If you're stranded in the middle of the ocean on a life raft what would be three things you would wish to have?

What are interviewers trying to figure out about you when they ask this question? And what answers do they want to hear?

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If you answer anything but this you failed.

1 a GPS unit with a full battery. 2 a satellite phone with a full battery. 3 a martini, shaken not stirred.

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peinvestor2012 heister:

If you answer anything but this you failed.
1 a GPS unit with a full battery.
2 a satellite phone with a full battery.
3 a martini, shaken not stirred.

Haha, I was thinking along the same lines.

1) Satellite phone (GPS coordinates can be pulled from it) w/full battery
2) Bottle of Rum
3) Pineapple

  1. Volleyball named Wilson
  2. Satellite Phone
  3. Bucket of fresh water (can be refilled from any rain)
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GPS, Satellite Phone, International flight log (use reflective surface of phone to signal planes)

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adapt or die

Forget these "full batteries" for phones and GPS, solar or crank powered baby,... also it's interesting none of you guys wanted protection from the elements nor an outboard engine.

Generally a life raft in modern times has shelter built into it, and since it is entirely inflated with no rigid structure it can not support a motor and a fuel source. I would much rather be found quickly than try and find my way to a shoreline somewhere.

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