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Sunday, July 24, 2005

Large Stick

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:39 AM

What should you do if you get lost in a jungle with no map and no compass to guide you and you have no means of defending yourself?

Find a large stick !

That mundane thing will not be so mundane anymore if you get lost in a jungle unprepared. There are so many functions a large stick can provide you while you're lost in a jungle. It can serve as a kind of weapon to defend yourself from some small and, if you're brave and strong enough, large animals. It can serve as a club to kick small animals and fishes to death so that you can eat it (burn or no burn, your choice). It can serve as a tool to pick up some fruits from tress for you to eat. It can serve as a flagpole in case a helicopter hovers around your head in an effort to rescue you. It can serve as a guide tool when you're inching the unpredictable jungle floors. It can serve as a markmaker so that you can avoid going around in circles.

It can serve other functions depending on the creativity of the users.

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