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Shipwrecked, and using McGuyver moves to survive

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My favorite part of this article: "They managed to start a fire, to keep warm and keep the polar bears away," he said, explaining that the men used the spark plugs from their capsized craft's outboard motor to get the fire going."

http://robots.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/17/arctic.rescue.ap/index.html
techntrek
2:37:06 PM
8/17/05

That's some good thinking in action.

Love the part about the polar bears. They are the top predator in their environment, so everything else may as well be wearing a big sign that says "I AM FOOD".
bitpusher
2:39:39 PM
8/17/05

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