For a screenplay: what are some wilderness traps one could improvise to incapacitate another person? [more inside]
posted by thejrae on Oct 8, 2009 - 20 answers

What are some good official sources for post-catastrophe, post-accident, or post-emergency reporting? [more inside]
posted by ollyollyoxenfree on Sep 3, 2009 - 5 answers

HypotheticalFilter: What would happen to a morbidly obese person if completely deprived of food? [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky on Mar 28, 2009 - 12 answers

Which books (or movies) have a similar survivalism theme as 'I am Legend' by Richard Matheson? The specific theme I'm looking for: one person, fighting to hold on to their sanity without the support of any other people. Not necessarily postapocalyptic, just a person struggling to maintain their humanity despite limited/no other human contact.
posted by philomathoholic on Mar 16, 2007 - 27 answers

What sort of gear would you recommend for someone who wants to try living out in the open air for 6-12 months? [more inside]
posted by longbaugh on Nov 30, 2006 - 20 answers

Escaping the Big Apple if disaster struck. Suppose you live a quiet life in the Upper West Side filled with mathematical homework and reading Metafilter. Suppose this life was interrupted with CATASTROPHE! How would you escape the city on foot? [more inside]
posted by onalark on Nov 19, 2005 - 40 answers