Island Rules

Each rule from the story is checked against at least two reliable sources before it is drawn. The sources sit under every rule.

Drowned Island · E01 · Rule 1

A person lasts roughly 3 days without water and around 3 weeks without food. A rough guide, not a promise: find water first.

Sources: Rule of threes (Wikipedia) · Tooele County Health Dept. · US Army FM 21-76

Drowned Island · E01 · Rule 2

Signals in threes, repeated (three fires, three whistle blasts, SOS in the sand) are read as a call for help.

Sources: Utah Division of Emergency Management · West Virginia DNR · US Army FM 21-76, ch. 19

Drowned Island · E01 · Rule 3

Let the first runoff wash the sheet and tip it away. Boil what you keep before you drink it.

Sources: CDC: emergency drinking water · EPA: emergency disinfection · Ready.gov

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