ASP class at the first period in 5/11 Tue.

We discussed about the desert survival problem in class.
The situation: We are group of 5-8 people. The plane caught fire and we were left there with following 15 items.
torch(4 battery size), jack knife, sectional air map of crash area, plastic rain coat(large size), magnetic compass, bandage kit with gauze, 45 calibre pistol(loaded), parachute(red and white), bottle of salt tablets(1,000), 1 little of water per person, book entitled Edible Animals of the Desert, 2 pairs of sunglasses per person, 2 quarts of 180 proof Vodka, 1 over coat per person, cosmetic mirror

I ranked these items and then, discussed and ranked them in group. Finally, we checked true ranking that was given by the expert and gave point to our own ranking. The higher the point is, the more we are likely to die. My point was 77 and point of my group was 84, so my group members and I must die under that situation.

I was most surprised that bottle of salt tablets is the least important thing because when I take hard exercise I sweat and want water and salt. However, according to the expert's answer, "With dehydration and loss of water, blood salinity increases. Without lots of extra water the salt tablets would require body water to get rid of the increased salinity. The effect would be like drinking sea water." I strongly agreed to the explain.