Nine-Year-Old's Hilarious Survival Guide Goes Viral

A 9-year-old boy has sparked hilarity online with his illustrations showing how he would survive in the desert, including drinking his own urine.

The schoolwork was uploaded to Reddit by his school teacher in Korea with the caption: "This beauty was from my 9-year-old Korean ESL (English as a second language) student, Alex."

The final suggestion has sparked amusement on Reddit. Photo / Reddit

As part of a "creative thinking" project that asked students to come up with survival skills, Alex draws himself digging a hole, cutting down a cactus then using it as a receptacle to drink from.

The worksheet instructs: "'You have learned how plants and animals get water in the desert. If you were living in the desert, how would you get water? Make a plan and present it to your class."

Alex surmised: "If was in the desert, I would need to find water."

With detailed sketches, numbers and captions, the boy's survival plan begins by digging a hole.

At step two, he moves on to cutting down a cactus with a sword. And finally he appears to suggest using the cactus as a receptacle to urinate into, which he illustrates with a drawing of a penis and the letters "PP".

So there ya go, if you're ever stuck in a desert here's what you need to do! 

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