Life hacks for extreme situations

We are used to comfort. How many of us suffer every summer during the planned shutdown of hot water? At such a time, I hear my neighbor from above. He takes a cold shower and makes sounds like he's being rubbed by snow. For him, such a shower is already extreme conditions.

We're just used to comfort. We watch hurricanes and earthquakes on screens, in the news or movies. We are afraid of the elements and are glad that this is not happening to us.

We are so used to comfort that we don't know how to behave if something really extreme happens in our lives. Let's try to fix it. Suddenly these life hacks will save your life or health.

1. Steel wool lights up from the battery. Steel wool is a common material for polishing and grout. If you are not engaged in construction, then in your house it can be found in dish washing sponges. Touching a 9V battery will be enough to make sparks fly from the cotton wool.
2. A watch can replace a compass. In sunny weather, the cardinal directions can be determined if there is a clock. To do this, you need to position the clock so that the hour hand points to the sun. The angle between the hour hand and 12 o'clock should be divided in half. The line dividing this corner will point to the south. Moreover, the south will be on the right side of the sun until 12 o'clock, and after 12 o'clock — on the left. This method is suitable for determining the direction during the day, namely from 6 am to 6 pm.
3. Women's tampons stop bleeding. In the absence of a bandage or cotton wool, a regular tampon can be used to stop the blood. If the wound is small, then you can just put it there and hold it with your hands. Otherwise, do not forget to apply a tourniquet. No kidding, nosebleeds stop perfectly with a tampon.
4. Behavior in the car during a snowstorm. Do not abandon the car until the snowstorm subsides. In a car, your chances of survival are much higher. Start the engine for 10 minutes every hour. This way you will save gasoline, you will not let your battery run out, and the engine will not cool down. If you are in the dark, then shine something to make it easier to find you.
5. Tights are a women's multitool. Ordinary women's tights can be used as a rope. They will also make a dust filter. With the help of tights, a tourniquet is easily applied. They are bad only in one way — they are not stockings. Stockings are also about-everything.wikis, only already split in half and much sexier.
6. Cotton is dangerous in nature. Cotton clothing breathes and warms perfectly. However, once it gets wet, you can easily catch inflammation. According to statistics, the majority of hypothermia in nature were among cotton lovers. Synthetic or wool clothing is devoid of this problem.
7. Behavior during a thunderstorm. A well-known fact: you should not hide from a thunderstorm under large trees. They attract lightning strikes. The lowlands, despite the water, are safer than the hills.
8. Food foil can replace dishes. If you do not have utensils for cooking on a campfire, then use foil. Naturally, we need food foil made of aluminum, not cellophane from a chocolate bar. The food should be wrapped and put on coals or directly into the flame.
9. Keep a few matches in the flashlight. Matches can easily get wet or just get wet. Flashlights are better protected from moisture than boxes. In the battery compartment there is a place for a few matches and paper for kindling.
10. Don't eat snow to quench your thirst. Snow or ice is not suitable for drinking. One of two things: either the amount of water will be insufficient, or you will harm your insides with a low temperature. If you do not have the opportunity to get drunk in another way, then first melt snow or ice, you can even in your mouth. Water can be sent inside only in liquid form!
11. In case of a storm, close everything. Strong wind easily damages houses with open windows or doors. Therefore, be sure to close them during a storm warning. One sharp gust will be enough for an imperceptible draft to cause a tragedy.
12. Do not stand in doorways during an earthquake. It came as a surprise to me. In OBZH lessons, I was taught to hide there. Recent studies of disasters show that it is necessary to hide next to massive high objects. A bed, a wardrobe, a refrigerator will do. It is advisable to take the embryo pose.