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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:43:54 PM EDT
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Point taken. However "safer" is a weirdly relative term in the DRC Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Lake Kivu in the DRC\Rwanda gets my vote. Isn't that the volcanic lake that periodically pukes out deadly gasses from time to time? I was going to say about anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa (malaria, hippos, large carnivores) for the "flora/fauna" category, but I guess your lake region would be tops. "man" category....anywhere Islam borders a population it wants to "assimilate". I recall reading a report twenty years ago that over 80% of all deadly conflicts, at any given time, had muslims on one side or both. Probably higher now. Yup. It's also conveniently located in the DRC which is one of the few places on Earth you are just about guaranteed to be raped, killed and eaten (not, necessarily, in that order) for being white and drawing breath by an alarmingly significant portion of the local humans. Being white is actually safer than being black in Goma and the surrounding area. If you kill a white person, then that brings attention to your group. You wipe out a village, and no one gives a shit. Point taken. However "safer" is a weirdly relative term in the DRC It is. I'm not saying its safe, but you are not going to be targeting in the same way you would if you were black. The other thing about being white there is that you are probably a foot taller and everyone and stick out like a sore thumb, so doing things on the sly is difficult for both the white person and any criminal element targeting the white person. You are probably more likely to be targeted for bribes, however. Having a teenager tell you there is a problem with your passport while waving an AK around is not a fun experience. 
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:46:31 PM EDT
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I'll go with Rio for both categories.
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:46:55 PM EDT
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Queimada Grande, also known as Snake Island off the coast of Brazil Some estimates have 1 snake for every square meter |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:47:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That first post thing never fails. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:48:18 PM EDT
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Africa and Africa. *Boom!* This. /end thread |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:52:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/27/2016 3:55:44 PM EDT
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Just about all of RC South (Kandahar/Helmand) 2010-11ish in AFG during the fighting season gets my vote.
Fucking shithole filled with nasty people and plenty of other things that want to kill you. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:03:35 PM EDT
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_da_Queimada_Grande Snake island...estimated one pit viper per square meter. +1 Isla de NOPE is more like it. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:12:07 PM EDT
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Do not consider geography, terrain, weather as factors (i.e., we know humans can't live in volcanos etc). to be nitpicky, you're asking an intrinsically geographical question, so it seems strange not to consider geography (which associates disease, climate, biome, demographics, etc.). i'd give both answers generally in sub-saharan africa, where people can just flat disappear. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:16:14 PM EDT
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MLK Boulevard in any major US city. FPNI |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:16:39 PM EDT
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Humans- Raqqa, Syria
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:47:50 PM EDT
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I'm going to go with a nudist colony next to a Madrasa in the Australian Outback.
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:51:51 PM EDT
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You left out Merryweather.
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:53:55 PM EDT
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Plants/animals/insects = Northern Territories of Australia Humans = The Iron Triangle of Richmond, CA. after dark. Not even close. The city with the highest murder rate is Chicago Heights, IL. The aggregate city (greater city area) is St. Louis, MO. The most dangerous city in the world is Caracas. However, it's how muders are defined and calculated. This is why cities in Syria and Iraq don't make the list. Otherwise, these and others in that region would displace Caracus. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:54:51 PM EDT
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national lampoons vacation east st louis dot jpg
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:55:29 PM EDT
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Hospitals...especially med-surg wards in university hospitals.
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Posted: 7/27/2016 4:58:56 PM EDT
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Australia always seems like everything is toxic and has big teeth.
Recife, Brazil The anti-biotic resistant STDs are thought to originate there from heavy use of self-administered meds by the prostitutes. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:00:30 PM EDT
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Chernobyl
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:03:02 PM EDT
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Lake Kivu in the DRC\Rwanda gets my vote. I agree http://www.fastcompany.com/1683733/rwandas-exploding-lake-kivu-could-kill-millions-or-power-country-100-years |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:07:00 PM EDT
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Lake Kivu in the DRC\Rwanda gets my vote. I agree http://www.fastcompany.com/1683733/rwandas-exploding-lake-kivu-could-kill-millions-or-power-country-100-years |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:24:15 PM EDT
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Waist deep in the Endeavour River in Queensland Australia. Tie off any parts you want your kin to bury to something sturdy on shore. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:40:04 PM EDT
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Waist deep in the Endeavour River in Queensland Australia. Tie off any parts you want your kin to bury to something sturdy on shore. except for the people, who are quite agreeable, everything in australia wants to kill you. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:41:20 PM EDT
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Australia ETA: Also Chicago at night. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 5:51:21 PM EDT
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Lake Kivu in the DRC\Rwanda gets my vote. It's a decent pick for both categories. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 6:02:34 PM EDT
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Humans are deadly dangerous wherever and whenever you encounter them.
However, you'll find ARFCOM's "kill it with fire" nightmare below. Snake Island Due to the number of snakes and toxicity of their venom, the Brazilian Navy took action and closed the island to the public.
<snip> ...there are so many snakes on one island, by some estimates one snake to every square meter of the island... |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 6:54:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: to be nitpicky, you're asking an intrinsically geographical question, so it seems strange not to consider geography (which associates disease, climate, biome, demographics, etc.). i'd give both answers generally in sub-saharan africa, where people can just flat disappear. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Do not consider geography, terrain, weather as factors (i.e., we know humans can't live in volcanos etc). to be nitpicky, you're asking an intrinsically geographical question, so it seems strange not to consider geography (which associates disease, climate, biome, demographics, etc.). i'd give both answers generally in sub-saharan africa, where people can just flat disappear. yeah, but we all know people will drown in the ocean and freeze exposed in Antarctica. Gotta build some controls into the hypo |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:23:40 PM EDT
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Australia isn't that dangerous
It's mainly nothingness. You just need to watch out for the drop bears |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:30:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: MLK Boulevard in any major US city. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:33:29 PM EDT
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Plants and animals - Australia People - North Sentinel Island Fuck that place  Yep. At least in other places, you might be able to talk/bribe your way to safety or maybe they will want a ransom....there, they will just try to kill you on sight. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:34:18 PM EDT
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MLK Boulevard in any major US city. At the intersection of ............. 
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:42:49 PM EDT
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Khumbu Icefall. For the number of people who've been killed there, versus the number traversing it, it has to be right up there. Shipton, on his Everest Reconnaissance expedition in 1951, explored the approaches to Everest thoroughly. He dismissed the Khumbu Icefall from consideration as an approach because of the obvious danger. To put that in context, Shipton and Tilman pioneered the ferociously difficult approach to the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi. Shipton led the 1935 British Everest expedition from the north. Over the decades I've personally known two people who died in that icefall. Until you've been in an icefall at that latitude you don't understand how unstable they are compared to icefalls in places like Denali, in the subarctic. It is used simply because there is no other alternative. Experienced mountaineers consider it the most dangerous section of that route, and try, if possible, to traverse it as little as possible, preferably at dawn. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:52:02 PM EDT
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Probably both in Africa. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:53:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Khumbu Icefall. For the number of people who've been killed there, versus the number traversing it, it has to be right up there. Shipton, on his Everest Reconnaissance expedition in 1951, explored the approaches to Everest thoroughly. He dismissed the Khumbu Icefall from consideration as an approach because of the obvious danger. To put that in context, Shipton and Tilman pioneered the ferociously difficult approach to the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi. Shipton led the 1935 British Everest expedition from the north. Over the decades I've personally known two people who died in that icefall. Until you've been in an icefall at that latitude you don't understand how unstable they are compared to icefalls in places like Denali, in the subarctic. It is used simply because there is no other alternative. Experienced mountaineers consider it the most dangerous section of that route, and try, if possible, to traverse it as little as possible, preferably at dawn. "Do not consider geography, terrain, weather as factors" |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:58:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "Do not consider geography, terrain, weather as factors" Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Khumbu Icefall. For the number of people who've been killed there, versus the number traversing it, it has to be right up there. Shipton, on his Everest Reconnaissance expedition in 1951, explored the approaches to Everest thoroughly. He dismissed the Khumbu Icefall from consideration as an approach because of the obvious danger. To put that in context, Shipton and Tilman pioneered the ferociously difficult approach to the inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi. Shipton led the 1935 British Everest expedition from the north. Over the decades I've personally known two people who died in that icefall. Until you've been in an icefall at that latitude you don't understand how unstable they are compared to icefalls in places like Denali, in the subarctic. It is used simply because there is no other alternative. Experienced mountaineers consider it the most dangerous section of that route, and try, if possible, to traverse it as little as possible, preferably at dawn. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 9:28:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: why, is your hat size 8 1/2 or something? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I suspect the correct answer may vary by person. I would not thrive in Papua New Guinea. why, is your hat size 8 1/2 or something? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile My head is bigger on the inside than the outside. But I'm thinking this is the least developed part of the world for a reason. I.e., nobody really wants to be there. I'm a bigger fan of solitude than most, but tropical heat, tigers, cannibals and tribes just generally murderously hostile to the outside world, malaria, AIDS, ridiculous rape statistics (14% have participated in gang rape? ) Nah, I'm not feelin' it. |
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Posted: 7/27/2016 9:31:57 PM EDT
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Africa and Africa. Africa wins again. |
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