This activity we were given a list of objects that we could have on a lost life raft in the middle of the ocean. We then had to list the objects in order of what we thought was the most important to the least important. Once we completed that we were the grouped up and we went back through the object and had to come up with another order that we could all agree on. Not to soon after we figured out what order the coast guard would put the objects in and why.
My Order :
25 liter container of water
- for hydration and longer survival
a case of army rations
- for food and longer survival
a shaving mirror
20 sq ft of opaque plastic sheeting
a sextant
a fishing kit
15ft nylon rope
mosquito netting
maps of pacific ocean
160 percent proof rum
small transistor radio
10 liter can of oil
a floating seat cushion
2 boxes of chocolate bars
- already have food more important things needed
a can of shark repellent
- you are in a life raft you aren't going to be facing any sharks
My Group's Order:
25 liter container of water
a case of army rations
a shaving mirror
a fishing kit
160 percent proof rum
15ft nylon rope
20 sq ft of opaque plastic sheeting
2 boxes of chocolate bars
10 liter can of oil
mosquito netting
map
a sextant
floating seat cushion
trasistor radio
shark repellent
We all had similar first and last orders
Expert's Order:
We had a lot of similar stuff. What we didn't expect is for the mirror to be more important than food and water. I think I would trust experimental data more than expert opinion because data is an actual testing of the situation