tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420679.post7709050450896982284..comments2023-03-25T00:51:25.503+00:00Comments on Karamoon: Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: How To SurviveKaramoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242184144681085250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420679.post-65482504287148146022011-03-13T15:40:59.253+00:002011-03-13T15:40:59.253+00:00On the subject of foods -
I notice a lot of peopl...On the subject of foods - <br />I notice a lot of people here in Japan are buying water, rice, and bread.<br /><br />Rice is great. It saves forever and provides a damned lot of calories per pound. You can live on it for a while. But it requires water to make edible.<br /><br />Water, duh. Need water for cooking, drinking, lots of stuff.<br /><br />Bread = immediately edible, but very temporary. Will mold after a week or two and it's not actually that calorie dense per unit of must-carry-it-on-the-go. Might as well buy pringles as bread if you just want survival food. Not as healthy (insofar as pure refined carbs are healthy..), but they're as many calories, they saves better, and they won't be sold out as quickly. Woo, processed junk food.<br /><br />The thing I haven't seen people buying that would be sensible is things like canned goods (soups, tuna fish, etc.) and nuts. <br /><br />If you can find a 1 kg bag of almonds or something, useful calories per pound are extremely high. They're also pure protein and a pretty primitive food, so your body is pretty good on a starvation diet including these.<br /><br />Chocolate too, pound for pound, is one of the most useful energy foods available. And one more since we're in japan - squid jerky. It's cheap, it's light, it's dense protein.<br /><br />Also, if you can't buy any water, get the foods above and buy bottled tea. Tea's not being sold out so quickly. It won't go bad, it's always fine for drinking, and in a pinch, you could even soak pasta in it to make it edible.<br /><br />In short, get some large calorie count stores for the house (pasta, rice, junk food), as much liquids as possible (foremost water, but tea and booze acceptable in a pinch), and dense protein or calorie sources that save well both for the long run and in case you have to beat feet with limited baggage (nuts, jerky, chocolate).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420679.post-30571150850728346242011-03-13T14:15:57.794+00:002011-03-13T14:15:57.794+00:00If you are accessible salt water, here is a link ...If you are accessible salt water, here is a link on how to make salt water drinkable.(DO NOT DO THIS DO THIS IF WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH RADIATION)<br />http://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Salt-Water-Into-Drinking-WaterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420679.post-55582455216354156362011-03-13T14:09:26.154+00:002011-03-13T14:09:26.154+00:00I would advice not doing any vigorous activity whi...I would advice not doing any vigorous activity while in the house. Body functions require a lot of water, oxygen, and especially food. Because of the shortage, try to move around as little as possible to conserve energy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15420679.post-2739075108808984262011-03-13T14:03:27.614+00:002011-03-13T14:03:27.614+00:00With a lack Of fresh oxygen it would be wise to ge...With a lack Of fresh oxygen it would be wise to get safe but efficient house hold plants. Because you will be confined to your house there will be a carbon dioxide build up, and plants will filter some of that CO2 and give you fresh oxygen. I would recommend plants that don't take too much space, require less sunlight and less water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com