Which is more cruel desert or sea

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Re: Which is more cruel desert or sea

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I think the ea is more cruel. I mean, it will drown you and trap you. At least the vast desert will give you little hope. Besides, there are more sea movies than desert movies wherein the main characters are facing some adversary.
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This is a classic case of choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea. I would pray to never be stuck in any of them. God be my helper.
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I am not a good swimmer ?; the sea won't favor me. I would choose the desert instead.
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They are both cruel. If I chose which place I would die, though, it would be the sea because I just can't imagine dying of thirst in a hot desert.
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I think the sea would be more cruel. While surrounded by water, it would be difficult to find water that you could actually drink. At least in the desert, you have a small chance of finding water and food.
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Both!! Humans can't stand these two extreme atmospheres. I don't wanna get lost in such places.
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I think desert is more cruel...three hours in a hot sunny dry place will leave you dehydrated and tired but at the sea, there's water to cool you off plus I also agree it could be a slow painful death in a desert unlike when on sea
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I would go for the sea and not the desert. I imagine one can catch fish and enjoy a meal in the sea and survive longer as opposed to the desert where all is dry.
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I would prefer the desert since it is dry land and one can walk. Also if you have the necessary skills you can make it out
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I think that being caught at sea is deadlier because you have to only rely on the current and the wind to take you. In the desert, you can move to find trees for shade or walk in order to find food. In the sea, you have to wait for the fish to bite your lure and try to turn the saltwater into clean drinking water.
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At their extreme, both the desert and the desert and the sea are cruel. I can't imagine being caught up in any of those extreme conditions.
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I think the sea is better because there is not sandstorms and scorpions. A downside would be it might be slightly harder to catch food. Otherwise the sea is better.
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A bad situation becomes worse if we lack the ability to deal with it. Anyone can survive any situation except for their own death and death is not confined to any particular place.
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I think the desert is definitely more cruel than the sea. You can go for miles and miles and never see any live thing. Death would be slow and painful. With that being said, sharks are my greatest fear so I'm not a fan of the sea either.
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Desert is more cruel.
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