Welcome!

You know guys, right here it's 41 degrees

I'm sweatin'

But here's the hug!

Sweaty armpit hug!

Have any of you guys been caught out in the cold?

The dark without your phone

without food, without water

and you just need to survive

have you guys been in that situation?

I know I haven't

The closest I've got to a near death experience was literally like 2 weeks ago

when I decided to light up 168 sparklers with a 1000 degree knife

these would not have helped at that time

because I literally just needed common sense

*cricket noises*

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i LOOOVE road trips! who's with me?

*pop music*

*car breaking down*

ugh i hate it when the car breaks down

especially in the middle of nowhere

*car engine failing and pop music continues*

oh great... my phone's dead aswell

now what do i do? i'm totally stranded

did you know that you can charge your phone with a car charger

and a 9-watt battery and some house keys?

it's actually quite simple

just touch one side of the battery with the end of the car charger

and the other side with the end of the key

then press the key so that it touches the metallic part of the side of the charger

you can see that when I do this, the blue light on the charger turns on

this made me so excited when I saw this clip for the first time

so secure the key onto the side

and plug your charger cord into the charger and your phone

connect your circuit and voila!

you have power!

*music*

so in case of emergencies i will keep a 9-watt battery in the car

with this I can charge my phone for long enough to make a phone call and get help

desperate times calls for desperate measures, right?

if you're lost in the wild, dehyrdation is a huge problem

so finding a source of drinking water is often the first priority for a survival

if all you can find is a dirty creak, then you may not have any option

but there's a way to filter the water first

all you need are 2 containers and a piece of cloth

you may wanna use the shirt on your back if you have nothing else

and who knows? you may create this cool new fashion piece

*cricket sounds*

fill up one container with the dirty water

and place it one something elevated

place the empty clean container next to it and connect the bottles with a piece of cloth

this might take a while to get going but once it starts, its actually pretty fast

the cloth will basically absorb and filter to clean water

and transfer it into the clean container with the help of gravity

and a unicorn! (SO CUTE)

*inaudible*

after a while, you will have a clean container of water!

don't drink this immediately 'cause there might still be bacteria in it

'cause this filter only cleans out debris. the best thing is to boil it before drinking it

but at least it will be clean when you do!

rain is often the safest source of clean drinking water

but catching it can be pretty challenging and catching it with your mouth is not very efficient

...but kinda fun

you can turn a plastic bottle into a very efficient water collector

just cut the end of the bottle...

and then cut 3/4 on the sides of the bottle

bend each of them at the base to fan them out and now you have your own rain water catcher!

place another container underneath the opening and wait for your delicious drinking water to fill up

this works so well by taking a leaf haha, get it?

out of nature's book but copying the way a lot of plants collect rain water!

the fanning of the petals can increase the surface area which rain is collected

have you ever wanted to get some food

only to realise you left your wallet or purse at home?

this is the worst!

especially when you're hungry!

but to ensure this never happens again just take out your phone case and fold up a 20 or 50 dollar note inside it

don't use it unless you absolutely have to!

if you get lost or separated from your group during excursion or outing

this extra bit of cash might save your life!

woah!

what the hell?!!

*crashing sounds*

crap!

it's an earthqu-

*coughing and choking*

uh.. i can't breath...

someone...please!

dust and especially smoke can be extremely dangerous in fires and other disasters

for us girls out there who are actually carrying emergency masks already

that's it! it's your bra!!

as weird as it sounds, it actually fits your face pretty well

it even has straps so you can free up your hands for other things

obviously it's not a proper mask

so make sure you get out of danger as quickly as possible!

and it's ok to look a little silly at times like this!

*heroic music*

yeah, so sometimes my imagination goes a little crazy but I gotta save my unicorn family

you know? fam comes first!

like you guys

if you're lost in the wild, hunger is definitely gonna be a problem!

eventually

but you won't die of starvation for up to a whole month!

the biggest problem you face is being cold

especially at night

*wind blowing*

if you're having trouble starting a fire due to rain and humidity, sometimes the best kindling is to use your own food

doritos ad many other chips make for good kindling and as you can see they can burn extremely well even in the windiest of conditions

there's no point holding onto your food supplies when you're not gonna be around long enough to eat them, right?

actually that sounds kind of morbid...

let's move on

so what if you don't have a lighter or a match to set on fire?

or did you know that you could make a fire out of a water bottle or even a sandwich bag?!

this actually blew my mind but as you can see, it IS possible!

basically you wanna use the curved part of the waterbottle

like a magnifying glass

or you can fill a sandwich bag up with water and make a shape like this

kinda like you're decorating a cake

then basically focus the brightest part of the beam onto any piece of scrap paper

move the bottle back and forth until the beam is most concentrated

and just leave it there

you may need some patience for this part

it really takes some hours

as you can see after 5 minutes you can already see some smoke rising from the paper

and if you take a look, you'll notice that the black writing has slightly burnt

and there are burn marks on the back to prove it!

so just keep at it and you will eventually succeed!

once you see more smoke, add extra pieces of paper to it and it should catch on fire all by itself on a windy day!

if there's no wind, you may need to blow on the smoke to start the fire

pretty cool, right?

a heimlich maneuver has been used countless times to save a choking person from certain death

but unfortunately this still happens today

rest in peace, me

...the other me

*sad piano music*

but thankfully even if there isn't anyone else around you can actually perform the maneuver on yourself

find the mid-point between your rib cage and your naval and place a fist there

and cup your fist with your other hand and forcely push inwards and outwards to try and dislodge your food

if this doesn't work, keep this position and find a table or chair, roughly waist height

then hold hard down onto your hands and this should generate enough force to expell whatever you were choking on

the key thing is not to panic

so if you're lost in the woods and all the trees look the same

then... you're probably in big trouble

but if you know that a group or a civilisation is in a certain direction like north

you can actually find it by making your own compass

all you need is a needle, which you may have along for a sewing pack

that you may have stolen from a hotel

fill up any container with water and find a small leaf that you can put on the water

if you have a magnet, even better! but if you don't you can actually magnetize the needle by rubbing it onto your clothes

just rub it in one direction about 100 times and that will generate enough static to magnetize your needle!

then, place it carefully on top of the leaf

the needle will stay afloat and because we've magnetized it earlier

the point will turn to face north

as you can see this actually works

even when you move the needle off north, it slowly finds its way back proving that this hack is amazing!

*dramatic music*

food is obviously something we need to have in order to survive

but sometimes catching it is not quite as easy as it seems

even the smallest of creatures can be far too agile for humans to catch

especially me

in order to make your own spear shooter, you need a plastic bottle, a balloon or any elastic material and a sharp stick

you probably need to sharpen down a straight branch but I just use this skewer for demonstration

cut the top of the bottle off and put a balloon around one end

place your spear inside the balloon, pull back, aim and fire!

you'll probably need to practice at this to get your aim right

but if you're lucky you might hit your target!

in fact i hit mine after 2 goes!

this is pretty cool

next up is to practice on moving target

*meowing*

just kidding i would never hurt you *inaudible*

be careful if you're using this around other people though because this would seriously injure someone

just a reminder guys: this is not a toy

oh my God i love lazy nights, i can sit around, watch netflix *inaudible* *buzzing as lights flicker*

wait..?!

what was that?!

oh well...

wait so Alex had a baby with Selena, but Selena was actually his mother's sister?

*crash*

so if your house has ever lost power and you don't have any back up candles or flashlights

did you know that a crayon could burn for up to 30 minutes?

just use a lighter and melt the top part of the wax first

then the paper should catch on fire

this kinda works like a reverse candle with the wick on the outside

and the crayons are just wax anyways

so it's not a surprise that this works so well

if you want you can also drip the first few drops of wax onto a flat surface and use that to hold your crayon candle upright

that way you can move it around wherever you go like a lantern and it wont fall over

this is a great emergency hack that might just help you get through another one of those pitch black evenings

sometimes when the power goes out sometimes it's hard to tell whether its just your house or everyone else's house in the area

i usually just look outside to see if there's any other lights on in the neighbourhood

but an easier way is to just take out your phone and check for other wifi networks

if you find that the usual networks around you are still on, then it's probably just your house

but if you see nothing, then it's probably your whole area

and all you can do is just chill until it gets fixed

if you're ever in a pinch and need an emergency flashlight, the worst thing is realising you don't ever enough batteries for it

but as long as you have one working battery, you can hack your way out with some aluminium foil

just tear off a strip of foil and measure up the length of your battery

then fold the foil over on itself, until it matches the length of the battery

then roll the foil tightly along its length until you make a tight cylinder shape

it should be roughly the same height as your missing battery