If you’re stuck inside a supermarket and know that no one will come to your rescue and you’ll never be able to go out again, your strategy should have two key points: thinking long-term and using resources with maximum efficiency.
First of all, let’s assume that there is no electricity anymore and that the water does not flow.
In addition, let’s assume that the amount of calories a person should consume on average is about 2000 and that the supermarket we are closed has a slightly above average size.
After making these assumptions, it is necessary to dwell on some points that need attention. For example, instead of starting to eat random items, it’s a good strategy not to touch any other foods until all perishable items are gone first. Accordingly, it is beneficial to turn to products such as eggs, bread, meat and milk.
Strategies to make perishable products more durable should also be evaluated.
For example, drying perishable fruits and vegetables will keep them intact for a very long time. Cooking all meat products quickly by lighting a fire and then salting them to increase their protection against microorganisms are among the processes that should be done in the first place. Thus, hundreds of thousands of calories can be saved from being garbage. Of course, as we mentioned at the beginning, it is necessary to eat these products first during the first few months.
Water is the most important issue after perishable products.
Even though there are plenty of drinks in the supermarket, it’s obvious that drinks will run out much faster than food. If we think that we consume 2 liters of liquid a day, we can think that we have enough liquid to spend the first 3-4 years comfortably. However, after that, most beverage types will start to expire. Unless we can find a way to produce our own water, it is highly likely that the current liquid sources will not be able to sustain us for 6-7 years. Therefore, it is extremely critical to somehow access rainwater through windows and windows and turn it into potable water.
By the end of the first year, we would have consumed about 750 thousand calories.
In addition, all the meats we cooked and salted and the fruits we dried would have become unusable. After this point, we would start to consume foods such as jams, some canned foods, various snacks, pasta, packaged rice. Considering the size of the supermarket, we could have easily reached our 10th year after consuming all these types of food.
After the 10th year, things start to get a little more difficult.
While we still have factory-packaged cereals, preserves, and other foods, they would have long since expired. Although the products could be protected from bacteria and other microorganisms because they were sealed, they would not taste as good as the first day. So in the years that followed, we could continue to survive for decades more by eating such foods that would not poison us, even though they now taste so bad.
Moving on to the final act, it was time to feed on the foods that could last the longest in the supermarket.
At the beginning of these foods is honey, which will never spoil; Cubes or granulated sugars, unopened soy sauces and vinegars, and unopened popcorn are also included in this group. After being managed with these foods for about 10 years, it will come to an end and nothing will be left on the shelves.
Returning to our question; With all this in mind, it seems possible for a human being to survive 55 years in a supermarket, according to author and astrobiologist Dr Lewis Dartnell.
What do you think, it’s not bad at all, is it?
Sources: ITV, Food Theory
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