Survival Ranking Exercise
1. Enter your individual ranking (1-15) for each item in the "Your Ranking" column.
2. After team discussion, enter your team's ranking in the "Team Ranking" column.
3. Click "Calculate Scores" to see how well you and your team did!
Note: Lower scores are better. The score is the total difference between your rankings and the expert rankings.
| Item | Expert Rank | Expert Reasoning | Your Ranking | Team Ranking | Your Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small mirror | 1 | Most powerful for signaling. Can generate 5-7 million candelas. Reflection visible beyond horizon. | |||
| Oil/fuel mixture (10L) | 2 | Second most important for signaling. Floats on water and can be ignited with matches. | |||
| Water container (25L) | 3 | Essential to replace perspiration loss. Provides several days of water rations. | |||
| Army rations (case) | 4 | Your basic food supply for survival. | |||
| Plastic tarp (2m²) | 5 | Can collect rainwater and provide shelter from wind and waves. | |||
| Chocolate bars (2 boxes) | 6 | Emergency food supply reserve. | |||
| Fishing kit with rod | 7 | Ranked lower than chocolate - no guarantee of catching fish. Rod could be tent pole. | |||
| Nylon rope (500m) | 8 | Can tie people/equipment together to prevent going overboard. Many uses but not critical. | |||
| Floating seat cushion | 9 | Useful as life preserver if someone falls overboard. | |||
| Shark repellent (box) | 10 | To repel sharks, of course. | |||
| Rum bottle (80% alcohol) | 11 | Contains alcohol - could be antiseptic for wounds. DANGEROUS to drink (causes dehydration). | |||
| Transistor radio (small) | 12 | Won't receive any radio waves in mid-ocean. | |||
| Atlantic Ocean maps | 13 | Useless without navigation equipment. | |||
| Mosquito net | 14 | NO mosquitoes in the middle of Atlantic Ocean. Useless for anything else. | |||
| Sextant | 15 | Useless without measurement tables and chronometer. | |||
| TOTAL SCORES: | - | - | |||