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GirlGuy

Answer 1

Realistic07 | 155 opinions shared on Other topic.

Explorer

I went with a baseball bat for the simple reality that often it could be stowed away in a convenient area, it’s not something that can easily run out, it reduces the risk of me injuring myself or somebody who is unintended to be injured, it is effective as has been seen throughout much of our history, and it allows me mobility that I may not have with the other weapons while at the same time giving me flexibility in its use.

Plus without having an actual scenario behind the danger its kind of hard to know which weapon would be the best weapon for the situation. So at that point one would think to just pick a weapon that they would be comfortable with and can maneuver with in a comfortable way so that way they can deal with whatever the situation may be.

Plus if I know I’m in danger, but I don’t know what it is i’m in danger from I would like to give myself the best odds of running away and potentially fending off/killing what ever it is so I can continue to run away.

For me a revolver runs out and shoots further than people think so you may have some civilian issues if it’s something larger than life like a bear a simple revolver ain’t cutting it.

A med kit is great and sure I can facet some sort of crude weapon, but for that why not just take something that is a weapon if I’m not injured and make my goal running away.

Lastly if I have enough time to open a box of matches in which I have no idea of their condition to light and fumble around in the dark to light it. Then I certainly have enough time to run away. For that I’d rather just grab the bat and begin running.

Well that’s my two cents of logic in it. I hope I’ve answered your question as best I can.

Answer 2

jgokgotit | 402 opinions shared on Other topic.

Yoda

Baseball bat. The medkit would be useless in a fight. I would have to be in a safe location to use it in the first place. Matches would be a poor choice because I might not be able to control the fire or the weather might not be right. The revolver only has 6 rounds and I do not know how many opponents I am fighting or for how long I must fight. The baseball bat can be used to fend off multiple opponents, will not run out and I can use it to make a fire if needed. Without more specifics on the situation, I choose the baseball bat.

Asker

24 d
If you're alone there is nobody to fight off lol

Answer 3

Asker

If you're alone there is nobody to fight off lol

Answer 4

FocusOfSuspicion

Xper 5

MedKit. I’m alone so the threat can’t be a person. There’s no one to shoot. A bat is useless unless there’s someone to hit with it. Matches aren’t 100% necessary to start a fire. A medKit is irreplaceable in nature. I couldn’t just make my own.

Asker

25 d
Good thinking. I would have picked matches since it can be used for survival and a weapon. Making fire on your own could be difficult
FocusOfSuspicion

25 d
Making a sterile bandage, however, would be basically impossible.
FocusOfSuspicion

25 d
Additionally the things you need for survival are ordered this way: air, shelter, water, food (Fire is a part of shelter, water, and food but doesn’t really stand alone) That’s in order of import. A medkit should be prioritized because if you’re bleeding out, your body is being deprived of oxygen, putting bandages and tourniquets squarely in the air category.
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FocusOfSuspicion

25 d
And I know it doesn’t sound right but... Shelter comes before water because you will die of hypothermia faster than you’ll die of dehydration. So you have to put shelter before water.
Asker

25 d
All very true but matches are the only thing on the list that is multi use.
FocusOfSuspicion

25 d
A Swiss Army knife is multi use and it’d be very helpful, yet I’d still rather have the medkit.

Answer 5

Asker

Good thinking. I would have picked matches since it can be used for survival and a weapon. Making fire on your own could be difficult

Answer 6

FocusOfSuspicion

Making a sterile bandage, however, would be basically impossible.

Answer 7

FocusOfSuspicion

Additionally the things you need for survival are ordered this way: air, shelter, water, food (Fire is a part of shelter, water, and food but doesn’t really stand alone) That’s in order of import. A medkit should be prioritized because if you’re bleeding out, your body is being deprived of oxygen, putting bandages and tourniquets squarely in the air category.

Answer 8

FocusOfSuspicion

And I know it doesn’t sound right but... Shelter comes before water because you will die of hypothermia faster than you’ll die of dehydration. So you have to put shelter before water.

Answer 9

Asker

All very true but matches are the only thing on the list that is multi use.

Answer 10

FocusOfSuspicion

A Swiss Army knife is multi use and it’d be very helpful, yet I’d still rather have the medkit.

Answer 11

Agape93 | 2.9K opinions shared on Other topic.

Master

Baseball bat. Revolver can run out fast, the bat doesn’t.

Asker

25 d
There wouldn't be any need for either considering your alone
Agape93

25 d
If I’m alone and I have no need of a weapon, then how the fuck am I in danger?
FocusOfSuspicion

25 d
Lost in the woods. About to drown. Having a heart attack.
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Asker

25 d
You could be hurt or trapped on a island alone. Only way a weapon would be useful is for hunting and even then if you're completely alone then there's no animals anyways
Agape93

25 d
Then you need to freaking specify the issue. One cannot properly choose an item if one doesn’t know what’s going on. Leaving it open ended, then shutting off people’s choices, makes no damn sense.
Asker

25 d
You are free to pick whichever you want. There is no wrong answers to this. Its just to prove a point that people are more worried about someone or something harming them so they pick a weapon to defend instead of helping themselves.
Agape93

25 d
Yet you told me there wouldn’t be a need for a weapon, as I’m totally alone. So clearly there is a right and wrong answer, otherwise you wouldn’t have a need to correct me.

Try to structure your social experiment a bit better next time.
Asker

25 d
I acutally got this from another source lol
Agape93

25 d
Do better next time, because this is a shit post.

Answer 12

Asker

There wouldn't be any need for either considering your alone

Answer 13

Agape93

If I’m alone and I have no need of a weapon, then how the fuck am I in danger?

Answer 14

FocusOfSuspicion

Lost in the woods. About to drown. Having a heart attack.

Answer 15

Asker

You could be hurt or trapped on a island alone. Only way a weapon would be useful is for hunting and even then if you're completely alone then there's no animals anyways

Answer 16

Agape93

Then you need to freaking specify the issue. One cannot properly choose an item if one doesn’t know what’s going on. Leaving it open ended, then shutting off people’s choices, makes no damn sense.

Answer 17

Asker

You are free to pick whichever you want. There is no wrong answers to this. Its just to prove a point that people are more worried about someone or something harming them so they pick a weapon to defend instead of helping themselves.

Answer 18

Agape93

Yet you told me there wouldn’t be a need for a weapon, as I’m totally alone. So clearly there is a right and wrong answer, otherwise you wouldn’t have a need to correct me.

Try to structure your social experiment a bit better next time.

Answer 19

Asker

I acutally got this from another source lol

Answer 20

Agape93

Do better next time, because this is a shit post.

Answer 21

Liam_Hayden

Guru

Depends upon the type of danger. Matches are great if I am "in danger" of freezing and there is sufficient combustible material nearby. If I am "in danger" because I am surrounded by a pack of wild animals then the bat so I can inflict pain on a few, have them yelp, and scare the others off. If I have an injury that could be life-threatening, then a good med kit. If the danger is a couple of guys with knives I'll take the revolver provided it is a working model and that the bullets are for that specific handgun.

Answer 22

BobbyC65 | 2.2K opinions shared on Other topic.

Guru

Revolver with 6 bullets.

You're alone and in danger, what item do you choose?

Answer 23

JohnSmityJohnson

Xper 2

Arguably the most useful tool if you know what you are doing. Some medkits today have survival gear in them. My bag at home is a complete combat ready medkits, with survival gear, improvised weapons, drone, and binoculars. It's designed for urban warfare, and civil unrest.

Answer 24

Anonymous

i been in this situation numerous times and i had to pick up a butchers knife and i have a baseball bat and machete. my rotten state denied me a 12ga semi-automatic shot gun so i been buying alternate weapons like axes and hatchets katanas brass knuckles taser pepper spray pocket knives

Answer 25

Static_In_The_Attic | 434 opinions shared on Other topic.

Yoda

As for me I’m going to pick the med kit & although you are alone just remember some people can be a danger to themselves with some of these items.

Answer 26

TheReturnOfTheGrump

Xper 5

Baseball bat some sand laced with hot sauce. A taser and pepper spray and some vicious attack dogs.

Asker

25 d
There wouldn't be dogs around since you're alone

Answer 27

Asker

There wouldn't be dogs around since you're alone

Answer 28

meeso13

Xper 5

Anything I can get my fucking hands on take the son bitch out

Answer 29

Anonymous

Baseball bat. I can't shoot for shit and I'll run out of bullets before I run out of bat.

Answer 30

JakeS00

Xper 5

A medkit. And I can make weapons out of rocks or a stick. Even a makeshift bow and arrow.

Answer 31

Juxtapose | 1.3K opinions shared on Other topic.

Guru

Box of matches, knowing nothing else I do know I need fire.

Answer 32

Don-__-Don

Xper 7

More context is needed to actually provide an answer.

Answer 33

JosyJosy | 3.8K opinions shared on Other topic.

Master

Where am I and what is the threat

Asker

25 d
You're alone and in danger. No specific situation
JosyJosy

25 d
Bat it is

Answer 34

Asker

You're alone and in danger. No specific situation

Answer 35

JosyJosy

Bat it is

Answer 36

Lone_wolf122

Xper 4

Revolver is probably the most useful out of these

Answer 37

InferiorElegy | 299 opinions shared on Other topic.

Xper 6

I grab nothing and let the danger get me.

Answer 38

Twalli | 368 opinions shared on Other topic.

Guru

Pretty good at martial arts

Answer 39

jasco | 555 opinions shared on Other topic.

Yoda

Depends on what i am doing

Answer 40

Roman1111

Xper 3

Revolver with 6 bullets

Answer 41

Anonymous

How about a baseball bat?

You're alone and in danger, what item do you choose?

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