It’s the world’s favorite hypothetical situation: being stranded on a desert island. No matter how cliché it becomes, that scenario shines on with intrigue. But what is it exactly that makes the notion of being isolated on a tropical isle so appealing? There are at least three contexts that provide three different answers (and that variety likely doesn’t hurt its popularity either).
Hypothetical desert island continues to captivate
Monday, February 2, 2009 | 12:00 p.m. CST;
updated 1:37 p.m. CST, Monday, February 2, 2009
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