I totally understand. Dogs are evil. I laugh anytime a dog dies in a movie (especially Starship Troopers). I love cats though, which probably just adds to my British evilness!
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liking cats over dogs??? you're the most british person i've ever seen, lol. If i had a cat and a dog and was starving, I'd eat the cat and then starve.
(probably not, though. I might be able to convince myself to eat a dog if it's truly life or death with no hope of rescue, but thats besides the point)(objects used are italicized, count em there's
as an american, the
dog is a must. I'll use the
knife to bleed the chicken, make it a nice enticing meal for the shark, more enticing than a mouthful of wood anyway. Also i will keep a few feathers for use later, then throw him overboard (not counting him because i don't keep him on the boat). I'd also use my knife to cut the
barrel in half, to make two more (large-ish, im assuming) buckets. with six people on the boat and three buckets, we'll take shifts between throwing out the water and signalling for help with the
mirror. of course, when the sun sets, that position will be using the
flare to signal. when enough of the water is removed, use the barrel to plug the hole enough to at least lessen the flow of water for a while to get some respite, and then back at the water removal. this rotation of 6 people has 4 positions so far, that leaves two people not doing anything. People get tired, so at least one turn in the rotation has to be empty. that leaves one spot. that person will use the butt of the knife to break open the
compass, taking out the needle to use as a fishing hook. using my knife to cut some of the
rope, i'll tie some feathers to the needle to make a makeshift fly, which will then be tied to a piece of wood made smashing out a tiny piece of the boat with the
hammer. with this set-up. we'll try to wait out the storm as much as possible. the smaller bucket will be used, when it can be spared, to collect rain water to drink. if the boat is getting too full, we'll all drink the rain water and keep getting the water out of the boat. when the storm clears, we'll be able to use the to reflect the sun to try to cook whatever we catch fly fishing. The human body can survive three weeks without food, which is enough time to catch some fish. the thinnest people eat first. the goal is to make sure everyone on the boat survives.