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#100693 - 07/24/07 10:50 PM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: iain]
iain Offline
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Thanks to everyone for the input!

I'm not really sure that eating rabbit is better than starvation due to the mechanism involved. It amost seems to be more a case of poisoning than starvation. Assuming there is no other food source mightn't it cause more problems than it solves?

You should probably be able to live for at least 3 weeks without food, whereas rabbit starvation can start to affect you within a week. The nausea and diarreha might have a far more detrimental effect than starvation alone.

I suppose that nowadays it's a rather unlikely situation, but I'm surpised at how little research has been done into it.

So far the conclusions I've drawn from this thread are:
  • It's not "bodyfat," it's a "survival buffer zone."
  • Always carry chocolate bars. Dove bars are yummy.
  • Chocolate bunnies are probably better than the real thing (and far easier to catch).
  • Use caution when opening wine with Camillus knives -- they're getting harder to replace every day.
  • That pemmican stuff sounds pretty good.
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#100708 - 07/25/07 01:48 AM Re: No fat in rabbits? [Re: Frank2135]
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Try a Payday- never melts. :P
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#100709 - 07/25/07 01:49 AM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: iain]
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Do you know what pemmican is?

Most people put it one step up from haggis. I like haggis, so I'm not sure my vote on food counts. :P
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#100710 - 07/25/07 01:51 AM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: iain]
Susan Offline
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I think you've got a pretty good handle on it. grin Besides, they carry 'rabbit fever', aka Tularemia. And they can bite. And rip with the nails on their hind feet. mad

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#100717 - 07/25/07 03:56 AM Re: No fat in rabbits? [Re: NightHiker]
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#100718 - 07/25/07 03:58 AM Re: No fat in rabbits? [Re: NightHiker]
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Probably tastes like raw chicken, but I haven't tried that...
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#100729 - 07/25/07 12:54 PM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: ironraven]
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Quote:
I like haggis, so I'm not sure my vote on food counts. :P


Yep, you are right. It doesn't count. sick
sick grin

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#100733 - 07/25/07 01:24 PM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: NightHiker]
norad45 Offline
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Thanks for the link. I find it kind of surprising that the theory seems to be so universally accepted when, as they say: "Clinical documentation of this syndrome is virtually nonexistent, except for a single case study." Somebody should do some more research on the subject. I'd like to know how long an average person could go on nothing but lean meat. It would be a far more useful study than some of the other stuff that passes for research these days.

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#100738 - 07/25/07 01:37 PM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: norad45]
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"... a far more useful study than some of the other stuff that passes for research these days..."

What, you don't want some starving student to get a monster federal grant to study the sex life of the Ethopian pissant???
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#100741 - 07/25/07 01:55 PM Re: Rabbit Starvation and Short-Term Survival [Re: OldBaldGuy]
norad45 Offline
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What, you don't want some starving student to get a monster federal grant to study the sex life of the Ethopian pissant???


Now there's a study! I wonder how long one can survive eating nothing but Ethiopian pissants? grin


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