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08-04-22, 05:36 PM | #1 | |
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Luck or knowledge
French sailor survives 16 hours in capsized boat in Atlantic
Is the headlines in the article from BBC. Was it luck or had this sailor some knowledge that saved his life ? Quote:
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08-04-22, 08:57 PM | #2 | |
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08-05-22, 06:04 AM | #3 | |
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08-05-22, 02:52 PM | #4 |
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Why not both?
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08-05-22, 02:57 PM | #5 |
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You're right
It was foremost the technologies on his sailing ship that in first place saved his life and a combination of luck and knowledge made him survive these 16 hours under his ship where he had used the cabin. Markus
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08-06-22, 04:31 AM | #6 |
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Luck does, however, seem to favor those who are prepared.
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08-07-22, 01:51 PM | #7 |
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Good luck perhaps in this case but bad luck had he of perished.
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