Impossible Journey
Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
It is impossible for anyone to survive longer than one week without drinking, yet Abdullah managed a ten day desert crossing without finding water or bringing any along. How was this possible?
Answer
A desert is a region so arid that it supports little or no vegetation. Many areas of the far north are also considered deserts, which is where Abdullah made his ten day crossing. He survived by eating ice and snow.
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dodobird
Mar 27, 2002
| couldn't he have brought other things to drink |
Beelzebub
Mar 28, 2002
| Abdullah could have been a camel |
rayneeday
Mar 29, 2002
| I'm with Beelzebub....wait, that didn't sound right, I mean I agree with Beelzebub....sheeesh that doesn't sound right either. All right dang it, I thought Abdulah was a camel too, AND BEELZEBUB....YA NEED TO CHANGE YOUR NAME. I MAY WANT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT SOMEDAY AND I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY RECORD OF SUPPORTING BEELZEBUB..KNOW WHAT I MEAN. |
missie
Apr 01, 2002
| Good one
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comet16
Apr 01, 2002
| lay off RayneeDay |
pusandave
Apr 03, 2002
| Abdullah could have been trained in survival and techniques. Water can be produced by a desert still. Thus he would not have found it (it wasn't there to find), and he didn't bring it with him. All he needed was some plastic and either a hole or a healthy bush. |
bighippo4
Apr 04, 2002
| Good one! |
arollin
Apr 08, 2002
| Augh! Snow and ice are _still water_! |
RyRyRy
May 02, 2002
| he could have also drank his urine...extreme situations call for extreme measures ;o) |
mad-ade  
May 02, 2002
| im with RYRYRY on this one, water is water, even in the forms of snow and ice. so once again Blaze misses the mark. Also I see Rayneeday putting his two cents worth in, he/she can see their crown slipping away. |
dark-prince
May 06, 2002
| abdullah could have taken a lot of fruit with him its not water but contains enough fluid to survive |
something 
Aug 04, 2002
| and by the way comet, rayn was being funny |
(user deleted)
Aug 14, 2002
| To reiterate the other posters, ice and snow is water! With that in mind, let's reword your answer. He didn't find water, but he found solid and crystallized water, thus it isn't really water? Your stupidity confuses me. |
thegermangemini
May 27, 2004
| I think it may be a VERY long time before someone reads this teaser, let alone the comments, but I think credit needs to be given where credit is due. This teaser is written, word for word, off of a playing card from the game Mindtrap. The submitter didn't even change the names or the wording of the solution, so although it may be wrong, it is also copyright infringement and plagerism. FYI-I have this game, which is how I recognized it, and it is a blast! |
mad-ade
May 28, 2004
| I think you will find that most of Blaze's teasers came directly from mindtrap. |
Sir_Jean
Sep 02, 2005
| Look, if something sux (in your opinion), get over it, suck it up and move on. NEXT... |
scott8anthony
Apr 12, 2008
| So, technically, he did find water: the ice/snow. Could have been better in my opinion. |
kittygirl19 
Jul 27, 2011
| I can do it! I can survive for 9 days! |
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