Hacker News with Generative AI: Survival

Soda Can Stove (thesodacanstove.com)
If all you want to do is boil water, consider making the cat food can stove instead of the soda can stove. It’s even easier to make than the soda can stove—plus it’s lighter and acts as a built-in pot support! But if you need to do more than boil water, you’re in the right place! The instructions here describe how to build the burner, but you’ll also need a DIY pot support to go with it for this design.
DIY, Camping, Survival
47 points by hungmung 61 days ago | 16 comments
Alone and Adrift in the Pacific (theatlantic.com)
On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.
Oceanography, Survival, Personal Stories
66 points by anarbadalov 65 days ago | 11 comments
Alone at Sea for 95 Days, a Peruvian Fisherman Clung to Hope (nytimes.com)
For 95 days, Máximo Napa Castro, 61, was alone and lost at sea, praying to God and clinging to the hope that he would one day see his mother again.
Survival, Peru, Ocean, Hope, Human Interest
4 points by bookofjoe 67 days ago | 1 comments
Five people survive 36 hours in alligator-infested swamp after plane crash (bbc.com)
Five people have been rescued after spending 36 hours atop a plane in an alligator-infested swamp in the Amazon after it was forced to make an emergency landing, local authorities said.
Survival, Accidents, Aviation, Wildlife
7 points by clusterfook 82 days ago | 2 comments
Prepper Disk (prepperdisk.com)
Due to demand, orders placed today may not ship until Wed. April 30th. Thank you for your patience.
Prepping, Survival, Hardware, Technology, Business
46 points by Timothee 91 days ago | 47 comments
Telling the Bees (emergencemagazine.org)
Finding solace in the company of bees, Emily Polk opens to the widening circles of loss around her and an enduring spirit of survival.
Bees, Nature, Loss, Grief, Survival
27 points by pepys 106 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world?
Post-Apocalyptic World, Industry, Rebuilding, Survival, Hypothetical Scenarios
20 points by hnthrowaway0315 122 days ago | 70 comments
Deep-sea diver was cut off from air supply for half an hour and survived (cbc.ca)
Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.
Diving, Accidents, Survival, Science
24 points by geox 123 days ago | 6 comments
Trapped in the dark for 35 hours – Red Sea dive-boat survivors tell of escapes (bbc.com)
Spending 35 hours trapped in a pitch-black air pocket in the upturned hull of a boat has taken its toll on Lucianna Galetta, her voice cracking as she recounts her ordeal.
Survival, Accidents, Maritime, Rescue, Diving
77 points by nradov 191 days ago | 94 comments
This is How Many Startup Businesses Fail in the First Year (+Survival Tips) (54collective.vc)
The startup journey is not for the faint-hearted. Pondering how many startup businesses fail in the first year is a prudent thing to do at pre-launch. This startup survival guide outlines the most critical startup failure statistics to keep in mind when planning your launch.
Startups, Business, Failure, Statistics, Survival
28 points by makerdiety 195 days ago | 32 comments
The survival of a Chinese sailor 5 months overboard rewrote Navy manuals (twitter.com)
Survival, Navy, China, Accidents
5 points by keepamovin 230 days ago | 1 comments
How to Live in a Collapsing Economy (youtube.com)
Economics, Finance, Personal Finance, Survival
4 points by razodactyl 231 days ago | 0 comments
'Would you survive 72 hours?' Germany&Nordics prepare citizens for possible war (theguardian.com)
Germany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a 32-page pamphlet titled If Crisis or War Comes. Half a million Finns have already downloaded an emergency preparedness guide.
Germany, War, Europe, Emergency Preparedness, Survival
11 points by robaato 237 days ago | 1 comments
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia (theguardian.com)
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour
Finland, Russia, Military, War, Survival
6 points by nickcotter 242 days ago | 0 comments
Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today (theregister.com)
Residents of Sweden are to receive a handy new guide this week that details how to prepare for various types of crisis situations or wartime should geopolitical events threaten the country.
Sweden, Government, Emergency Preparedness, Wartime, Survival
11 points by rntn 248 days ago | 3 comments
Russian family lived alone in the Siberian wilderness for 40 years (2013) (smithsonianmag.com)
In 1978, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a family of five in the taiga. They had been cut off from almost all human contact since fleeing religious persecution in 1936
History, Russia, Culture, Isolation, Survival
166 points by baxtr 254 days ago | 205 comments
Man survives monthlong ordeal in US national park on mushrooms, berries andwater (theguardian.com)
A man ingested a mushroom, berries and water to survive getting lost for more than a month in a Washington state national park, he has said in an interview about his nearly fatal experience.
Survival, Nature, Accidents, United States
7 points by bookofjoe 268 days ago | 0 comments
Grandma trapped in elevator for six days survived by rationing groceries (guinnessworldrecords.com)
Survival, Accidents
13 points by Bluestein 329 days ago | 11 comments
Survival of the Mediocre Mediocre (2018) (ribbonfarm.com)
Survival, Mediocrity, Social Commentary, Culture
41 points by tosh 404 days ago | 3 comments
A New Jersey couple survived the Alaskan wilderness on a homestead (bbc.com)
Survival, Alaska, Homesteading, New Jersey
81 points by gds44 430 days ago | 54 comments
How to Eat a Rattlesnake (newyorker.com)
Food, Survival, Wildlife, New York
16 points by samclemens 453 days ago | 2 comments
Pacific castaways' 'HELP' sign sparks rescue mission and family reunion (msn.com)
Rescue Missions, Family Reunions, Survival, News
52 points by paulpauper 469 days ago | 30 comments