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Lisa is on the top of the mountain. Snow is all around her and she is freezing. She lost her tent. However, she is warm enough now and has a place to sleep. What did she do?
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She made a hole in the snow in the shape of a big sock and that is where she is sleeping. The snow is protecting her from the cold.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Is "she built an igloo" acceptable?
I guess so never thought of that....
Good survival skill!
I thought of an igloo aswell.
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it's not an igloo
Wahoo! I got that one right! But, um, why did it have to be in the shape of a sock?
This is grammatically hard to follow. "She is freezing," to "...she is warm enough now," is contradictory.
A pocket won't work that well. The igloo is better. Actually, the igloo must be the answer. You can't be warm enough in a snow pocket.
You can be warm in a pocket of snow. In fact if its deep and wide you can build a fire in it and sleep on a shelf of ice if you build it properly. Ray Meares shows how its done in one of his survival programmes.
WET! Try the Ice Palace Sweden
I said snow cave. An igloo is built on top of the snow and a lot of work. A snow cave is down in the snow and horizontal so that you are covered from above.
Mar 18, 2009
The trick is good insulation (and not getting wet--which loses heat fast).
Some branches and pine needles for your snow cave provide a little insulation to rest on.
The "sock" shape may help keep the wind out.
But nothing beats warm clothes and boots--and a cell phone which can help anyone locate you.
Some branches and pine needles for your snow cave provide a little insulation to rest on.
The "sock" shape may help keep the wind out.
But nothing beats warm clothes and boots--and a cell phone which can help anyone locate you.
A snow cave or igloo would work, just be sure to stay dry (as has been mentioned) and to keep the entrance low, so that heat doesn't flow out as readily. It is also wise to have a sloped or rounded ceiling (not flat) to keep the melting snow against the wall of the structure and off of you
I bet she wants to go home lol
I thought IGLOO!! but i think that's a valid answer as well!!
Nice puzzle, even though I took like an hour to get the answer.
When you think about it, the phrase "the snow is protecting her from the cold" seems kind of weird when you don't Know what's going on!
When you think about it, the phrase "the snow is protecting her from the cold" seems kind of weird when you don't Know what's going on!
Lisa would freeze to death before she could build an igloo. I believe igloos are made of blocks of ice, cut in such a way as to wedge itself into "keystone" position, especially the tops and arches. There are no ice slabs available. Lisa does not have the time, tools, skills or knowledge to fashion ice blocks. It is much simpler and quicker to burrow into the snow and fashion a snow cave. Time being exposed to the elements is critical. The cave will protect her from the wind and the lowering wind-chill factor.
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