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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @DebunkedOfficial
    @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +17

    Support Debunked by getting Fishing Clash on your iOS/Android device for FREE fishingclash.link/Debunked! Use my gift code DEBUNKED to get a $20 reward, and share your biggest catch in the pinned comment!

    • @user-tz3hm5ji1h
      @user-tz3hm5ji1h 15 дней назад

      NO

    • @m453-aperson
      @m453-aperson 12 дней назад

      Smashing that like button and subscribing will DEFINITELY help you out of ANY sticky situation!

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  11 дней назад

      @ Thank you

    • @m453-aperson
      @m453-aperson 11 дней назад

      @@DebunkedOfficial It was actually supposed to be sacarstic :/

  • @clarkkentmalabanan5626
    @clarkkentmalabanan5626 Месяц назад +602

    IF you want to find water just look for fishes. where there are fish, water is close

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +44

      😆 Unless you're playing Fishing Clash, then you could be anywhere!

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 26 дней назад +29

      Yup. Can confirm. When I found fish in the desert I did find water.

    • @daerdevvyl4314
      @daerdevvyl4314 12 дней назад +9

      It's true! Sushi restaurants all have running water.

    • @alphasushi9178
      @alphasushi9178 9 дней назад +3

      The closest running water was the bathroom, not at the fish section of tescos. This is DANGEROUS MISINFORMATION

    • @trmpetl
      @trmpetl 2 дня назад +1

      Even easier, just find any golf ball I've ever hit.

  • @salahudeeniqbal3460
    @salahudeeniqbal3460 Месяц назад +461

    One day, debunked will release the animated biography of the protagonist of their videos. It’ll be 10 hours long and will feature the worst luck known to man

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +41

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Simmer4Decades
      @Simmer4Decades Месяц назад +26

      He’s the RUclips equivalent of Buster from Mythbusters.

    • @MelonKingdomOfficial
      @MelonKingdomOfficial Месяц назад +3

      One day you will also learn grammar.

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd Месяц назад +1

      ​@@MelonKingdomOfficial And you know this person's first language is English how? They are understandable. Which is more than I can say about some native anglophones.

    • @G0TUGAI
      @G0TUGAI Месяц назад

      Not before you learn decency ​@@MelonKingdomOfficial

  • @isomeme
    @isomeme 26 дней назад +81

    7:33 In water rescue training, I was taught that the side stroke is best for long swims across open water. It can be done at a fast or leisurely pace as needed, and it keeps most of the face constantly above the water, simplifying breathing and keeping your destination always in view. The side stroke has become my default swimming style.

  • @moonliteX
    @moonliteX 29 дней назад +237

    i've NEVER heard you can follow birds to water

    • @FenrirAldebrand
      @FenrirAldebrand 28 дней назад +28

      Good to know I'm not insane, because I've never heard that either.

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 27 дней назад +23

      Its so stupid. There is a 50/50 chance a bird is going TO or FROM a water source. Whos to say that said birds you see aren't LEAVING a water hole? Now you are following them AWAY from water.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @Cassiopea525
      @Cassiopea525 24 дня назад +1

      I’ve only heard geese and ducks migrating will usually seek water around dusk but it’s not a guarantee.

    • @itsdabees
      @itsdabees 24 дня назад +1

      I've only heard this in the context of following geese specifically

    • @AlThurayya7
      @AlThurayya7 13 дней назад +4

      Ah I've only heard of following birds to land of your lost at sea..

  • @tiddiesattic
    @tiddiesattic Месяц назад +208

    The best way to avoid a shark attack is stay tf outta the ocean

    • @Support_Ad_Blocker
      @Support_Ad_Blocker 27 дней назад +7

      agreed. the ocean is not a swimming pool.

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 27 дней назад

      - black people

    • @willp6600
      @willp6600 26 дней назад +12

      Highly recommend you watch a documentary called Sharknado. It's an eye opener

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 26 дней назад

      @@tiddiesattic wow.. why was my comment deleted/censored?!
      My reply was “- said all back people, ever”
      Black folks always say this! How they don’t get in the ocean and are terrified of the creatures!

    • @creaslin
      @creaslin 25 дней назад +4

      Also a great way of avoiding rip currents.

  • @King91OM
    @King91OM 24 дня назад +77

    My phone is at 5% in the woods and I’m hoping I can watch this video till the end.
    *RUclips ads plays
    I’m dead, aren’t I?

  • @markteaney8381
    @markteaney8381 26 дней назад +75

    Took a ocean survival course years ago when i was a merchant seaman the instructor told the whole class to swin the lenght of the pool. Everyone jumped in and swam the length of the pool as fast as we could. The instructor asked why we swam fast he didn't say race and he ask us why none of us did a easy back stroke floating along nice and easy.

  • @mjmulenga3
    @mjmulenga3 24 дня назад +24

    Me: you're gonna catch these hands! 🙌🏾
    Shark: your offer is acceptable. 😁

  • @uncommonsimon5775
    @uncommonsimon5775 Месяц назад +131

    Well I didn't know carnivorous birds almost don't drink water that's quite cool ! 😁

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +17

      Bonus fact 😊

    • @leokac
      @leokac Месяц назад +13

      They do drink water from time to time. Prey water is not 100% enough, they still need a bit more water from rivers and other water sources.

    • @ybr0n
      @ybr0n Месяц назад +9

      They ALMOST don't drink 🙂

    • @4sername
      @4sername 29 дней назад

      If a kangaroo rat drinks water, it’ll die

  • @rayxaivertm
    @rayxaivertm 17 дней назад +15

    I was coming to say "you can just relax and let the current carry you until it stops" then you said it lol im a decent swimmer but when i got caught in a rip current, that was my first instinct. I just knew i couldn't swim against it. I was surprised at how calm and aware i was of everything.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  11 дней назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your experience and glad you were alight 👍

  • @catriamflockentanz
    @catriamflockentanz Месяц назад +40

    1:34 And even if the bird you follow happens to be on it's way to water - it _flies_ . There is no waay of knowing whether you can follow for long.

  • @jacobgill4808
    @jacobgill4808 28 дней назад +48

    The best trick to get water when there is none to be had take off your shirt and drag it through the grass early in the morning when there is due on the ground your shirt will be soaked in minutes then just ring your shirt into your mouth you can get a half a gallon of water in you in no time

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 27 дней назад +2

      What does that have to do with this video and the debunking??

    • @harish123az
      @harish123az 26 дней назад +31

      @@IceTTom Huh? the video talks a lot about finding water sources, so this is good advice (if true)

    • @catzbestfriend
      @catzbestfriend 23 дня назад +12

      Finding moss patches too helps because they naturally filter water. May taste like dirt but it’s clean.

    • @barf-fn8qc
      @barf-fn8qc 10 дней назад +3

      Dew

    • @desadia
      @desadia 5 дней назад +1

      @@IceTTomare u okay genuinely asking

  • @hofnr4227
    @hofnr4227 Месяц назад +40

    Over 900k follower and still one of the most underrated Channels on RUclips.
    Please keep up your brilliant work.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +5

      Thank you we will 💪

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 27 дней назад

      Oxymoron much??? How is nearly a MILLION subs be "underrated"???
      People need to stop with this silly nonsense

    • @hofnr4227
      @hofnr4227 27 дней назад

      @@IceTTom people need to stop complaining about everything on the Internet

    • @paulglennie1991
      @paulglennie1991 26 дней назад

      ​@@IceTTom because bs channels that lie and spread very wrong information have more.

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom 26 дней назад

      @@hofnr4227 how is pointing out the extreme obvious.. “complaining”?!?

  • @gomgombon9732
    @gomgombon9732 17 дней назад +7

    2:46
    This is also a myth.Remember
    *"crystal clear water can be deadly while dirty water can be safe"*

  • @brandnlord-u8k
    @brandnlord-u8k 25 дней назад +15

    0:21 pick up that water bottle that’s the most important thing besides rescue 😂

  • @christiaancoetzee1696
    @christiaancoetzee1696 27 дней назад +41

    They discourage drinking urine as a form of hydration, so any other reason you have to drink urine is perfectly fine.

  • @janicesmith2475
    @janicesmith2475 10 дней назад +3

    OK, based solely on this video I have subscribed. Not only did it provide useful information, the animation was superb! I especially lol’ed at the guy gently and repeatedly poking the shark in the eye and the gills. And the gulping sound effects when he was drinking urine? Genius. I could almost taste it. 🤢 Thank you very much, and happy New Year!

  • @ElusiveLion741
    @ElusiveLion741 Месяц назад +24

    While one shouldn't try to put a shark into tonic immobility if they don't know what their doing, you can push the shark away from you by placing your hand on the top of its nose/head to push and redirect them away. This is what a lot of divers do to move them.

    • @ankebosing1968
      @ankebosing1968 28 дней назад +3

      Do you think it is a good idea to put your hand so close to shark teeth? I would push water against the gills, that is the most vulnarable spot on a shark.

    • @liammorgans7329
      @liammorgans7329 28 дней назад +3

      @@ankebosing1968push water against the gills?

    • @ankebosing1968
      @ankebosing1968 28 дней назад +3

      @liammorgans7329 sorry, I am not a native speaker. I meant moving the flat hand towards the gills so that there is water pressure on the sharks gills, like shoving the water against it

    • @liammorgans7329
      @liammorgans7329 28 дней назад +1

      @ yeah thats what i thought you meant but i’ve just never heard of that. I thought just directly attacking scratching and ripping at the gills was the idea

    • @ankebosing1968
      @ankebosing1968 28 дней назад +1

      @liammorgans7329 this is what a German marine biologist recommends, he went diving with a lot of sharks, and I think he knows what he is talking about.

  • @pandapounce
    @pandapounce 24 дня назад +5

    Watching Lore Lodge and Missing Enigma have taught me 1) tell someone where you’re going and when you’ll be back 2) don’t leave the trail and 3) If you’re lost, stay put. Pretty sure those won’t steer me wrong.

  • @matthewdrummond1340
    @matthewdrummond1340 28 дней назад +6

    6:24 Finally a channel with a sponsor other than Better Help

  • @rubryc1557
    @rubryc1557 27 дней назад +27

    My dad taught me how to swim. Once he thought I was ready (around 8yo) he brought me to a rip current for the "don't panic and go with the flow lesson". Turns out the current makes an curve and brings you back farther down the beach.
    He waited for me there and once I made it back to him he told me "Good son, now you know how to swim".

  • @luciusfucius
    @luciusfucius Месяц назад +10

    Love how these videos are always so easy to follow along to 👌

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +1

      Glad you enjoy them and hopefully learn lots of new things along the way 😊

    • @luciusfucius
      @luciusfucius Месяц назад

      @DebunkedOfficial absolutely 👌

  • @Pendragon667
    @Pendragon667 25 дней назад +5

    Drinking from Rivers sure is way safer than from, say, standing waters.
    But you can't be 100% sure that there's no carcass lying in the water somewhere upstream.
    If possible I'd follow the river for a while to make it's safe to drink.

    • @cindys9491
      @cindys9491 8 дней назад +3

      Also there's often the lovely microscopic organism Giardia, which you can't see, in "clean" fresh water. Massive intestinal problems.

  • @rickwrites2612
    @rickwrites2612 29 дней назад +10

    Ive never heard of following birds to water, only mammals. Birds often fly to migrate. Theres only a few mammals that dont need water daily.

  • @JinX-so5yv
    @JinX-so5yv Месяц назад +14

    haha what a great educational video,laughed the whole time,thanks guys.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you! That’s our aim learn and laugh! 😊

  • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
    @BariumCobaltNitrog3n День назад +1

    If you can't be bothered to stay on the trail and keep your back facing away from the water, there's no place in that box on your neck for any of this useful information. If you are near a coast not drinking sea water, you could watch for gulls or maybe, the sun. At night in the northern hemisphere, Polaris (the north star) doesn't move and in only a few minutes you can tell which way the stars are moving (in a circle around Polaris) and which way to a coast. Stay on the trail.

  • @jadentetzlaff1108
    @jadentetzlaff1108 Месяц назад +12

    Thanks for saving my life in the future! 👍

  • @y_fam_goeglyd
    @y_fam_goeglyd Месяц назад +26

    Don't jump into the sea to cool down/get clean unless _absolutely necessary._ You'll end up covered in salts and will be even more uncomfortable than before. Wash in river water if at all possible. But be _very_ careful on the riverbank, you might slip in and that can be very bad news. Check Tom Scott's video on the most dangerous river (the Stridd I think).
    Very interesting video! Cheers 😊

    • @environm3ntalist549
      @environm3ntalist549 28 дней назад +4

      @@y_fam_goeglyd not once have I thought after swimming in the sea, ‘oh dear, how uncomfortable I am covered in all this salt’. Nonsense.

    • @RS-xq6je
      @RS-xq6je 22 дня назад

      Salts 😂

    • @ApequH
      @ApequH 13 дней назад

      More impotantly, if you are not a good swimmer don't go deeper than you can stand

    • @bobbing4snapples
      @bobbing4snapples 8 дней назад

      @environm3ntalist549
      That's cool. Any time I've ever gone into the ocean I emerged covered in an uncomfortable layer of salt that can make the rest of your day miserable if you don't have anywhere to rinse off. Glad you enjoy it though

  • @learnmoreabout
    @learnmoreabout Месяц назад +7

    So many things to learn! I love it 😁

  • @MakaylaChildress
    @MakaylaChildress 9 дней назад +3

    You should always boil water, even if it's clear and appears to be clean. You never know what's dead just a few miles upstream.

    • @Bambihunter1971
      @Bambihunter1971 5 дней назад +1

      Great advice when you can. If you are truly in a survival situation, drink what you have to drink then get checked out when you are back in civilization. Certainly don't die of dehydration trying to start a fire to boil (not that you are saying that).

    • @MakaylaChildress
      @MakaylaChildress 5 дней назад

      @ agreed

  • @David_Baxendale
    @David_Baxendale 9 дней назад +1

    To be honest, that switch from looking for water to rip tide was pretty slick 🤣

  • @ITLBGaming
    @ITLBGaming 6 дней назад

    I was out in california visiting my dads side of the family one time when I was like 13 or so. My dad and I went down to the ventura beach to relax and go swimming. I remember going out into the water and going a little bit deeper than i should've and having my dad come and join me. Shortly after my dad said we needed to get closer to shore, so we started swimming only to very shortly realize we weren't getting any closer. I had never heard of rip currents/rip tides before that day. I was panicking and my dad told me to swim sideways, i was able to make it out of the rip and swim to shore, but my dad not so much. I ran to the lifeguard tower and asked the person sitting in it to help, only to find out it was just a random person sitting in the tower, there were no lifeguards that day.
    I thought for sure that day that my dad was going to drown, luckily as he was floating on his back, a surfer just happened to be going by him, he told my dad to grab onto his board and they swam back to shore. Ive got to say, that was probably the most terrifying experience in my life. Rips are no joke

  • @CarolineandLyra
    @CarolineandLyra 24 дня назад +1

    Great video. Only one thing, coconut water (13:05) can help a little in a survival situation however it is a diuretic. So if you drink too much coconut water could lead to dehydration rather than help, as it increases urination. It's also high in potassium and sudden and sever levels of potassium can be life threatening or make you very ill in the best case senario.

  • @neneshubby
    @neneshubby 26 дней назад +3

    The best way to avoid a shark attack is to stay the hell out of its house.

  • @DebunkedOfficial
    @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +17

    Have you ever followed any of this bad survival advice?

    • @learnmoreabout
      @learnmoreabout Месяц назад +13

      Always assumed you should ration water, interesting.

    • @inshort58
      @inshort58 Месяц назад +2

      The scene with Simon and Neil from Inbetweeners 2 😂🤢

    • @Vassilinia
      @Vassilinia Месяц назад +7

      No but Bear Grylls desperately keeps begging me to drink my own urine, it's become a bit of a problem really.

    • @darkwinter7395
      @darkwinter7395 Месяц назад +6

      @@Vassilinia Ya know, at a certain point one starts to wonder if there's, well.... an ulterior motive... if ya know what I mean... 🤔

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  29 дней назад +2

      @@Vassilinia 😆

  • @jukori
    @jukori 9 дней назад +4

    don't go for the eyes when faced with a shark - they will cover it with a protective skin that decreases their sight, making them more likely to bite... stay calm, keep your eyes at all times on the shark, and push some water against their gills to let them know that you know about their weak point. That's usually enough.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  9 дней назад +6

      "Sharks have a protective eyelid-like barrier called a nictitating membrane, but it’s designed to protect from a thrashing fish caught in that shark’s jaws and not from fingers." DR. DAVID SHIFFMAN / MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST

    • @jukori
      @jukori 8 дней назад +1

      @@DebunkedOfficial Depending on the shark it might hunt prey like seals or crustaceans which do possess finger-like limbs or at least sharp teeth that could damage the eyes, so do not underestimate the strength of the nictitating membrane ;) But I agree the eyes are sensitive - yet temporarily blinding an apex predator and risking to be further explored with its jaws is not... optimal.

  • @Vishal7Prasad
    @Vishal7Prasad 29 дней назад +4

    CHAPTERS:
    0:37 Should You Follow Birds To Find Water?
    03:12 How To Escape A Rip Current?
    08:06 In A Shark Attack Should You Punch A Shark On The Nose?
    12:00 Should You Ration Water?
    14:10 Should You Drink Your Own Pee?

  • @Komainu959
    @Komainu959 23 дня назад +7

    Bear Grylls honestly gives so much terrible advice. If you follow the things he does you'll probably end up dead.

    • @MenacingGrin
      @MenacingGrin 3 дня назад

      In all fairness, He has said that the survival tactics he shows would be for times when you know no one will find you and the best survival tactics will just let you survive longer but you'd still end up dying from exposure.

  • @pixie_laluna
    @pixie_laluna Месяц назад +3

    Wow, what a clifhanger, Stu ! We need to know if the man at least survive and back to civilization.

  • @Quickened1
    @Quickened1 26 дней назад +1

    Great segway Stu, and thank you so much for not supporting the idea of drinking one's own urine! Outstanding video, on what should be basic survival instincts... 👍🏻

  • @joshhigh8488
    @joshhigh8488 29 дней назад +2

    ngl, i gave your vid a like after the "daydream" comment. Brilliant segue

  • @DarkSideofjah
    @DarkSideofjah Месяц назад +6

    I've been free diving and spear fishing for years and I can say I have had many shark encounters staying calm and keeping your eyes on the shark is solid advice as the shark is going to be be looking at you in your eyes whole time u need to maintain eye contact it does work 95 % of the time just hope the sharks not in a bad mood but also you never want to try and swim away from a shark it will think your afraid of it and that's not good it will try to attack you cause that's how it's food behave, so definitely you should Stand your ground always and never let the shark see you before you see it always be aware of your surroundings keeping updating it ever 2 seconds but one time I remember I was a mile offshore me and friend mind you we don't have a boat so we just swim out to sea but we dive far apart from each other almost like solo diving basically... I was attacked by a hungry bull shark I was shooting some squids when I just saw a black shadow floating up out of the blue depts below me.... we like to dive on what we call the edge that's where the bottom of the sea drops off into the depts like the edge of the sea bottom where u can no longer see the sea floor just dark blue on one side the other side is the edge I had alot of fish that I had shot as we were in the water form in the morning about 6am till it was almost mid day I had so many big fish on my strings plus lobsters and squids even few octopus It was two long strings full of all kinds a fish that I was swimming with and broo brooo I think it definitely wanted some of them... It just attacked me on sight almost I was using the spear gun to jab at it but it just kept circling me and coming at me each time trying to bite me I saw it closed it's eyes as it try to take a bite it was about 10 feet long and really bulky I was starting to panic as it kept circling me every time I would jab at it like it would swim way then change direction and come back at me again one of the time I jab at it with the spear gun I held up my head and saw my friend a good distance away from me I yeld shark!!!! So he started to swim towards me but he was so far he told me I should hit the to of the water as hard as I can with my hands to make a loud explosion sound I did it while the shark was swimming towards me while swimming towards it like it got scared cause I was charging back at it but the loud explosion sound when u slightly curve ur palm and hit the top of the water as hard as you can really scared the shark my friend was getting closer and he was doing it too I can tell you for a fact it really works to scare the shark it along with the fact that once I realized the shark wasn't leaving me alone I had no choice but to try and fight it off so when I seen it coming at me I would swim back towards it like a game of chicken but all along it wasnt working really the shark kept coming back each time but when I started to hit the water top hard as I can believe me it definitely scared the shark it didn't know what was going on anymore it's like the loud sound sounded like explosions or something big and powerful and I was charging at it while doing it the shark got scared at swam away .... Before the shark would sometimes change direction to avoid the tip of the spear I was so scared as Its the first time I ever really got attacked like that... sharks normally just check u out a bit a go about their business but this time was different but one thing for sure I wasn't giving him not a single one of my fish 😂 I was swimming and diving hunting for hours I couldnt just give all it up cause I was scared I rather die 😂g b

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your experience and an interesting observation about the booming sound detering them 👍

    • @RobertR3750
      @RobertR3750 29 дней назад +13

      I'm scared of your lack of punctuation and inability to use paragraphs.

    • @user-tz3hm5ji1h
      @user-tz3hm5ji1h 15 дней назад +3

      My GOD - paragraph breaks my friend. Aint no one reading that.....yeesh!

    • @misscacie2442
      @misscacie2442 10 дней назад

      Have you ever heard of punctuation? Reading all of that is like you're saying a sentence constantly without any breaks or change of tone.

  • @izdmdzmd
    @izdmdzmd 28 дней назад +1

    You are not paying your animator enough. He is great!

  • @rickclinton5083
    @rickclinton5083 28 дней назад

    Thanks for the code I appreciate it and will continue to support the channel

  • @majorphenom1
    @majorphenom1 5 дней назад

    Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿

  • @darkzak47
    @darkzak47 7 дней назад

    By the fishing ad, I want to shake him and say “did you forget that you’ve been trying to get out of the woods”

  • @TooTallForPony
    @TooTallForPony 4 дня назад

    While rationing your water when you're dehydrated or at risk of it is a bad idea, when you have a limited supply it's also bad to drink a lot of water all at once. If you drink, say, a glass of water in one go, a lot of that will pass right through you rather than being absorbed. You're better off taking smaller and more frequent sips so that you drink the same amount over the same time period, but your body absorbs more of it.

  • @bsfishing7073
    @bsfishing7073 12 дней назад +1

    And plus once you find the water it, the birds have been taking a bath in it and you most likely know what else they’re doing so you’re gonna have to purify it if you can even drink it😅

  • @gbolagadeolajide8595
    @gbolagadeolajide8595 28 дней назад

    Great video! Enjoyed it

  • @Scubamike4499
    @Scubamike4499 12 дней назад +5

    Expert diver advice...
    If the shark's intent is really to eat you, you will be dead before you decide whether to punch it in the nose or gills

  • @davidlean8674
    @davidlean8674 День назад

    It is extremely rare that a shark is inquisitive & comes close enough for you to strike it. If they mistake you for a seal or something edible, they are swimming at you so fast that you can barely see them thru the water before they have taken a bite. They don't like the taste of humans, so rarely do they bite again. But even a modest shark can bite your leg off before they've realised they didn't want to eat you.

  • @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475
    @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475 26 дней назад +1

    How would you know that water is safe to drink?

  • @snowangelnc
    @snowangelnc 10 дней назад

    Bird #1: We made it to the river!
    Bird #2: Great! Time for a drink.
    Bird #1: And splash around.
    Bird #2: Yeah!
    Birds #1 and #2: Do-de-do-de-do-de-do.
    Bird #1: Ok, I'm done.
    Bird #2: Me too. Ready to go?
    Bird #1: Go? We can't leave here.
    Bird #2: Why not?
    Bird #1: Because we're birds. We're only capable of flying TOWARD water.
    Bird #2: But we started out away from the water. How did we get over there?
    Bird #1: I have no idea.
    The bird survival tip was one I had never heard of. Even after hearing it here, it made no sense to me.

  • @alfrancisbuada2591
    @alfrancisbuada2591 Месяц назад +5

    Another thing that should be debunked is eating bugs

    • @mastermewtwo5503
      @mastermewtwo5503 Месяц назад +6

      Eating bugs should be something you get used to in survival. Termites, crickets, grubs... Good sources of protein and nutrition. But there are types of bugs like millipedes that may prove poisonous, so some research should be done. Most I've personally eaten were from mealworm vending machines in a science museum and cricket chips though.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +2

      Do you mean as in you can't just eat any bugs?

    • @alfrancisbuada2591
      @alfrancisbuada2591 Месяц назад +1

      @@DebunkedOfficial yes

  • @d4slaimless
    @d4slaimless 28 дней назад

    I love the animation in the videos on this channel.

  • @koriw1701
    @koriw1701 Месяц назад +1

    These animations are so amusing! I am pretty good with knowing what I should and shouldn't do, but I watch anyway because it's worth a hearty laugh

  • @izzojoseph2
    @izzojoseph2 8 дней назад

    Never heard flying birds to water.
    Capture a monkey, feed it salt ~ lots of salt ~ it’ll run right to water when you let it go😂

  • @Enligaten
    @Enligaten 11 дней назад

    It’s surprising how much that one guy pissed in a span of minutes

  • @nkronert
    @nkronert Месяц назад +1

    Watch out for that rip current! 😂

  • @clemdane
    @clemdane 13 дней назад

    I'd never heard of following birds to water

  • @izzojoseph2
    @izzojoseph2 8 дней назад

    Zuma beach, just north of Santa Barbara, it’s known for brutal rips

  • @denso-l5y
    @denso-l5y 11 дней назад

    yeah following a rip out to deep water takes you out to meet the sharks, and how often will you find a raft.

  • @cloric1
    @cloric1 11 дней назад

    Shelter > fire > water > food.

  • @ChandraMigina
    @ChandraMigina 8 дней назад

    I never heard the "hack" to follow the birds to find water.
    But even if it worked, my bigger fear would be that I might not be able to drink from the water the animals do, as the quality might not be the best ... 😅

  • @DamienDrake2389
    @DamienDrake2389 7 дней назад

    Drinking pee is a bad idea but like the video says, its made of 95% water. You should bottle it if you have a spare container because you might be able to heat it and collect the condensate from the evaporating steam, which will be safe and hydrating!

  • @miner1546
    @miner1546 Месяц назад +6

    Bruh my mans video quality is better than %95 of the videos on youtube but still doesnt gets as much value they really are.

  • @Edocska
    @Edocska 19 дней назад

    Stu, could you please make an audiobook, I could listen to your voice for hours?

  • @ningayeti
    @ningayeti Месяц назад +10

    Navy Seals use sidestroke when tired, not breaststroke.

    • @mehere8038
      @mehere8038 28 дней назад +4

      cause they're carrying gear lol. Sidestroke, breaststroke & backstroke all work fine to conserve energy in general, but vary as to which is best based on other considerations (such as experience & if carrying stuff or needing to see where you're going)

  • @Handleyman
    @Handleyman Месяц назад

    Well at least he had a clean pair of ‘Y’ fronts!! 😂😂

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  29 дней назад +1

      😆 I'm sure we could find some sort of survival use for those

  • @willhickey7387
    @willhickey7387 17 дней назад

    I have tried and true tested skills that i have learned from experience from years and years of hiking, backpcking and camping. Im also very familiar with the geography and layout of the land i explore in.

  • @IceTTom
    @IceTTom 27 дней назад +3

    That Fishing Clash game looks absolutely horrible. Its not a fishing simulator, its (another) one of those childrens games with a million things going on at once 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @roberthunter6927
    @roberthunter6927 21 день назад +1

    Don't east unless you have plenty of fresh water. [Except very fleshy, watery fruits.] Always look for MULTIPLE signs of water. [Large rock formations, particularity with green around the edges, animal behavior, etc. Remember if YOU are thirsty, other critters will be too.
    Concentrated urine is darker, so if that is the case, you are already in water debt. So drink to restore your energy, and then solve the water problem. Dehydration leads to a temporary dementia [which goes away when you re-hydrate.
    Not sure about cooling off in the ocean. When you emerge, the salt will dry on the skin, and probably some sand as well. This, together with your own skin oils, and sweat, will block pores, giving you a feeling of "prickly-heat" and partial suffocation [your skin absorbs oxygen]. The gas exchange is tiny in humans compared your lungs. Most animals do have cutaneous respiration [especially small, flat creatures] as their main or only form of respiration.
    Try to get out of the rip, while not fighting against it. You don't know how far it will take you, so aim to slide off to the edges and escape.

  • @AmityvilleFan
    @AmityvilleFan 7 дней назад

    Actualy, recycling urin 3 to 5 times is not a bad idea in absolute must situations. Only then will it be too concentrated with waste-products (especialy salt) that it'll further de-hydrate you.

  • @MariusFusariu
    @MariusFusariu 12 дней назад

    The first myth is that your mobile screen should be used vertically-oriented

  • @kylesavage4525
    @kylesavage4525 29 дней назад +3

    I heard that if u start drinking sea water along with fresh from the beginning of ur 'adventure' will not dehydrate you. If u wait to completely run out of fresh water and then while dehydrated drink sea water that is when it will harm u the most.

    • @klakatroll
      @klakatroll 21 день назад

      Seawater will never hydrate you or be beneficial in any way so why would you ever drink it for any reason? Horrible advice mate

  • @brendenhawley2225
    @brendenhawley2225 21 день назад

    Mythbusters did a episode on shark punching in the nose, they thought it worked. Granted the sharks were not attacking so I guess the eye gouge is more effective in attack situation.

    • @francesbarker3587
      @francesbarker3587 9 дней назад

      Most sharks have a nictating membrane that covers the eye to protect it when biting prey - so it’s actually not a good tactic. Best to go for the gills instead 🙌

  • @DaveAdams222
    @DaveAdams222 27 дней назад

    LMAO! The ending rip current! HAHAHAHA!

  • @Titanic-wo6bq
    @Titanic-wo6bq Месяц назад +4

    fine, I'll drink my sweat

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад +1

      😆 safer than your urine!

    • @RobertR3750
      @RobertR3750 29 дней назад +3

      Not a good idea. Also contains salt.

    • @catzbestfriend
      @catzbestfriend 23 дня назад

      Find some moss in the morning. Moss naturally filters water and holds a lot of it.

  • @jameshanley3947
    @jameshanley3947 3 дня назад

    9:14 sharks are jedi confirmed

  • @lJ0blixen
    @lJ0blixen 12 дней назад

    Just flip the dang shark..lol

  • @Azrael2925
    @Azrael2925 29 дней назад +2

    For some strange reason the audio is in german on my end

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  29 дней назад +2

      If you go to settings, you can change the audio track English (US) original is what you want. This is our first video that RUclips has automatically dubbed in various languages. Thanks for watching

    • @Azrael2925
      @Azrael2925 29 дней назад +1

      @DebunkedOfficial thanks

  • @Kodack-ki2im
    @Kodack-ki2im 4 дня назад

    14:11 This is not how digestion works. I get why you'd think that your body excretes stuff it doesn't want, and you drink it and it goes back into your body and thats bad, however it's not actually in your body now, it's in your gut, which is not actually inside your body. It's not like urine gets absorbed by the body and the kidneys have to excrete it a 2nd time. All the stuff in your urine that isn't digestable or not wanted by your body, is simply passed out in your poo. All of the life saving water in the urine, which is what it is mostly made of, even if really concentrated, does get absorbed by your intestines though and it can keep you alive. And while there are salts in urine, it is not salt water and it's safe to drink. The only reason seawater is dangerous to drink is it has so much salt in it that it pulls water out of your body through osmosis and you become more dehydrated. That doesn't happen with urine.

  • @yanndooms8892
    @yanndooms8892 27 дней назад

    Just a quick question: can you destil the water of your urine (by heating it up and catching the water vapor)?

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  26 дней назад

      I can't find a reliable enough source to confirm this but destilling urine will remove most of the contaminants but not all.
      The only why to convert urine in to drinking water reliably is by pushing it through a membrane that only allows water to pass through at high pressure (Reverse Osmosis). NASA has been able to recycle up to 98% of the water that astronauts bring into space by recycling their urine and sweat. The membrane technology they use can filter the wastewater into clean drinking water.

    • @pasheg4345
      @pasheg4345 26 дней назад

      Distillation of liquids is generally not practical for survival situations. You'd be incredibly lucky if you somehow end up with all required utensils (that are also heat-proof) and with plenty of fuel.
      And "distilled" urine stinks really bad anyway, only the salts would go away.

  • @coolcat8b
    @coolcat8b 15 дней назад

    If you're lost in the woods at dusk/night (or any dark / hard to navigate area), do not start following any animal, star, whatever UNLESS it's artificial light / a campfire. And even then, proceed with caution. Walking in the woods at night is a big no-no. Lots of things that you won't see until the last second can kill you, even a simple branch. If you're lost in the woods, and it's getting late, your best choice is to find as safe and comfortable a spot as possible, create some sort of bed by laying branches on the ground (isolate yourself from the ground as much as possible), and lay low until morning. And that was just the first item in this video - sigh*

  • @cytheriaa
    @cytheriaa 28 дней назад +1

    12:38 actually i managed to go an entire week without water but ofc i didn't do anything, i was just sitting in my home and avoided moving as much as possible.
    14:17 lol bear grills is as fake and staged as you can possible get.

    • @FenrirAldebrand
      @FenrirAldebrand 28 дней назад +1

      Les Stroud AKA "Survivorman" is the best survival TV show. He packs his own camera gear, and is actually out there alone - short of a radio for dire emergencies. Back when he first started the show all the camera gear was *so heavy*, I can imagine he's extremely grateful when GoPros started becoming mainstream and like ¾ of the weight from his gear vanished.

  • @SachaAnderson-d8v
    @SachaAnderson-d8v 18 дней назад

    the rip current myth has every aussie screaming the answer

  • @conradsieber7883
    @conradsieber7883 6 дней назад

    Would it work to drink the shark's urine? And then peeing on the shark to scare it away...

  • @Etherman7
    @Etherman7 29 дней назад

    If the universe is a simulation, then survival is a skill that a lot of people don’t put points into when their character is created. Some people just can’t grasp it. Ask anyone who’s done orienteering/ land nav classes in a group.

  • @paulhenry2536
    @paulhenry2536 25 дней назад

    Why Would you have drinking flask underwater?

  • @QueWhatt
    @QueWhatt 10 дней назад

    I tried watching this right before bed, and it stressed me out.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  9 дней назад +1

      😬 sorry about that, hoped learned something that made it a worthwhile watch

  • @moriah5027
    @moriah5027 28 дней назад +1

    Well, let's just hope I won't have to follow any of this advice in the future

  • @Cat-Tiger-Taegi-Cult
    @Cat-Tiger-Taegi-Cult 13 дней назад

    I often wonder why people don't just turn around and go back the way they came?

    • @embers_song
      @embers_song 12 дней назад +2

      If they're lost in a forest, it's very easy to get turned around and get confused as to where you came from without major landmarks. And even if you know the vague general direction that you came from, it's super hard to walk in a straight line in a forest. Other factors like darkness, unfamiliar surroundings, and panic definitely can contribute. All that to say, it's usually hard to know what direction you came from by the time you realize you're lost.

  • @conradsieber7883
    @conradsieber7883 6 дней назад

    Can I get a glass of water at the sand bar?

  • @Professor-Dating
    @Professor-Dating 29 дней назад

    So I cannot give the shark a fist but I can touch his eye. I wish I knew that when I played against sharks at the poker table.

  • @Tina-d8f
    @Tina-d8f 28 дней назад

    Don't get stuck in the wilderness seems like the best idea.

  • @Soundofwindonsand
    @Soundofwindonsand 27 дней назад

    Blue Herons will fly from Lake to Lake, it's the younger one's trying to fand a safe place to be (older Herons will kill them for their tresspass)

  • @JohnnyXanax
    @JohnnyXanax 27 дней назад

    There is a little water hack to use to save the water you have by chewing gum, a pen cap, a large button, preferably the ones on camos, to produce saliva. Find shelter ASAP. If you have to build one from branches, preferably make ABOVE ground and DRY as it could get very col at night. Which by the way, it is when predators are out hunting for prey. The Army survival guide has many tips to keep your ass alive. If you find a stream, follow as it flows. When I go on hikes by myself, please, ALWAYS tell somebody where you are going. You ain't going to have signal. Being in the Army, they did teach me skills other than to expire the enemy. A good sharp knife, quality hiking shoes, a water bag with a hose that extends to your mouth, and a flint and steel. Lastly, a basic first aid kit. I always have a tactical wristband that is also good quality rope, my gun, of course. Lastly, but not necessary, I have a yellow plastic tape to tie around trees in case of emergency and let the search party I am within the vicinity. Make noise to alert animals you are around. You don't want to surprise mama bear with her cubs. If you are in shorts and short sleeve shirt, WITH tour hiking footwear. Mosquitos are driving you nuts, if you are in Australia, ooof, rub GREEN eucalyptus leaves on your skin. The oils serve well as a repellent. Otherwise, mud worked for me. Don't do shit out of your league. If you are inexperience and ill prepared, many things can happen, and you will be FUBAR.

  • @Petra44YT
    @Petra44YT Месяц назад +1

    Only a total idiot would just drop an empty water flask in such a situation and leave it there. It's not only littering, but you'll also need that bottle to take water with you when you find it!

  • @msummers10
    @msummers10 Месяц назад +1

    The DEBUNKED Fishing Clash gift code doesn't work :/

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Месяц назад

      Apologies! I've reported it to Fishing Clash, it seems to work in a browser but not the app at the moment. I'll message here again as soon as I hear back