This educational video was made by the NFU for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety. After a blackboard science lesson (check out a bearded Ray Henwood) things get interesting. A fictional trip into the bush turns into a Stubbies-clad seventies Kiwi version of the Blair Witch Project as we're told that one of the group will not survive the night, picked off by that fearsome killer: exposure. The message is serious, but the doom-laden tone induced titters in school classrooms and scout halls throughout NZ.
Watching Such a Stupid Way to Die awakened my memories of an eighties pre-school camp instructional video session. When, suffering from hypothermia, the hapless Thomas is given a swig of brandy to revive him, knowing winks and nudges were ...
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