Which is more cruel desert or sea

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The desert would be more cruel. It would take days for it to take you should you give up. If you were in the sea it would be much faster should you decide to give up easily. I'm not sure which would be less terrifying as you know the end is coming soon though.
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I think the desert would be more painful because it'll be nothing but torture to starve and die from a heat stroke. At least, at sea, you can fish.
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They're both cruel. On one hand, you can get food from the sea but no water. And on the other hand, you may be lucky with water on the dessert but everywhere is too dry for food. Although it can be extremely harsh at the dessert
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I am more afraid of the sea, so I'd prefer to be trapped on a desert than the sea. But I really hope it wil not happen.
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Both will surely kill me, one quickly, the other slowly. I hope I 'll face neither when my time is up. I'd rather go in my sleep on a comfortable bed. My, this is a spooky topic!
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I think desert is more cruel than sea. A person can survive in the sea but hot temperatures of deserts are impossible to survive.
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I think I would rather go for the desert. Your chances for food and water seem better.

You can find water in some plants. I think it would be psychologically straining to be surrounded by water that you cannot drink!
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I think the desert would be more unforgiving than the sea. In the sea, you can find a quick death if you really want but, in the desert, I think it would be much slower and more agonizing, slowly fading into death.
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...i think the depth of their cruelty depends on one's ability,means and mental capacity to survive in these hostile settings... an ultimate survivor trained on the hostilities of the desert and sea will surely be equipped to escape the vagaries of the hostilities of both...however, to cast a man who's ill experienced in desert life is to throw fish out of water...he won't last and neither will a goat live in the Atlantic...
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I think the sea is worst than the desert but I also have a fear of water and drowning. I can't help but imagine being adrift at sea, surrounded by all that water and not a drop to drink. If you've had survival/outdoor training, you can find food and water in a desert although the extreme temperatures are an issue there too.
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I think the sea is crueler. Imagine dying of thirst surrounded by water. Nightmare!
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I don't think I can choose which is crueler. To me they are both equal in ferocity and I wouldn't want to be trapped in either of them.
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Whichever I land on first, ahaha
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These are on opposite sides of the spectrum. Both can be terrible, and both can kill you in a variety of horrible ways. I think they are equal for death so as far as cruel goes I think it is a pretty fair tie.
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Very interesting question. Both appear cruel but I believe the chance of survival in the desert is higher than the sea in case any unplanned circumstance arise

For example, in the desert, potential threats could be lack of water, getting lost or some wild animal attacks/snake attacks. All which I personally think can be avoided/preplanned for. Pack loads of water, use a nomad guide/don't wander into unexplored territory without a guide, and learn techniques to kill a snake etc.

For the sea, the raging winds or waves can flip over the ship or a whale attack can harm the ship and there would be very little that you can do. plus, in the sea, you have a great limitation of being restricted to the ship, if you are not in the ship (and in the water), you could either drown, be attacked by sharks or freeze whic I believe are options that are hard to resolve/ overcome or avoid if the situation forces it.
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