I was flipping through the channels the other night when I came across “Worst Case Scenario” with Bear Grylls, the “Man Vs Wild” guy. The show was going to give you a ‘worst case scenario’ and Bear was going to show you how to deal with the situation. I figured this could be insightful.

So here was the scenario:

Rattle snake bites a girl in a tent while camping. She’s hurt. Bear emerges out of the bush and says, “Don’t suck out the venom, it’ll poison you, too. The first thing you do is CALL 911.”

Wait, what? That’s the solution? Call 911? This is hardly a “Worst Case Scenario.” I thought I’d learn something here. Instead, I’ve got Captain Obvious wasting my time.

Worst Case would be:

“You’re in the middle of nowhere, there isn’t an ambulance nearby, and you don’t have a phone. The snake has returned with 5 buddies.  You, the last hope of survival, are attacked by 3 of the snakes while Sally gets mauled by the other 2. You both lay there in pain as the venom pumps through your veins…”

Go.

Now, that’s a Worst Case Scenario. Let’s see Bear deal with that.

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