Browsing Category: Survival Myths

Boiling water makes it perfectly safe to drink, according to a hiker stuck in the middle of nowhere. When they come to a murky creek, they immediately boil and consume the water over a fire the boiling failed to remove. Days later, the toxins and contaminants that the boiling failed to remove have left them seriously unwell. Such myths are not innocuous misunderstandings; they can result in potentially fatal errors.  Myths about...