they went with 40.
they came back with 40.
they survived - and so they learned.
there is no greater teacher than Mother Nature.

I have 2 daughters. One is a teenager.
If i had a dollar for every time i have told those girls to take a warm coat when they go out on a cold day, or go out at night, I'd be a rich man. do they ever listen? No. :-)
but a near-freezing experience will bring the lesson home.

maybe we should take all college students out in groups of 40.
and put them thru the same thing as the group in the story.
it's not a bad idea!

Pete2