Until the day I die… But on a serious note - as long as I’m not stricken by serious illness / injury - and I’m in an environment capable of sustaining my basic needs - I could do it indefinitely…
How hard are you willing to try? What is the finish line? What awaits you on the other end? These answers will help determine how long someone will survive in any situation.
Real wilderniss? I suppose a while. I am fat and know how to destil water. In a desert? 2 days tops. A rainforest? 3 months tops. That is if the disease and predators don't get me first. And you
This was sort-of amusing but really frustrating in that I would have liked to hear more from Teimojin - y'all are too busy jumping lines and being funny to let him finish a thought.
Working at a Max security prison for 13 years, watched as we released Max prisoners that spent years in solitary confinement, with no more than a small amount of money , a bus ticket and some new clothes, and folks wondered why they were back in less than a month. It had to be terrifying to leave your home for years getting meals, some minor counseling, and then sent out to fend for yourself.
9:42 I love to be alone. I don't need a dog or a pet, i'm emotionally content. From my experience, people who like other people are parasitic. And that's the reason they need to be around others (whether it's emotionally or financially). But i believe if you are a leader and self efficient in every way, then you end up not liking people at all. Of course, there are way more followers than leaders, so that explains the favoring statistics on why the masses of people need others.
Buddah says, "If you emerge from the cocoon of selfishness to realize the beauty of being a butterfly of responsibility, remaining caterpillars will tend to shun your enthusiasm." Also, "This is why the path of spirituality is a lonely path. Once awakened, those friends still sleeping tend to disappear."
I can't help but think that this has to do with the celebrations of the solstice and how people will travel such great distances just to gather together in huge numbers to celebrate something they agree on.
About that loneliness part. I LOVED that about pandemic that I didn't have to meet other people. My parents and brothers cancelled easter because of pandemic so I didn't have to visit anybody and could stay at home (I live alone, never been in a relationship, never even dated) it was awesome! I wish they'd make a holiday commemorating the pandemic like one day full lockdown. But that won't happen because most people die when they don't have anyone to talk to.
Some people are comfortable being loners. People are never truly alone ..because as humans -we have the brain capacity to remember , analyze , store precise memories and perspective ... and most importantly- question and behold our existence. We're all living cinemas and viewers - with an endless amount of reels and high tech recording equipment.
I remember being far from my family for a little over a year. I would be so fine to be alone starting on a Friday night and going back to work on a Monday morning. My jaw would hurt when I had to talk my first words.
Also pondering on what could be; possibilities. I like problem solving, so having something to occupy my brain helps stave off loneliness. And pondering beyond one’s weight: trying to understand gravity, space-time, quantum etc. I won’t get there, but I’ll have fun trying.
In the throes of the pandemic I didn’t talk to as anyone for approx 3 wks. When I first talked my voice was hoarse, I had a hard time speaking. Seems that singing, grunting or talking to one’s self is not a bad idea.
Dr Tan’s advice to wash wounds is spot on. I recently had a fight with a power tool and the treating doctor spent significant time irrigating the wound. Unfortunately it still became infected and I required antibiotics.
Depends what algorithm and context youre in. The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines and the upcoming changes to the American Academy of Surgery's Advanced Trauma Life Support courses both recommend stopping obvious exsanguination first. Oftentimes, this evaluation and rapid treatment is going on simultaneously in your small team. -Teimojin
It’s a difference in choosing to be alone rather than forced to be alone . I can choose all day to stay to self but if something catastrophic happens and I see I’m a lone survivor that may mess with me a bit .
This topic always makes me think of homeless people. Living in the street must be hard already but little is known regarding the mental consequences of homelessness and survivalism in the streets
Grew up near Ft. Drum where tenth mountain division trains. Moved to the Sonoran desert for 30 years, now I live next to the Central American rain forest . 70 years old, still here and on a motorcycle.
I am ADHD AF, however when I was in Iraq, it felt like in a way, my ADHD was mitigated. I am someone who relied on meds before the army, didn't take them while I was in, and I am them now again. What that being said, I agree with Dr T, that after a while one becomes in tune with one's environment: the sounds of the environment (and when certain sounds are absent) , the pitches of a particular kind of weapon when it is fired, how far, etc. When I told my psychiatrist this he told me and I think it's funny: "The fear of death has a way of keeping one focused. "
There's a hypothesis that ADHD is a survival adaption. Distractability in our world is an ability to pick up threats in your surroundings in a hostile setting.
That's a very astute observation to keep in mind. I was raised in a mountain cabin, no running water, etc and even though we weren't alone, we understood very well that lapses in attention to the basics could have severe consequences including death. I get it
Your show is both entertaining and informative and funny!! You got a trifecta baby!! Lol.. Seriously, you guys are great!! I really like that Chuck is on most of these because he's frickin hilarious!! Very sharp, too, & well informed!!, Trifectas all around!! ✌❤🔥
@9:20 Speaking of "The Twilight Zone", I recently started rewatching the series and the 1st episode of the 1st season was exploring how traveling alone in space could possibly affect the mind of a traveler who was in stasis, at least how they imagined it would be at that time.
I sometimes get social battery for "using big words", aka speaking with linguistic precision. I love it that Neil called out Chuck for essentially the same thing. Because when I was younger, when being smart was a competition, precision of language was admired.
@9:50 "The Twilight Zone" episode with Burgess Meridith as the sole survivor of some planet wide holocaust but was happy to be alone because he had access to all the books in the library but tragically broke his eyeglasses and was no longer able to read.
I agree most people are. People like me are not. Idiots, “Karen’s”, bad drivers, people with kids who don’t know how to parent, people who think they are better than everyone are just a short list of reasons why I would rather be alone. Parties, social gatherings, restaurants, inviting people over, “hanging out” with “friends” are completely overrated concepts. We do not need other people in our lives but we are trained from a young age to do so and therefore in school and adult life we are pressured to do this and look like that and make this amount of money, have these things, and blah blah blah. Once you tune it out and only rely on yourself, your whole perspective changes.
@@chaosking911 I was thinking about the same thing, While there are detriments to living in society and sometimes I hate it to the point of thinking about ending it or running away, finding the balance between having a loving community and learning from their unique thoughts and life experiences, sharing those thoughts and moments could be considered the highlights of human experience. Although living a life of hermitage with minimal intervention and a community of similar minded individuals with different artistic, philosophical, scientific ambitions would be heaven on earth
I totally understand what is being talked about in the video. I experienced this level of survival instinct in a city where I so supposedly filled with family and friends.
Lord Nice....."It's spiritual in nature, but it's also so inevitably tethered to what is corporeal...!!!" Dude, f'ing words of wisdom that immediately make total sense, but I hadn't yet been able to connect. Thank you, Thanks to Neil, Gary, and Dr. Tam. This is VERY helpful conversation and conserdation as I am in the middle of both physical and existential struggles and survival. Chuck, my friend, you rock dude!
Human beings by nature are social beings as well as many living beings, but this experience makes us find out that human creativity can create a virtual society in order to domesticate it … This society may be a tree, a rock or an animal … as soon as the names give it here it’s the first stem to forming society and this makes us conclude that the names are one of the most Important element to start a society
I spent a year alone as a teen, i did have 2 dogs but at the end of the year i had developed a speech inpediment as well as problems with sentence formation
As far as the "being alone" goes, i just could not stop thinking no matter how introverted..or simply enjoy time alone of a person you are, you just would go crazy without companionship. It might not be bad for the first couple days or even week(s) but after fighting the harsh elements by yourself, something might happen inside that makes you either want help, love, or to show off your prowess of what you could do on your own. However. I did just say this while listening to fastinating people on my mobile divice comfy in my home.... ao idk
I worked on resolution island off of iquluit (frobisher bay) the polar beers would smell, us out and head towards our work camp from 8 miles away you could,d see their tracks from the air amazing
I knew a guy who went up to a small town in Alaska and had some extra time. He went for a walk. The people in the village were appalled because polar bears would come into town and take people.
1:15 Survival is about two things: 1. Your will to continue; and, 2. How creative you can be, given your environment and whatever is available. So yes, Gary, scientific knowledge is extremely beneficial.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that at 6:46 they asked him a question "What is your *can't leave home without it* item?" and then as he was about to answer, immediately interrupted him and never came back to that question? I for one really would have liked to hear Dr. Tan's answer.
I was on bowel rest for 3 months one time, no food.. I was never malnourished at the time, but always hungry and unable to eat. I can confirm that starvation has some pretty incredible psychological effects over a period. Starvation like I had never experienced before.
Oh! It's fun to learn about Dr. Tan being named after Genghis Khan! But all I have to say to Dr Tyson is: why can't both be true at the same time, isn't it what Quantum Physic teaches us?
Is Dr Tan’s first name a variant of Temujin as in Genghis Kahn? That’s badass if he’s named after Genghis Kahn and then became a badass in his own right! (Edit) 22:48 never mind he answered it
My problem with Alone is that they no longer bring guys in who just sit and relax. Find enough to eat, enough to drink, and stay warm enough. Just embrace being alone and enjoy it. The first season had that, but I guess it wasn't exciting enough. I'd rather be alone with no contact, including the medical checks. Take away ALL contact and safety nets to see how the psyches survive.
I'd say yes and no, I honestly see alot more being brought on that think they are going to "conquer" the show, but they themselves are packed full of "inner demons "of their past with family, or other things like a "pregnant wife". Or they are just so cocky and they literally don't do anything.
@aaronfeuk2391 There is some of that, but I haven't seen anyone just resolve to sit in their shelter and only leave for water and if a food source was readily available during decent weather. He must have sat still for more than 90% of his time on the show. I liked his approach, but I could see where the producers said...this ain't gonna fly.
@diggernash1 oooooooh that one guy, honestly, I didn't like that approach, how boring to watch a guy just sit around. Bragging about I've never boiled water ever so I'm not going to now, then I don't need to make a fire. Yes, it was a different take on survival, but it was boring af. The first season did have the embrace of being alone, I think they need to whittle through more of the contestants, they bring out so many that spaz out and make their own drama, which ig sells. I think part of the problem is you get some in there and they get into that place you're talking about a stasis with food, water, and staying warm, then they lose the mental drive to keep going, they kinda go, "OK, I've got everything, now what?" Instead of just plodding through.
@@aaronfeuk2391 I think they purposely pick people that have some skill, but little experience actually applying it while alone. Boring is good when the goal is to simply outlast everyone. I don't see them choosing people with that outlook any longer. Maybe it was because he was almost the home team; as I have a lot of family in the Blairsville/Young Harris area of North Georgia. I understand they need viewership, but it is fun to watch "survivalists" running around like ants while one guy just sits and beats them all. The right person will be angry when it is time to leave and they have to return to civilization. Find an old guy that craps in a bag and burns it in his stove during the Canadian/Alaska winter to avoid going outside, and hasn't had a bath in 8 months. That's the guy I want to watch.
The skills needed to survive in the wilderness and the skills needed to survive on the streets as a homeless person are transferable and I know this from experience.
Well this has confirmed that a survival situation wouldn't offer much of a "life" except the slow and futile fight to stay alive. It might make me a little more grateful however for the insane luxuries of modern medicine and technology that keep us alive today.
I'm Puertorican "Boricua" I'm grateful for your report. But I have to tell you it's missing the last 20 years. Of social, infrastructure and economic challenges implemented by one direction interest. Please keep the good work and finish the story 🙏🏻
Starvation is something humans evolved to deal with. It is why we pile on fat so easily. But since it happened so often, we needed to be able to still function even though we were devouring our own fat stores and eventually muscle to persist until food happened again. It is something we can get somewhat used to. We can even voluntarily not eat right up to the point of dying, either through sheer willpower or through emotional disorder. Hunger strikers and anorexics do this.
As part of Survival Training out on the Tundra with the British Army 🇬🇧💂🏻, you are taught “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” as Infection Control could make the difference between Life and Death ☠️. Sphagnum Moss is a natural occurring astringent, and can be used like a sponge to clean a wound, or can be used as a Field Dressing to protect an open wound. I’ve had to put my Training to good use following a near-fatal Hiking Accident on the east face of Lochnagar, a mountain in Aberdeenshire, where we had to use pads of Sphagnum Moss to dress a deep open wound, before binding it tight with Crepe Bandages prior to escorting the casualty off the mountain to hospital. Bog Myrtle has similar astringent properties as well when boiled in water and left to cool.
As far as the "being alone" goes, i just could not stop thinking no matter how introverted..or simply enjoy time alone of a person you are, you just would go crazy without companionship. It might not be bad for the first couple days or even week(s) but after fighting the harsh elements by yourself, something might happen inside that makes you either want help, love, or to show off your prowess of what you could do on your own .
Chiming in on the Ketosis part. I was diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes a few years ago. But on Keto I am diabetes free. I'm 39 now. Too much suger, overweight, self-imposed. I shifted to a strict Keto-diet a year ago, ignoring my doctors advice for a proper diabetes diet. I cut carbs and went all in with fat and protein (pork rinds are a godsend). I no longer have Diabetes (I do, but blood-sugars are normal and safe). It works for me and my doctor conceded when they got the first blood-test results a half year later. Of course, I will recommend talking to your doctor.
Please look up the energy balance podcast to learn why keto is NOT the answer to diabetes long term. More of a band aid than a cure. There is a dark side to keto over time. I wish you the best of health.
Please get this guy on again. I grew up watching Survivor Man, and have always been enamored by the way a single person is able to survive any kind of natural element thrown their way. Fantastic episode!
It is really amazing isn't it! In a way. It's using the elements to stop the elements right? Boats stop floods. Caves and strong shelters stop rains, but... I have yet to hear of some cooling event from nature during hot days.. water maybe but then ghosts like me would get lobstered 🦞 lol
I the question about socializing comes down to programming from a young age. Most of us have been programmed to be social and rely on a community to survive. I wonder if a human is programmed at an young age that life is mostly solitude would they experience the issue of loneliness?
"Last man on Earth movies" You forgot a classic one: _War of the Worlds._ The reporter reported that the invading ET"s had killed all the people, and he made it his purpose to continue to broadcast remotely as he traveled fruitlessly to find people. He came across one crazed man who was convinced it was the end of the world. The reporter left him to his torment and continued his quest. I can't remember if the reporter found anyone else, but it speaks to the mental response to a person's world is turned upside down. This includes the need for a purpose like you mentioned, and a need for companionship. (But not that crazed, tormented man. He would have been a mental vampire.)
It's different when you choose to be alone and can just push a button and you're back with society than when you are lost and don't expect that you will ever come back.
18:00 This was, genuinely, the peak of human intelligence for over 200,000 years. Any hunter-gatherer would absolutely be a very very talented expert at how to hunt for food. This is not to say that was better or worse than how we value intelligence now. Instead, it is to say: pre-agricultural humans were just as smart as us, but used their intelligence on different skills.
@sharpsapphire you are commenting via computer or phone.. on a video that provides a semblace of social interaction. That is not alone or even solitary confinement.. just choosing your desired level of social involvement. Be Well!!
When I was a kid, we Doug snow forts out of snowbanks and hung out inside usually having to takeoff at least our jacket after a little while even with a hole in the roof.
My relatives were poor sharecroppers. They made soap with lye and pig fat, they started fire without matches. Survival was just everyday life. Primitive trying be live this way everyday. I modern life was ultimately unsustainable. Primitives and country folk who live close to the land have more chance to survive a catastrophe. I always thought basic survival should taught in school: fire making, water purification, etc.
A few years ago, the race to the South Pole was recreated on Greenland, with one British and one Norwegian team. They recreated the gear and equipment of each team as accurately as possible, and importantly, they also recreated the type and quantities of food rations each team ate. Some of the Norwegians actually gained weight during the expedition. The Brits, on the other hand... They had to abort the experiment, as the weight loss was becoming detrimental to their health. And they hardly lost any fat - it was mostly muscle tissue. Scott and his men kept battling on for something like a month longer than what their modern British counterparts did. By the time they succumbed, they must have been reduced to stick men - with scurvy to boot.
How long do you think you could survive alone in the wilderness?
depends on what I had brought with me
Scout Motto: Be Prepared!
I've done a week... but prepared for it!
Until the day I die… But on a serious note - as long as I’m not stricken by serious illness / injury - and I’m in an environment capable of sustaining my basic needs - I could do it indefinitely…
How hard are you willing to try? What is the finish line? What awaits you on the other end? These answers will help determine how long someone will survive in any situation.
Real wilderniss?
I suppose a while.
I am fat and know how to destil water.
In a desert? 2 days tops.
A rainforest?
3 months tops.
That is if the disease and predators don't get me first.
And you
This was sort-of amusing but really frustrating in that I would have liked to hear more from Teimojin - y'all are too busy jumping lines and being funny to let him finish a thought.
Working at a Max security prison for 13 years, watched as we released Max prisoners that spent years in solitary confinement, with no more than a small amount of money , a bus ticket and some new clothes, and folks wondered why they were back in less than a month. It had to be terrifying to leave your home for years getting meals, some minor counseling, and then sent out to fend for yourself.
Yea right
@@KirkTVOfficial you clearly have never been incarcerated or have had anyone who's been through the situation.
Some people are prisoners to sugar. Alcohol or nicotine. Social media etc
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Some people get scared of change!
Great episode!! But, just to be clear..NEIL AND CHUCK PLEASE!!!!! don't keep interrupting the host!!!!
many adults do this I dont believe they mean to be rude, and it often happens more than you think for the hosts and sometimes garry.
Calm down
Neil would literally die if he couldn't interrupt people
I only watch episodes if chuck is there. Neil and chuck the best combo fr
Me too. Chuck is the MvP.
I just skip all other episodes without Chuck.
absolutely one of my favorite episodes so far!
"Inexorably tethered to the corporeal" And this is why Chuck is known as Lord Nice... He just expanded my vocabulary :)
This was such a good episode
glad you liked it!
-Teimojin
This was an engaging discussion. 🕺 Practicing gratitude and asking for what you need makes for a great daily practice.
more of this guys please!!! fascinating!!!
I just moved to the east coast! next one, i'll come to the studio! - Teimojin
Chuck is such a great question asker. Perfect together with Neil. Not only for comedic relief.
Neil is a wonderful orator.
Too bad he wasn't as a good a scientist as he is being an orator and celebrity.
Orator.
9:42 I love to be alone. I don't need a dog or a pet, i'm emotionally content. From my experience, people who like other people are parasitic. And that's the reason they need to be around others (whether it's emotionally or financially). But i believe if you are a leader and self efficient in every way, then you end up not liking people at all. Of course, there are way more followers than leaders, so that explains the favoring statistics on why the masses of people need others.
Buddah says, "If you emerge from the cocoon of selfishness to realize the beauty of being a butterfly of responsibility, remaining caterpillars will tend to shun your enthusiasm."
Also, "This is why the path of spirituality is a lonely path. Once awakened, those friends still sleeping tend to disappear."
It was interesting and scary at the same time. Mad respect to Dr.Tan for what he's done.
Thank you! much appreciated!
I can't help but think that this has to do with the celebrations of the solstice and how people will travel such great distances just to gather together in huge numbers to celebrate something they agree on.
About that loneliness part. I LOVED that about pandemic that I didn't have to meet other people. My parents and brothers cancelled easter because of pandemic so I didn't have to visit anybody and could stay at home (I live alone, never been in a relationship, never even dated) it was awesome! I wish they'd make a holiday commemorating the pandemic like one day full lockdown. But that won't happen because most people die when they don't have anyone to talk to.
Some people are comfortable being loners. People are never truly alone ..because as humans -we have the brain capacity to remember , analyze , store precise memories and perspective ... and most importantly- question and behold our existence. We're all living cinemas and viewers - with an endless amount of reels and high tech recording equipment.
I remember being far from my family for a little over a year. I would be so fine to be alone starting on a Friday night and going back to work on a Monday morning. My jaw would hurt when I had to talk my first words.
Same!!!
Also pondering on what could be; possibilities. I like problem solving, so having something to occupy my brain helps stave off loneliness. And pondering beyond one’s weight: trying to understand gravity, space-time, quantum etc. I won’t get there, but I’ll have fun trying.
In the throes of the pandemic I didn’t talk to as anyone for approx 3 wks. When I first talked my voice was hoarse, I had a hard time speaking. Seems that singing, grunting or talking to one’s self is not a bad idea.
Dr Tan’s advice to wash wounds is spot on. I recently had a fight with a power tool and the treating doctor spent significant time irrigating the wound. Unfortunately it still became infected and I required antibiotics.
you tried your best though!
7:50 Stop the Bleeding is the second step in lifesaving. The first is Clear the Airway.
Depends what algorithm and context youre in. The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines and the upcoming changes to the American Academy of Surgery's Advanced Trauma Life Support courses both recommend stopping obvious exsanguination first. Oftentimes, this evaluation and rapid treatment is going on simultaneously in your small team. -Teimojin
It’s a difference in choosing to be alone rather than forced to be alone . I can choose all day to stay to self but if something catastrophic happens and I see I’m a lone survivor that may mess with me a bit .
I feel gratitude from his experience. Thank you startalk🙏
glad you liked it!
Loved this episode! So many different influences in this discussion. Thank you Dr Tan.
😂😂😂 Chuck slipped a few more IQ points than Neil was expecting
lmao very true but did he sing tho?
This topic always makes me think of homeless people. Living in the street must be hard already but little is known regarding the mental consequences of homelessness and survivalism in the streets
This was a great episode! Very informative.
Settlers, Pioneers, Trail Blazers, Frontier Men...
glad you like it!
You should get Dr Tan on again with another fellow Canadian, survivalist Les Stroud, the original "Survivor Man". Peace, Calvin.
Les is a big hero of mine, would love to join that chat! - Teimojin
Grew up near Ft. Drum where tenth mountain division trains.
Moved to the Sonoran desert for 30 years, now I live next to the Central American rain forest .
70 years old, still here and on a motorcycle.
I am ADHD AF, however when I was in Iraq, it felt like in a way, my ADHD was mitigated. I am someone who relied on meds before the army, didn't take them while I was in, and I am them now again.
What that being said, I agree with Dr T, that after a while one becomes in tune with one's environment: the sounds of the environment (and when certain sounds are absent) , the pitches of a particular kind of weapon when it is fired, how far, etc.
When I told my psychiatrist this he told me and I think it's funny:
"The fear of death has a way of keeping one focused. "
There's a hypothesis that ADHD is a survival adaption. Distractability in our world is an ability to pick up threats in your surroundings in a hostile setting.
That's a very astute observation to keep in mind. I was raised in a mountain cabin, no running water, etc and even though we weren't alone, we understood very well that lapses in attention to the basics could have severe consequences including death. I get it
Neil... amazed at Chuck's profundity. 😮
Your show is both entertaining and informative and funny!!
You got a trifecta baby!!
Lol..
Seriously, you guys are great!! I really like that Chuck is on most of these because he's frickin hilarious!! Very sharp, too, & well informed!!,
Trifectas all around!!
✌❤🔥
@9:20 Speaking of "The Twilight Zone", I recently started rewatching the series and the 1st episode of the 1st season was exploring how traveling alone in space could possibly affect the mind of a traveler who was in stasis, at least how they imagined it would be at that time.
I sometimes get social battery for "using big words", aka speaking with linguistic precision. I love it that Neil called out Chuck for essentially the same thing. Because when I was younger, when being smart was a competition, precision of language was admired.
Tyson goes overboard with the esoteric words "bigly", himself. Seems like Chuck stole his thunder there.
@9:50 "The Twilight Zone" episode with Burgess Meridith as the sole survivor of some planet wide holocaust but was happy to be alone because he had access to all the books in the library but tragically broke his eyeglasses and was no longer able to read.
We're a social species. You think you want to be alone until you're REALLY alone.
No kidding!
I agree most people are. People like me are not. Idiots, “Karen’s”, bad drivers, people with kids who don’t know how to parent, people who think they are better than everyone are just a short list of reasons why I would rather be alone. Parties, social gatherings, restaurants, inviting people over, “hanging out” with “friends” are completely overrated concepts. We do not need other people in our lives but we are trained from a young age to do so and therefore in school and adult life we are pressured to do this and look like that and make this amount of money, have these things, and blah blah blah. Once you tune it out and only rely on yourself, your whole perspective changes.
I'm fine being alone. That is my default setting
@@therealmikejones4619 thanks for the laughs, everything about your comment is just priceless. God bless ya lol.
@@chaosking911 I was thinking about the same thing, While there are detriments to living in society and sometimes I hate it to the point of thinking about ending it or running away, finding the balance between having a loving community and learning from their unique thoughts and life experiences, sharing those thoughts and moments could be considered the highlights of human experience.
Although living a life of hermitage with minimal intervention and a community of similar minded individuals with different artistic, philosophical, scientific ambitions would be heaven on earth
I totally understand what is being talked about in the video. I experienced this level of survival instinct in a city where I so supposedly filled with family and friends.
Lord Nice....."It's spiritual in nature, but it's also so inevitably tethered to what is corporeal...!!!" Dude, f'ing words of wisdom that immediately make total sense, but I hadn't yet been able to connect. Thank you, Thanks to Neil, Gary, and Dr. Tam. This is VERY helpful conversation and conserdation as I am in the middle of both physical and existential struggles and survival. Chuck, my friend, you rock dude!
Human beings by nature are social beings as well as many living beings, but this experience makes us find out that human creativity can create a virtual society in order to domesticate it … This society may be a tree, a rock or an animal … as soon as the names give it here it’s the first stem to forming society and this makes us conclude that the names are one of the most Important element to start a society
Love this show!
You're all just So Much FUN!
Gratuitous comment to help your channel survive in the cold harsh environment of social media algorithms.
Thoughtful of you...
Neil and Chuck for 2024
I spent a year alone as a teen, i did have 2 dogs but at the end of the year i had developed a speech inpediment as well as problems with sentence formation
Amazing episode as always! Lord Nice our Cosmic Comedian got DEEP in this one.
Excellent episode guys. Have to do episode 2
sign me up! -Teimojin
That was way better then I coulda ever expected. Wow. right on.
It's 3:00am in India, you uploaded it😅,,
I recently watched Quantumania
I too was watching it..
@@shivamrockstar17 I liked the movie , but why many people don't liked it. Great concept story used.
@@nikhil777x the CGI was great, story was cool, maybe people don't like where phase 4 of MCU is heading towards.
17:40 , I occasionally starve 3 days a week with only water . truly a beautiful feeling how common senses work at optimum.
Awesome episode! What a great conversation
As far as the "being alone" goes, i just could not stop thinking no matter how introverted..or simply enjoy time alone of a person you are, you just would go crazy without companionship. It might not be bad for the first couple days or even week(s) but after fighting the harsh elements by yourself, something might happen inside that makes you either want help, love, or to show off your prowess of what you could do on your own.
However. I did just say this while listening to fastinating people on my mobile divice comfy in my home.... ao idk
I love Chuck Nice!!!
Love this video, I think I'll be coming back to rewatch it a few more times
I found this episode of StarTalk to be the most intetesting ever! And that says a lot!!
Earth needs to develop the means to preserve Neil deGrasse Tyson for the end of world rule.
He is amazing!
I worked on resolution island off of iquluit (frobisher bay) the polar beers would smell, us out and head towards our work camp from 8 miles away you could,d see their tracks from the air amazing
I knew a guy who went up to a small town in Alaska and had some extra time. He went for a walk. The people in the village were appalled because polar bears would come into town and take people.
39:00 Don't forget Cast Away staring Wilson the volley ball
1:15 Survival is about two things:
1. Your will to continue; and,
2. How creative you can be, given your environment and whatever is available.
So yes, Gary, scientific knowledge is extremely beneficial.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that at 6:46 they asked him a question "What is your *can't leave home without it* item?" and then as he was about to answer, immediately interrupted him and never came back to that question?
I for one really would have liked to hear Dr. Tan's answer.
If you were bothered enough to make a comment not even a tenth of the way through the episode, maybe this show isn't for you.
@@scy1038 What? I watched the entire episode and then made my comment. That's why I know that question was never answered.
Thanks!
This conversation was so interesting 😮
That triple negative was crazy LOL But always a great time watching the show!
First! Neil, thanks for being our personal astrophysicist
I was on bowel rest for 3 months one time, no food.. I was never malnourished at the time, but always hungry and unable to eat. I can confirm that starvation has some pretty incredible psychological effects over a period. Starvation like I had never experienced before.
Oh! It's fun to learn about Dr. Tan being named after Genghis Khan! But all I have to say to Dr Tyson is: why can't both be true at the same time, isn't it what Quantum Physic teaches us?
Is Dr Tan’s first name a variant of Temujin as in Genghis Kahn? That’s badass if he’s named after Genghis Kahn and then became a badass in his own right!
(Edit) 22:48 never mind he answered it
Yup! my dad was a huge history buff - Teimojin
LOVE THIS THANKS FOR THE GREAT TOPICS
My favorite panel.🎉
My problem with Alone is that they no longer bring guys in who just sit and relax. Find enough to eat, enough to drink, and stay warm enough. Just embrace being alone and enjoy it. The first season had that, but I guess it wasn't exciting enough. I'd rather be alone with no contact, including the medical checks. Take away ALL contact and safety nets to see how the psyches survive.
I'd say yes and no, I honestly see alot more being brought on that think they are going to "conquer" the show, but they themselves are packed full of "inner demons "of their past with family, or other things like a "pregnant wife". Or they are just so cocky and they literally don't do anything.
@aaronfeuk2391 There is some of that, but I haven't seen anyone just resolve to sit in their shelter and only leave for water and if a food source was readily available during decent weather. He must have sat still for more than 90% of his time on the show. I liked his approach, but I could see where the producers said...this ain't gonna fly.
@diggernash1 oooooooh that one guy, honestly, I didn't like that approach, how boring to watch a guy just sit around. Bragging about I've never boiled water ever so I'm not going to now, then I don't need to make a fire. Yes, it was a different take on survival, but it was boring af. The first season did have the embrace of being alone, I think they need to whittle through more of the contestants, they bring out so many that spaz out and make their own drama, which ig sells. I think part of the problem is you get some in there and they get into that place you're talking about a stasis with food, water, and staying warm, then they lose the mental drive to keep going, they kinda go, "OK, I've got everything, now what?" Instead of just plodding through.
@@aaronfeuk2391 I think they purposely pick people that have some skill, but little experience actually applying it while alone. Boring is good when the goal is to simply outlast everyone. I don't see them choosing people with that outlook any longer. Maybe it was because he was almost the home team; as I have a lot of family in the Blairsville/Young Harris area of North Georgia.
I understand they need viewership, but it is fun to watch "survivalists" running around like ants while one guy just sits and beats them all. The right person will be angry when it is time to leave and they have to return to civilization. Find an old guy that craps in a bag and burns it in his stove during the Canadian/Alaska winter to avoid going outside, and hasn't had a bath in 8 months. That's the guy I want to watch.
That was a fun episode. Thanks!
The skills needed to survive in the wilderness and the skills needed to survive on the streets as a homeless person are transferable and I know this from experience.
This was a great episode
Well this has confirmed that a survival situation wouldn't offer much of a "life" except the slow and futile fight to stay alive. It might make me a little more grateful however for the insane luxuries of modern medicine and technology that keep us alive today.
I'm Puertorican "Boricua"
I'm grateful for your report.
But I have to tell you it's missing the last 20 years.
Of social, infrastructure and economic challenges implemented by one direction interest.
Please keep the good work and finish the story 🙏🏻
Starvation is something humans evolved to deal with. It is why we pile on fat so easily. But since it happened so often, we needed to be able to still function even though we were devouring our own fat stores and eventually muscle to persist until food happened again. It is something we can get somewhat used to.
We can even voluntarily not eat right up to the point of dying, either through sheer willpower or through emotional disorder. Hunger strikers and anorexics do this.
As part of Survival Training out on the Tundra with the British Army 🇬🇧💂🏻, you are taught “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” as Infection Control could make the difference between Life and Death ☠️.
Sphagnum Moss is a natural occurring astringent, and can be used like a sponge to clean a wound, or can be used as a Field Dressing to protect an open wound.
I’ve had to put my Training to good use following a near-fatal Hiking Accident on the east face of Lochnagar, a mountain in Aberdeenshire, where we had to use pads of Sphagnum Moss to dress a deep open wound, before binding it tight with Crepe Bandages prior to escorting the casualty off the mountain to hospital.
Bog Myrtle has similar astringent properties as well when boiled in water and left to cool.
Excellent show!! ❤❤
It would be easier to follow this wonderful doctor's viewpoint and heartfelt experience without the constant interruptions of Mr. Nice.
Loved this one!!
As far as the "being alone" goes, i just could not stop thinking no matter how introverted..or simply enjoy time alone of a person you are, you just would go crazy without companionship. It might not be bad for the first couple days or even week(s) but after fighting the harsh elements by yourself, something might happen inside that makes you either want help, love, or to show off your prowess of what you could do on your own .
The movie "passengers" ...
One right person is more than enough.
Will this talk include disappearances in the woods and the preventive actions to escape them? David Paulides' subscriber here! Hugs
Shout out to Neil knowing the movie Quite Earth! Staring Bruno Lawrence musician and actor.
Chiming in on the Ketosis part. I was diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes a few years ago. But on Keto I am diabetes free.
I'm 39 now. Too much suger, overweight, self-imposed.
I shifted to a strict Keto-diet a year ago, ignoring my doctors advice for a proper diabetes diet. I cut carbs and went all in with fat and protein (pork rinds are a godsend). I no longer have Diabetes (I do, but blood-sugars are normal and safe). It works for me and my doctor conceded when they got the first blood-test results a half year later.
Of course, I will recommend talking to your doctor.
Please look up the energy balance podcast to learn why keto is NOT the answer to diabetes long term. More of a band aid than a cure. There is a dark side to keto over time. I wish you the best of health.
Teimojin said that the brain prefers sugars in the blood. The body gets rid of sugar first, to prevent damage, so that it can use ketones.
Please get this guy on again. I grew up watching Survivor Man, and have always been enamored by the way a single person is able to survive any kind of natural element thrown their way. Fantastic episode!
It is really amazing isn't it! In a way. It's using the elements to stop the elements right? Boats stop floods. Caves and strong shelters stop rains, but... I have yet to hear of some cooling event from nature during hot days.. water maybe but then ghosts like me would get lobstered 🦞 lol
I would love to join again, we have only scratched the surface! - Teimojin
Welcome to Chuck's show.
I am your fan! Kisses from Brasil, with S!
I the question about socializing comes down to programming from a young age. Most of us have been programmed to be social and rely on a community to survive. I wonder if a human is programmed at an young age that life is mostly solitude would they experience the issue of loneliness?
OMG! Soooo good..stayin’ Aliiiiiive”!
So many bangers lately!
This was very interesting
"Last man on Earth movies"
You forgot a classic one:
_War of the Worlds._
The reporter reported that the invading ET"s had killed all the people, and he made it his purpose to continue to broadcast remotely as he traveled fruitlessly to find people.
He came across one crazed man who was convinced it was the end of the world. The reporter left him to his torment and continued his quest. I can't remember if the reporter found anyone else, but it speaks to the mental response to a person's world is turned upside down. This includes the need for a purpose like you mentioned, and a need for companionship. (But not that crazed, tormented man. He would have been a mental vampire.)
It's different when you choose to be alone and can just push a button and you're back with society than when you are lost and don't expect that you will ever come back.
Chuck nailed that !
37:08 I think Neil just had a proud dad moment
18:00 This was, genuinely, the peak of human intelligence for over 200,000 years. Any hunter-gatherer would absolutely be a very very talented expert at how to hunt for food. This is not to say that was better or worse than how we value intelligence now. Instead, it is to say: pre-agricultural humans were just as smart as us, but used their intelligence on different skills.
reminds me of the youtube series 7vswild and arctic warrior 🔥🔥
Yes I prefer to be alone, I don’t understand this concept of needing to be social or you lose your mind, that’s what’s crazy!
@sharpsapphire you are commenting via computer or phone.. on a video that provides a semblace of social interaction. That is not alone or even solitary confinement.. just choosing your desired level of social involvement.
Be Well!!
truth chuck is still going strong so
When I was a kid, we Doug snow forts out of snowbanks and hung out inside usually having to takeoff at least our jacket after a little while even with a hole in the roof.
Former survivalist lol. Thank you guys for the always fascinating, educational and funny content ❤
My relatives were poor sharecroppers. They made soap with lye and pig fat, they started fire without matches. Survival was just everyday life. Primitive trying be live this way everyday. I modern life was ultimately unsustainable. Primitives and country folk who live close to the land have more chance to survive a catastrophe. I always thought basic survival should taught in school: fire making, water purification, etc.
A few years ago, the race to the South Pole was recreated on Greenland, with one British and one Norwegian team. They recreated the gear and equipment of each team as accurately as possible, and importantly, they also recreated the type and quantities of food rations each team ate. Some of the Norwegians actually gained weight during the expedition. The Brits, on the other hand... They had to abort the experiment, as the weight loss was becoming detrimental to their health. And they hardly lost any fat - it was mostly muscle tissue. Scott and his men kept battling on for something like a month longer than what their modern British counterparts did. By the time they succumbed, they must have been reduced to stick men - with scurvy to boot.
The wim hof method is a huge benefit for any situation. Just saying