Stuck

Why we can't (or won't) move on from bad jobs, bad relationships, and bad habits, and how we can all move ahead.

by Anneli Rufus

In Shark-Infested Waters

By Anneli Rufus on January 23, 2009 in Stuck

Two men rescued at sea last week in the Torres Strait by an Australian helicopter crew claimed to have drifted helplessly for 25 days in a large plastic cooler. Another man drifted in the Indian Ocean for two weeks after the 2004 tsunami and survived by clinging to bits of wood and eating coconuts. Why do we so love survival-at-sea stories? It's partly because they're about situations in which typical day-to-day mental processes are abruptly displaced by arguably stronger stuff: extremist thinking, survival strategies, prayer and panic and instinct. Read More

The Australian story is most

Submitted by Michael Claymore on January 24, 2009 - 2:28am.

The Australian story is most likely a lie. From one of the local papers...

"Marine survival experts cast doubt over their story, fueling speculation of a botched people-smuggling syndicate.Beyond dehydration and hunger, the pair showed remarkably good health after surviving 25 days on only rainwater and a few tiny fish.
No sunburn.
No blistered skin from exposure.
No signs of emaciation."
Also, they have applied for asylum.
As for why people like these stories i dont think its at all complex- it simply allows them to think "If these guys can survive that, then i can survive another rush hour"