US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
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US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
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Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#2Lots of knowledge in here, but my favorite piece has always been this treatment for intestinal parasites:
"Tobacco: Eat 1 to 1.5 cigarettes. The nicotine in the cigarette will kill or stun the worms long enough for your system to pass them. If the infestation is severe, repeat the treatment in 24 to 48 hours, but no sooner."
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#3Lots of knowledge in here, but my favorite piece has always been this treatment for intestinal parasites: "Tobacco: Eat 1 to 1.5 cigarettes. The nicotine in the cigarette will kill or stun the worms long enough for your system to pass them. If the infestation is severe, repeat the treatment in 24 to 48 hours, but no sooner."
Very nice. Is that some kind of US military standard issue cigarette? Because they so many varieties in content now.
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#4I was not aware Pole Shift Survival was a thing. The internet really is a collection of wonderful things.
"The information on this site is for those who wish to improve their chances for survival after the coming pending pole shift."
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#5Lots of knowledge in here, but my favorite piece has always been this treatment for intestinal parasites: "Tobacco: Eat 1 to 1.5 cigarettes. The nicotine in the cigarette will kill or stun the worms long enough for your system to pass them. If the infestation is severe, repeat the treatment in 24 to 48 hours, but no sooner."
Very nice. Is that some kind of US military standard issue cigarette? Because they so many varieties in content now.
Also, if eating cigarettes doesn't work, you can apparently try drinking "2 tablespoons of kerosene but no more."
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#6I was not aware Pole Shift Survival was a thing. The internet really is a collection of wonderful things. http://pssurvival.com/ "The information on this site is for those who wish to improve their chances for survival after the coming pending pole shift."
The Earth's magnetic field and poles do change slightly, but it's not the end of the world as those guys would suggest. It's quite interesting really purely from a science and navigation point of view.
So far the only thing I've heard is that they had to rename a runway from 09/27 to 08/26 in Jersey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-29603156
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very nice. Is that some kind of US military standard issue cigarette? Because they so many varieties in content now.
Also, if eating cigarettes doesn't work, you can apparently try drinking "2 tablespoons of kerosene but no more."
From a document called "Combat Survival and Evasion":
> Depending upon the supplies, there is a worm remedy: swallow a couple of tablespoons of kerosene or gasoline. Kerosene is more effective but gasoline will do. Either will make you a bit sick, but will make the worms a lot sicker.
It's amazing how the wording is very similar. This document is from sometime in 50's I think, written by a Korean(?) war vet (talks about his time being a POW and "stealing" a wooden house board by board until it was slowly gone altogether. The Chinese guards were confused but weren't amused.)
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#8I was not aware Pole Shift Survival was a thing. The internet really is a collection of wonderful things. http://pssurvival.com/ "The information on this site is for those who wish to improve their chances for survival after the coming pending pole shift."
The Earth's magnetic field and poles do change slightly, but it's not the end of the world as those guys would suggest. It's quite interesting really purely from a science and navigation point of view. So far the only thing I've heard is that they had to rename a runway from 09/27 to 08/26 in Jersey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-29603156
Just for clarity, they know the poles change slightly, the "end-of-the-world" view is based on the theory that once they shift a certain distance, there is a pole swap... not a shift, that causes all kinds of havoc on the ecosystem. I have never seen any good papers on the subject though, so am inclined to agree with your skepticism.
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#9Lots of knowledge in here, but my favorite piece has always been this treatment for intestinal parasites: "Tobacco: Eat 1 to 1.5 cigarettes. The nicotine in the cigarette will kill or stun the worms long enough for your system to pass them. If the infestation is severe, repeat the treatment in 24 to 48 hours, but no sooner."
Very nice. Is that some kind of US military standard issue cigarette? Because they so many varieties in content now.
To your actual question yes and no. In the past, yes. Currently no.
I think its more the principle. Nicotine, like caffine was evolved by planets as a pesticide. Animals (like parasites) that don't normally come in contact with it, likely don't have resitances to it.
Highly evolved Apes like us, are simply to big and evolutionarily advanced to be killed by such a small dose of poison.
Re: US Army Survival Manual (2006) [pdf]
#10I was not aware Pole Shift Survival was a thing. The internet really is a collection of wonderful things. http://pssurvival.com/ "The information on this site is for those who wish to improve their chances for survival after the coming pending pole shift."
The Earth's magnetic field and poles do change slightly, but it's not the end of the world as those guys would suggest. It's quite interesting really purely from a science and navigation point of view. So far the only thing I've heard is that they had to rename a runway from 09/27 to 08/26 in Jersey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-29603156
I think they are actually referring to geomagnetic reversal, believed by some to be a likely cataclysmic event, in which the poles could reverse entirely and it is supposed that the protective field would have a dramatic reduction in power for enough time to cause serious problems.