# Survivor: One World February 15 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988 "2012-02-16T01:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/81 "2012-02-17T22:41:38Z")
> [@Ibn\_Warraq](#): > > Once they get merged, he’s more likely than Colton to be in a position to do her favors than Colton. But \*would \*he? ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/82 "2012-02-17T23:36:35Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > But \*would \*he? Maybe, maybe not, but I do think that giving him the idol would be more likely to give her a big advantage down the line. Obviously, we can’t know for sure and it’s possible that it wouldn’t help her at all and that this decision will help him. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/83 "2012-02-18T01:16:52Z")
I was under the impression that they’ve had pretty safe water for a few seasons. The crew puts potable water into the “wells.” I wonder if the men took more stuff while the women were away at tribal council. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/84 "2012-02-18T01:56:06Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > I was under the impression that they’ve had pretty safe water for a few seasons. The crew puts potable water into the “wells.” I’m pretty sure they still have the wells because they aren’t always in an area with fresh water, but it still needs to be boiled. That’s part of the “surviving” aspect. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/85 "2012-02-18T02:32:39Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’m pretty sure they still have the wells because they aren’t always in an area with fresh water, but it still needs to be boiled. That’s part of the “surviving” aspect. Yeah, didn’t we just see a well in the last season with Russell? ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/86 "2012-02-19T14:39:17Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > I was under the impression that they’ve had pretty safe water for a few seasons. The crew puts potable water into the “wells.” The one camp dynamic gave the producers some incentive not to give the players flint/potable water (while giving them chickens) at the start, thus encouraging some of the fireworks that we saw. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988/87 "2012-02-19T20:39:02Z")
If they did not have ready sources of fresh water in the locations these shows are shot, we’d see a hell of a lot more illness and dehydration. Hell, people get sick drinking tap water at resorts in Mexico. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-15-2012/612988.md?page=4)