Category: The Desert

Death by GPS

On By A.P.In Technology, The Desert, The Desert1 Comment

 

People are blindly trusting their GPS, and sometimes getting into trouble.  In Augst 2009, an 11 year old boy died after his mom followed their GPS navigator into Death Valley and they got stranded on a deserted road.

 Read about this phenomenon here:  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2014309399_trgpsdanger27.html

Thanks to WRP for bringing this to the attention of the It’s Interesting community.

84 year old man survives alone in desert for 5 days

On By A.P.In The Desert, The DesertLeave a comment

 

He took a wrong turn an ended up spending 5 nights alone in the Arizona desert, eating leftovers, drinking windshield washer fluid and praying. 
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/02/16/Man-84-survives-5-days-in-Arizona-desert/UPI-43101297867890/#ixzz1E934QMeU

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