I think being stranded out in the middle of the ocean is intimidating. Whether a killer shark is after you, maybe the boat or ship is haunted. I’ve watched the game boy color game, Resident Evil Gaiden, and that game really sets the bar to me as to how scary being in the middle of nowhere in the ocean can be. With packs of zombies on board and a deadly bioweapon as well, with no way out.

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    1·
    7 days ago

    Stuck fast, upside down in a narrow pass in a cave.

    This is from a real incident, where someone perished. They were an expert caver.

    I can’t look up the story or read about it again.

    My heart goes out to that person, their family and friends. Just one of the saddest events.

  • LeftReddit2@lemmy.world
    16·
    8 days ago

    War. Having been in the Army, this is now why I’m anti-war. Nobody deserves that. Even if you’re a League of Legends fan.

      • LeftReddit2@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 days ago

        This sentiment is a lot more common than you think. While it is true there’s no atheists in the foxholes, most of us were christians who believed we were going to Hell. Like most of us saw ourselves as the bad guys. It was pretty uncommon for guys there to think they’re good in any way.

        We signed up for free college and now we’re in Iraq… why? What did Iraq do to us? Why are they the ‘bad guys’ in any way when we attacked first?

        • 5parky@lemmy.world
          2·
          7 days ago

          My favorite dark joke when I got back from the sandbox was commenting that I went to war for cheap gas, and that’s doubled in price.

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          7 days ago

          Maybe more common than many think, but I know a lot of former servicemen. I struggle to think of one who has a positive perception of any of our military actions.

  • thesohoriots@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    8 days ago

    A shipping container in remote Antarctica, with a cake iced with the name of your kidnapper. Sooner or later you gotta eat that cake and the only evidence of who put you in there.

    • neidu4@piefed.socialEnglish
      5·
      8 days ago

      You’ve probably got time to smear the kidnappers name in poop before your freeze to death. Failing that, drawing blood with which to write should be relatively simple.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    There’s not much alive in the middle of the ocean. As in a desert, you’re going to starve, dehydrate and die of exposure, but hey! You’re not gonna get eaten alive!

    I’m really not sure what place would be scary, but it would be the place where there’s no hope whatsoever. I’ve survived some fucked up shit so my view of “hopeful” is rather wide.

  • eightpix@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 days ago

    Dumped at an indeterminate location in space.

    Vac suit or no, its a location with no landmarks, no resources, no surfaces… nothing. Can’t move, can’t be seen, can’t call for help, can’t survive.

    I guess, the only upside is no sharks. But those micro-meteroid showers would certainly leave a mark punctures through your body. Like a shark.

    • moondoggie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      But since there’s no sound in a vacuum, you wouldn’t be able to hear the “DUUUHDUNT… DUUUHDUNT…” of the approaching micro-meteoroids. We’re gonna need a bigger spacesuit.

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 days ago

    a noisy room in a hospital and all you can hear is the deafening sound of your child’s final gasp for air. and then, nothing.

    I would rather be flayed for eternity in hell than experience that.