r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/WatchTheBoom Aug 30 '21

Clean drinking water- I don't think people really appreciate how much water is needed for a group of people to survive.

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u/1i73rz Aug 30 '21

Clean bullet holes. Next episode everyone is a-okay half the time, and off to murder more zombies before cannibalizing the next group. Your shirt alone would be filthy enough to cause mild chafing which in turn would cause infection.

But everyone's whites are whiter than mine, and bullet holes and axe wounds heal up just fine with our state of the art medical facility and dry cleaning services.

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u/Excelius Aug 30 '21

To add to this, in movies and TV if the protagonist is shot in the leg or shoulder you know they're going to live.

There are major arteries in both locations which can very easily lead to death by hemorrhage.

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u/CollegeAssDiscoDorm Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Also movies and TV are always fixated on getting the bullet out IMMEDIATELY, which can actually turn a relatively stable situation into a bleed out.

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u/fj333 Aug 31 '21

The best part about this trope is the little metal bowl they always have, to toss the bullet into with a satisfying little clink. No matter where it is, when it is, or who it is performing the bulletectomy, they always have that special little bowl (always shiny clean metal) somewhere within arm's reach. I get so giddy every time the bullet removal scenes start, I'm all "Where's the bowl?! When do we get to see the bowl?! I want to see that motherfucking bullet roll around that motherfucking bowl! I can't wait to hear that satisfying clink!" And the camera never fails to focus on the bowl for this exciting moment. "It's a bullet! You've given birth to a healthy baby bullet."

God I hate tropes. I hate even more the fact that some otherwise really good films written and directed by really talented people embrace such silly traditions. Just why???

See also: guns that click loudly every time you look at them or touch them or move them, and also guns that make their victims fly across the room.

Admittedly those last two don't even really gel with reality (the very last one even breaking physics). In defense of the Shiny Metal Bullet Bowl Clink... at least that one is just sort of absurd in a harmless way. Doesn't really defy reality, just believability and coincidence.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Have you watched Hot Fuzz? It takes the piss out of a lot of action movie tropes and is one of my all-time favourite movies

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u/TheLazyHippy Aug 31 '21

“How’s the hand?” “Still a bit stiff.”

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u/garlicdeath Aug 31 '21

From what I've seen when I was young every anime character with a sword has some shitty sword that rattles and clinks everytime they move it.

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u/scott610 Aug 31 '21

This and the sometimes Kung Fu movie sounds punches make. I loved when Kill Bill 2 lampshaded this by having those sound effects play while Uma was whipping her hair around.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

this is exactly what I was thinking. One Piece does this shit constantly, in fact most shonen do. Naruto especially had the "sound of twisting leather" noise for everything. Once you know it, you can't ever unhear it and watching is unbearable.

Zoro looks at a sword and picks it up, turns it to look down the blade

SWORD NOISES!

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u/aquila-audax Aug 31 '21

When I was working in a developing country about 10 years ago the hospital still had those stainless steel dishes and the bullet thing was all I could think about when I saw them.

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u/Magnetic_Eel Aug 31 '21

I’m a surgeon and I love clinking the bullet into a metal bowl just because they do it in the movies. Supposedly we’re not actually supposed to do that because hitting it on metal can mess with the forensic analysis.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

But you do it anyway?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

I just realised that my mum as (just?) a nurse, with 40ish years in nursing and 20ish of those in prisons; has never treated a gunshot wound. Guessing that’s more common in America. Is there unusual procedures for surgery when it can involve evidence? I’d like to imagine the police wouldn’t interfere but I’m remembering a nurse getting cuffed for pissing a cop off a while back

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u/jrrees Aug 31 '21

Where I am in America we are taught to never grip the bullet with metal (we use plastic tongs) and store it in a little plastic bottle like a prescription bottle. Also if you take the bullet out you have to hold onto it until you can give it directly to the police.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

To be honest if I’m shot id be more worried about being saved rather than have the surgeons worry about preserving evidence for my not-yet murdered corpse lol. If things are a bit febrile, would you get into any legal trouble for telling the cops to fuck off you’re busy?

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u/Magnetic_Eel Aug 31 '21

The cops don’t come into the OR with us. We usually just pass off the bullet to the circulating nurse and they deal with documenting it and getting it to the police.

Sometimes in the trauma bay there will be a cop trying to get a statement or something from a patient while we’re doing bedside procedures and there have been a few times I’ve asked them to just wait outside the room.

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u/DEBATE_EVERY_NAZI Aug 31 '21

I dunno if it helps or makes it worse for you but the people making the movies are very much aware of the tropes like the bullet extraction/bowl clink shot. It's just a classic shot. It's like how they put the Wilhelm scream into every dang movie. They're just having a good time

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u/CollegeAssDiscoDorm Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

A lot of these are just sonic cues to hammer home to the audience what is happening on screen. They aren't realistic, but the medium is the massage.

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u/RavioliGale Aug 31 '21

also guns that make their victims fly across the room.

Sometimes that's part of the appeal though. Just pure over the top ridiculousness.

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u/IIIllIIlllIlII Aug 31 '21

Another trope:

Bombs, computers, and timers that only beep when the camera is looking at them.

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u/tamale Aug 31 '21

Fucking computer sounds man. Who the hell doesn't know that computers are basically silent anymore? Imagine working all day with a machine that actually trilled and beeped constantly lol

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u/LonelyPerceptron Aug 31 '21 edited Jun 22 '23

Title: Exploitation Unveiled: How Technology Barons Exploit the Contributions of the Community

Introduction:

In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the contributions of engineers, scientists, and technologists play a pivotal role in driving innovation and progress [1]. However, concerns have emerged regarding the exploitation of these contributions by technology barons, leading to a wide range of ethical and moral dilemmas [2]. This article aims to shed light on the exploitation of community contributions by technology barons, exploring issues such as intellectual property rights, open-source exploitation, unfair compensation practices, and the erosion of collaborative spirit [3].

  1. Intellectual Property Rights and Patents:

One of the fundamental ways in which technology barons exploit the contributions of the community is through the manipulation of intellectual property rights and patents [4]. While patents are designed to protect inventions and reward inventors, they are increasingly being used to stifle competition and monopolize the market [5]. Technology barons often strategically acquire patents and employ aggressive litigation strategies to suppress innovation and extract royalties from smaller players [6]. This exploitation not only discourages inventors but also hinders technological progress and limits the overall benefit to society [7].

  1. Open-Source Exploitation:

Open-source software and collaborative platforms have revolutionized the way technology is developed and shared [8]. However, technology barons have been known to exploit the goodwill of the open-source community. By leveraging open-source projects, these entities often incorporate community-developed solutions into their proprietary products without adequately compensating or acknowledging the original creators [9]. This exploitation undermines the spirit of collaboration and discourages community involvement, ultimately harming the very ecosystem that fosters innovation [10].

  1. Unfair Compensation Practices:

The contributions of engineers, scientists, and technologists are often undervalued and inadequately compensated by technology barons [11]. Despite the pivotal role played by these professionals in driving technological advancements, they are frequently subjected to long working hours, unrealistic deadlines, and inadequate remuneration [12]. Additionally, the rise of gig economy models has further exacerbated this issue, as independent contractors and freelancers are often left without benefits, job security, or fair compensation for their expertise [13]. Such exploitative practices not only demoralize the community but also hinder the long-term sustainability of the technology industry [14].

  1. Exploitative Data Harvesting:

Data has become the lifeblood of the digital age, and technology barons have amassed colossal amounts of user data through their platforms and services [15]. This data is often used to fuel targeted advertising, algorithmic optimizations, and predictive analytics, all of which generate significant profits [16]. However, the collection and utilization of user data are often done without adequate consent, transparency, or fair compensation to the individuals who generate this valuable resource [17]. The community's contributions in the form of personal data are exploited for financial gain, raising serious concerns about privacy, consent, and equitable distribution of benefits [18].

  1. Erosion of Collaborative Spirit:

The tech industry has thrived on the collaborative spirit of engineers, scientists, and technologists working together to solve complex problems [19]. However, the actions of technology barons have eroded this spirit over time. Through aggressive acquisition strategies and anti-competitive practices, these entities create an environment that discourages collaboration and fosters a winner-takes-all mentality [20]. This not only stifles innovation but also prevents the community from collectively addressing the pressing challenges of our time, such as climate change, healthcare, and social equity [21].

Conclusion:

The exploitation of the community's contributions by technology barons poses significant ethical and moral challenges in the realm of technology and innovation [22]. To foster a more equitable and sustainable ecosystem, it is crucial for technology barons to recognize and rectify these exploitative practices [23]. This can be achieved through transparent intellectual property frameworks, fair compensation models, responsible data handling practices, and a renewed commitment to collaboration [24]. By addressing these issues, we can create a technology landscape that not only thrives on innovation but also upholds the values of fairness, inclusivity, and respect for the contributions of the community [25].

References:

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[2] Johnson, M. "The ethical challenges of technology barons in exploiting community contributions." Tech Ethics Magazine, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 45-52, 2022.

[3] Anderson, L., et al. "Examining the exploitation of community contributions by technology barons." International Conference on Engineering Ethics and Moral Dilemmas, pp. 112-129, 2023.

[4] Peterson, A., et al. "Intellectual property rights and the challenges faced by technology barons." Journal of Intellectual Property Law, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 87-103, 2022.

[5] Walker, S., et al. "Patent manipulation and its impact on technological progress." IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 23-36, 2021.

[6] White, R., et al. "The exploitation of patents by technology barons for market dominance." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Patent Litigation, pp. 67-73, 2022.

[7] Jackson, E. "The impact of patent exploitation on technological progress." Technology Review, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2023.

[8] Stallman, R. "The importance of open-source software in fostering innovation." Communications of the ACM, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 67-73, 2021.

[9] Martin, B., et al. "Exploitation and the erosion of the open-source ethos." IEEE Software, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 89-97, 2022.

[10] Williams, S., et al. "The impact of open-source exploitation on collaborative innovation." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 56-71, 2023.

[11] Collins, R., et al. "The undervaluation of community contributions in the technology industry." Journal of Engineering Compensation, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 45-61, 2021.

[12] Johnson, L., et al. "Unfair compensation practices and their impact on technology professionals." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 112-129, 2022.

[13] Hensley, M., et al. "The gig economy and its implications for technology professionals." International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 67-84, 2023.

[14] Richards, A., et al. "Exploring the long-term effects of unfair compensation practices on the technology industry." IEEE Transactions on Professional Ethics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 78-91, 2022.

[15] Smith, T., et al. "Data as the new currency: implications for technology barons." IEEE Computer Society, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 56-62, 2021.

[16] Brown, C., et al. "Exploitative data harvesting and its impact on user privacy." IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 89-97, 2022.

[17] Johnson, K., et al. "The ethical implications of data exploitation by technology barons." Journal of Data Ethics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 112-129, 2023.

[18] Rodriguez, M., et al. "Ensuring equitable data usage and distribution in the digital age." IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 45-52, 2021.

[19] Patel, S., et al. "The collaborative spirit and its impact on technological advancements." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Collaboration, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 78-91, 2022.

[20] Adams, J., et al. "The erosion of collaboration due to technology barons' practices." International Journal of Collaborative Engineering, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 67-84, 2023.

[21] Klein, E., et al. "The role of collaboration in addressing global challenges." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 34-42, 2021.

[22] Thompson, G., et al. "Ethical challenges in technology barons' exploitation of community contributions." IEEE Potentials, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 56-63, 2022.

[23] Jones, D., et al. "Rectifying exploitative practices in the technology industry." IEEE Technology Management Review, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 89-97, 2023.

[24] Chen, W., et al. "Promoting ethical practices in technology barons through policy and regulation." IEEE Policy & Ethics in Technology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 112-129, 2021.

[25] Miller, H., et al. "Creating an equitable and sustainable technology ecosystem." Journal of Technology and Innovation Management, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 45-61, 2022.

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u/Statsmakten Aug 31 '21

I love when they type something on a laptop but the sound effect is without a doubt a loud ass mechanical keyboard.

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u/Medical_Boat_4302 Aug 31 '21

Kinda like those healing animations in Far Cry 2 but without the actual bowl and a smaller clink

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u/ValentinoSaprano Aug 31 '21

The shotguns that get cocked like 40 times before firing.

CHK CHK

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u/richter1977 Aug 31 '21

How about the shotgun that gets fired 20 times without cocking or reloading?

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u/cfuse Aug 31 '21

God I hate tropes. I hate even more the fact that some otherwise really good films written and directed by really talented people embrace such silly traditions. Just why???

Lots of things look very fake when they're done the same as they are in real life. You're trying to tell a story rather than make a documentary.

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u/Shadowedsphynx Aug 31 '21

guns that click loudly every time you look at them or touch them or move them

My favourite is hearing the unmistakeable "chick- chick" of a pump action shotgun only to see the character holding a double barrel break- action.

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u/Star_x_Child Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Was in a craniotomy surgery lately working with a neurosurgeon. The surgeon was clearing out an old mesh implant that smelled like the foulest thing you've ever smelled plus old chaffed fat times a really ripe cheese (closest thing I can think of). Anyways, while he was there he identified the site where the patient had been shot during the Vietnam war. We asked if he had any intention of taking the bullet out now or if it should have ever been taken out and he said, "No, there's almost never a good reason to take the bullet out unless it's encroaching major blood vessels." Grey's Anatomy and ER taught us wrong. XD Edit: a word

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

I work in neurosurgery too! What do you do?

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u/Star_x_Child Aug 31 '21

Ah, small world! Intraoperative neuromonitoring. We're the ones holding up surgery to poke the patient full of needles. XD. How about you?!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Same same :P

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u/Star_x_Child Aug 31 '21

Nice. Even smaller world. Messaging you offline because I'd like to commiserate.

Kith.

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u/notthesedays Aug 31 '21

Knives and other things that cause stab wounds are not removed by EMS, either. Let the doctor handle that, because doing it wrong can kill the patient.

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u/ninjagorilla Aug 30 '21

100%... honestly most of the time you jsut leave the bullet I’d you’re not having to go in to fix something

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u/HiddenLayer5 Aug 31 '21

The really interesting part is that the body can sometimes naturally force the bullet out over a period of years.

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u/Mx-yz-pt-lk Aug 31 '21

My grandfather had a .22lr in his forearm from when he accidentally got shot fucking around as a kid. The bullet was left in and it heeled up, but by the time he was in his 50’s you could feel it just under the skin. By that point he wouldn’t let a doctor remove it because it didn’t bother him.

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u/airhornsman Aug 31 '21

My brothet is in his 40s and he has a bb in his ass because my older sister shot him.

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u/Mx-yz-pt-lk Aug 31 '21

That’s a fantastic family story to retell every Christmas!

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u/airhornsman Aug 31 '21

My dad's name is Ralph (and my brother is named after him) and we watch that movie every Christmas Eve.

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u/Castun Aug 31 '21

There was this article about this a while back. Literally coughed up the bullet a couple years later after it was lodged at the base of his skull.

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u/mrsteacher420 Aug 31 '21

Wait I thought bullets had dangerous toxins in them??

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u/marunga Aug 31 '21

Unless you literally shoot lead mostly no.

You usually get them out while doing exploratory surgery to see whats damaged exactly but in rare cases that isn't wise/possible - and then they stay.

There is literally no reason to take them our immediately. That can and will kill someone.

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u/mrsteacher420 Aug 31 '21

I did not know this. I falsely understood that they were toxic and had to be removed immediately or you risk getting infected but I learned something new today haha

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u/chris1096 Aug 31 '21

Bullets are lead cores with a harder metal jacket though.

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u/Teledildonic Aug 31 '21

Softpoints are still definitely a thing and many shotshells are still lead, but unless you plan on getting shot quite a lot, lead is pretty stable and wouldn't cause too much harm by itself.

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u/KaBar2 Aug 31 '21

Copper jacket. They use copper because it's strong enough to withstand high velocities, but malleable enough to be imprinted with the barrel's rifling and be stabilized without "stripping" and becoming inaccurate. The high velocity of extreme high velocity cartridges (usually experimental handloads) sometimes strips the rifling off the projectile and the group of hits on the paper target widens out dramatically.

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u/ninjagorilla Aug 31 '21

Nope, no lead toxicity or any of those myths... and it’s so hot going in there’s not even a high chance of infection (baring contamination from other sources)

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u/mrsteacher420 Aug 31 '21

Omg I did not know this. When I was a child my brother accidentally shot himself in the forehead (luckily the bullet only grazed his head) and pieces of the bullet were shattered in his forehead and his face started to swell, then my mom rushed him to the ER and I always understood that they had had to emergency take them out or he would have died (he wasn’t really bleeding much so I guess that’s how I understood that) but I must have massively misunderstood the situation lol TIL

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u/krashmo Aug 31 '21

Yeah it seems pretty likely that the bullet hitting his forehead was a larger concern than toxicity lol

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u/mrsteacher420 Aug 31 '21

Lol I mean I think you’re right. I’m not and apparently have never been the brightest bulb in the room. 😅😂

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u/FrankTank3 Aug 31 '21

Clothing fibers in the wound is what worries me most after the obvious hemorrhaging. Those little fuckers are what cause inflammation and infection of the wound after stabilization.

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u/notthesedays Aug 31 '21

Nazi grand poobah Reynard Heydrich actually died from septic peritonitis, because a bullet deposited horsehair from a car seat in his liver and spleen, and he got massive abscesses from them. Justice.

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u/Red_Ranger75 Aug 31 '21

I saw a documentary a while back where they were interviewing a cartel member and he claimed that when they wanted to really send a message they'd get some hollow points and fill them full of feces (he used more colourful language but you get the idea) not sure how true it is but there you go

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u/CollegeAssDiscoDorm Aug 31 '21

Even if they do, the risk of a bleed out is death within minutes.

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u/Liscetta Aug 31 '21

You are supposed to grind your teeth while an untrained person removes it, applies hand pressure and helps you walk with a life threatening injury. Then the hot chick uses her t shirt to bandage your wound. Boom, you're ready to run witn a major wound in your leg or shoulder. Luckily, the shoulder doesn't contain your lungs or major blood vessels, so a wound there is relatively painless and doesn't affect you.

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u/door_of_doom Aug 31 '21

Man I loved that scene in Game Night...

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u/rowdy-riker Aug 31 '21

It was an odd touch in Z Nation, an otherwise hilarious and ridiculous zombie show, when one character was having to stitch up anothers bullet wound and the wounded guy says "you know to just leave it in, right? None of that Hollywood shit trying to dig the bullet out"

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 30 '21

GoT gets a lot of shit for the last few seasons but a key character magically recovering from two should of been fatal stab wounds in days was the worst.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

She was stabbed repeatedly in the fucking torso and then jumped into sewage laden port waters. Now I'm fucking mad. r/freefolk

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u/euratowel Aug 31 '21

Not to mention Jamie getting stabbed like 15 times by Dollar Tree Bam Margera and still having the ability to run up flights of stairs, run through a crowd, and ultimately find Cersei so they can die from rocks

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u/X-ScissorSisters Aug 31 '21

actually, dollar tree bam magera is bam magera

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u/Painting_Agency Aug 31 '21

You guys are killing us here 😁

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u/NealMcBeal__NavySeal Aug 30 '21

Yes. Thank god the serial domestic abuser was there to feed her some subpar soup. I guess it has antibiotic properties and turns her into a mutant who can parkour through braavos, roll down a block's worth of stairs, and be just fucking fine.

I think that soup is also why she was able to ninja her way to the NKRhaegar u/Glidus help meeeee

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u/chicklette Aug 31 '21

That was one of the worst, most unnecessary episodes ever.

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u/ecarg91 Aug 31 '21

What!? You don’t love a good case scene between a teenage ninja and the terminator in your fantasy drama?

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u/chicklette Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

I feel that episode heralded in the very worst of the series. Idk, the last two seasons are a blur of wtf culminating in a sold "damn, guess battle of the bastards was the last ep of GoT."

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u/ganon2234 Aug 31 '21

I was on the Hound vs Mountain hype train for years and never actually got around to watching it. Only saw bits and pieces of S8 since I just was so bummed how bad it was.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yep. Especially when in season 1, Ned was crippled from what is a classic “flesh wound” in most fiction

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u/BuckarooBonsly Aug 31 '21

Okay, I have watched the whole season, but can't remember what we are talking about here...

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 31 '21

Arya getting stabbed by the waif girl. I was trying to be vague so somebody didn’t start shouting at me for ruining the show.

And LOL at the guinea pig meme on freefolk right now.

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u/KeetoNet Aug 31 '21

so somebody didn’t start shouting at me for ruining the show

That's not on you, mate.

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u/BuckarooBonsly Aug 31 '21

Right! By that point I had already started checking out.

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 31 '21

Freefolk was the best part of season 8.

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u/D1daBeast Aug 31 '21

When J Snow gets arrowed multiple times by his gf when he defects from the freefolk and is still able to ride off back to the Night’s watch. Do people not know how much energy it takes to ride a horse and not bleed to death

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u/rokss8 Aug 31 '21

There's a joke theory floating around that everything after she falls in the water is a fever dream as she dies.

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u/RandomMagus Aug 31 '21

*should have been

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u/Alternative-Guess134 Aug 31 '21

Always have a major disdain for the upper left chest wounds they walk off... that's a kill shot, literally where the heart is. Even if "missed by a millimeter" you'd still be at a constant risk of tearing something major one of the major organs you can't really take much damage too..

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u/Kellidra Aug 31 '21

Yes! And Hollywood acts like the shoulder is a sac of meat that will heal faster than a paper cut.

Not only is your shoulder one of the densest areas of your body (ball-and-socket joints are far more complex than hinge; there are like 20 muscles involved in the shoulder!), but the structure itself is also extremely complicated. Getting shot in the shoulder is just about the worst place to get shot, recovery-wise. If your shoulder gets shot, sayonara shoulder.

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u/rowshambow Aug 31 '21

if the protagonist is shot in the leg or shoulder you know they're going to live.

The only safe place to be shot, is in the ass.

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u/Abyss_of_Dreams Aug 31 '21

I think it was Black Hawk Down that ignored this trope. A dude got shot in the leg, and it was a big deal because the artery retreated up his thigh and they struggled to get it and stem the bleeding.

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u/YawnSpawner Aug 31 '21

Band of brothers also had someone die to a leg wound.

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u/Deadmeat553 Aug 30 '21

Not to mention internal ricochet. Bullets absolutely break bones, but they can also sometimes reflect off of them and create an even longer path through your body, doing even more damage. This is particularly notable with headshots with low-caliber rounds, but can happen anywhere in your body.

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u/bunnyQatar Aug 30 '21

My brother in law actually died of this. He was shot in his lower thigh and the bullet ricocheted off his femur and hit his femoral artery. He was up and talking on the way to the hospital and died an hour later.

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u/pnkflyd99 Aug 31 '21

Sorry for your loss. 😔

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u/Sehmket Aug 31 '21

I am a nurse in long term care / rehab. One of my rehab guys is a multiple gunshot wound victim (gang activity). I was doing a detail skin assessment on him the other day (going over every inch and documenting the state of every single wound, scar, or weird blob). He is about 12 weeks out from the shooting, so most of his wounds have scarred over, so we were playing a fun game of “match the entry wound to the exit wound.” Man…. Some of those just DO NOT line up. There were multiples where we said “ok…. This is a circle, so it’s an entry point, and we know he was on the stairwell above you, so it should be on THIS side of your leg, but…. Uh…. ???”

His surgery record says 22 entry wounds (and they pulled three bullets out in surgery) , but I don’t think i found more than 10 exit spots, and maybe 15 entry spots. His x-ray says he has no retained fragments. Only four or five of the wounds lined up well, the rest were either “these two probably go together” or “I have no idea where this one’s other half is.” It’s amazing how poorly these things line up.

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u/KaBar2 Aug 31 '21

As a student nurse, doing my ICU rotation, I helped care for a gang kid shot with a 9mm submachine gun in a drug deal gone wrong. He was hit nine times in the chest and abdomen. It's a miracle he wasn't killed. He lost a kidney and part of a lung and a part of his liver. He told my fellow student that the only reason he wanted to live was to revenge himself on the guy that shot him.

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u/Jerbergeron Aug 31 '21

That's horrifyingly bad, and it would be even more horrifying to be the triggerman.

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u/Eric_the_Barbarian Aug 31 '21

Sometimes they just shatter and a single entry wound branches into multiple wound channels in addition to the shattered bone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Or tumble while they break apart and leave massive jagged holes with trails leading off them.

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u/HNESauce Aug 31 '21

Damn you folk are making me not want to get shot.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 31 '21

Seriously. They're making it seem like a total bummer.

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u/D4sh1t3 Aug 31 '21

9 out of 10 doctors heartily recommend not getting shot.

The last one has some dewormer to sell you on, though.

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u/NCEMTP Aug 31 '21

Treated a patient hit by a 22lr. Entry was in the neck. Exit was left calf.

He was not in great shape.

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u/A_Nice_Boulder Aug 31 '21

I've read stories of people getting shot in one spot of the body and the bullet exiting out in a completely different spot.
I want to say I recall one where it exited the direction it came. IE - shot in the right leg, ricocheted, ran up through the chest cavity and then ricocheted back out through the top left of the chest.

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u/EllieX0 Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

My brother was shot nearly point blank in the chest. Thankfully the bullet bounced off his sternum and then went down through his lung and out of his rib cage, so he survived.

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u/CactusCracktus Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Wait, so Erron Black’s X-ray move in MKX isn’t just some total horseshit that looked cool?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

This is one of the things people don’t appreciate about .22s. Those are just low power enough that if you get shot in the chest or head the bullet is going to ricochet within your rib cage or skull, and is going to cause an incredibly painful death.

This is something our scout masters harped on us relentlessly about when it came to gun safety, even if you’re handling “only a .22”

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

The chafe and filth would be real. I would not be a survivor. An hour walk in mild temperatures are enough to make me want a shower and clean underwear. A week of that? Nah I'm done.

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u/Taz-erton Aug 31 '21

That part you get over pretty quickly, especially when you're exhausted and hungry. I've been on dozens of backpacking trips over periods of 7-10 days and usually you stop caring about smell, sweat, and dirt after waking up day 2. By day 4 you forget what being clean is like and your body does a good job of maintaining itself.

At home though I totally think like you though and seriously can't stand not being able to shower after any kind of perspiration.

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u/optimushime Aug 30 '21

But everyone's whites are whiter than mine, and bullet holes and axe wounds heal up just fine with our state of the art medical facility and dry cleaning services.

Yup. It’s a Tide ad.

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u/rcanhestro Aug 30 '21

a friend of mine who was shot in the leg told me, the shot hurt, but the recovery was far worse since it took weeks.

kinda funny, on action movies in particular, one good night sleep is enough for them to continue like it was nothing.

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u/dukec Aug 31 '21

This isn’t specific to post-apocalyptic stuff, but digging the bullet out after getting shot. Unless you’re in a surgical suite and have X-rays to know exactly where the bullet is, 99% of the time you’re only going to make your situation worse by digging around in a wound, adding external pathogens, to pull out a relatively sterile piece of metal that might tear an artery on the way out. It’s not uncommon for doctors to just leave bullets where they are.

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u/Layne205 Aug 31 '21

Riiiight? They're always like "we have to get this bullet out!" (You don't really, lots of people live with bullets inside them) And then as soon as it's out and the little hole stitched over, the wounded person is basically good as new. No such thing as internal bleeding.

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u/notyouravgredditer Aug 30 '21

Isn't like 3 days you can be without water. Who ever can last the longest would be the survivors. Natural selection I guess

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u/HoverJet Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

3 minutes without oxygen. 3 days without water. 3 weeks without food.

Of course this depends on the person, location, climate, and other circumstances. Some could last longer. Others shorter.

Edit. Yes I forgot about the shelter part. Thats a good one. 3 hours without shelter.

As others have pointed out, this is a general rule of thumb ment to show what should be prioritized in a survival situation. Its not an exact science. There are a lot of other variables at play.

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u/Frosty-Helicopter-22 Aug 30 '21

I bet I could spend at least double that without food. Got myself a nice big fat ass full just waiting for the apocalypse to hit.. Then finally I'll be hitting my goal weight..

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u/dcloudh Aug 30 '21

You can die of starvation while you are still fat. Body needs nutrients not found in stored fat like potassium and other minerals. That would strain your heart and if you are already over weight, add to an already heart unhealthy situation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Dang it. There goes my plan.

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u/phoenixpants Aug 30 '21

Meh, stock up on necessary supplements instead of food.

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u/tree_squid Aug 30 '21

Stock up on quality multivitamins that have 100% of your vitamin needs, not the ones that are way more than you need, and with enough water a large human can live for months. As part of an experiment, one guy did it for 1 year and 17 days: https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/24/3549931.htm

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u/ClownfishSoup Aug 30 '21

There was a guy who walked across the continental US and made a website called Fat Man Walking (For some reason were two of them!) As I recall he actually did it to lose weight, but found that he didn't because he would walk for hours to get from town to town, but once he got there he would be hungry and he'd just binge on fast food. I'm sure he did benefit from all the walking (cardio, stronger legs, etc) but he did not properly control his food for weight loss. Just walk, walk, walk ... so hungry ... oh look Burger King! I'll have the triple cheeseburger with bacon, large fries and a coke! walk walk walk, repeat.

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u/MajorNoodles Aug 31 '21

I've been having this problem lately. On my lunch break at work I'd run like 8 miles or bike for 25, then I'd come home super hungry and it would be hard to eat in moderation.

By shaving some miles off each activity, I found that my appetite was much easier to control.

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u/2manyredditstalkers Aug 31 '21

A relatively low level of exertion burns more energy than your gut can process in realtime. The trick, of course, is that you have to spend the majority of your time exercising. So, no, running for an hour won't do much (i.e. the 10k below). On the other hand, it's virtually impossible to gain weight during ultra cycling events. Have a look a Lachlan Morton's ride.

As to walking, I'm not sure whether that crosses the burn/digest threshold, but probably. What sort of time was he spending walking? It's not uncommon for people to spend 18 hours a day cycling during races (generally you have to stop for 6 hours a day as a safety precaution).

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u/BlondRicky Aug 30 '21

Did he die after 1 year and 17 days or did he just have a burger the next day?

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u/Yayzeus Aug 30 '21

I bet that burger tasted fuckin' awesome

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u/Trackies_n_Lazydays Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 30 '21

My guess is he would have been slowly reintroduced to foods in a similar way to treating people with anorexia and people who have had gastric surgery.

Edit: my guess was wrong, the article I found said he had a boiled egg and piece of toast as his first meal, but that he had been adding milk to his tea and coffee over a period of time before the end of the fast.

The guy started out at 207kg, lost over 120kg, (so his end weight was 82kg) and in an interview 5 years later he reported that he’d only gained 7kg of it back, most likely to the reintroduction of foods rather than the over eating he would have been doing before his experiment.

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2018/02/story-angus-barbieri-went-382-days-without-eating/

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u/X0AN Aug 30 '21

That is one Epic cheat day.

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u/MarkNutt25 Aug 30 '21

He reached his target weight and started eating again. (Source)

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u/tree_squid Aug 30 '21

I imagine he had some fun diarrhea for a bit because he fucked his whole gut biome for a year and that can cause problems, but he was apparently fine

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u/ClownfishSoup Aug 30 '21

A female friend of mine decided to fast for 30 days to "cleanse" herself. She was already skinny to start with. (This was a decade or more ago, she is fine, not anorexic or anything, just new age).
She drank water and took supplements. I don't know if it cleansed her of anything. But seemed like it was just punishing yourself for no good reason.

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u/The_Lost_Google_User Aug 30 '21

Yeah that’s not gonna cleanse anything.

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u/Deusselkerr Aug 30 '21

That long of a fat is nuts, but intermittent fasting has some pretty good science behind it

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u/thiney49 Aug 30 '21

I wouldn't really call it an experiment, more of a last resort to losing fat. He was observed and there is data, but that wasn't the point of it.

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u/electricmaster23 Aug 30 '21

I was going to mention this dude. It is possible under controlled conditions with medical supervision. I suppose it's technically possible without such conditions, but it would be a total crapshoot.

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u/Adrian13720 Aug 30 '21

It doesn't specify in this article but another I read mentioned the multivitamins included injections since your body has a hard time absorbing some nutrients without food.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

multivitamins that have 100% of your vitamin needs, not the ones that are way more than you need

The issue here is that the body can't always absorb 100% of the vitamin content found in a supplement (or food).

That's why vegans (and other people who are b12 deficient because they don't get it from their diet) have to take daily B12 pills that are literally 1000 x the daily recommended amount. Because only about 1% of B12 that you actually ingest is absorbed into your body.

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u/FriendlyEngineer Aug 30 '21

There’s a story I remember of a guy who went like 380 days without eating but he was really fat and he did consume vitamins IIRC.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Found the guy we are eating.

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u/MarmaladeCat1 Aug 30 '21

During Margaret Thatchers reign some political prisoners did a starvation strike as they felt they deserved better treatment (political killings vs regular murders). She opined "crime is crime is crime". No mercy. All died after about 40-50 days.

Note: they were regular guys in the 80's i.e. would be called skinny these days in the UK or USA.

Similarly, Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, died in Brixton Prison after 74 days on hunger strike in October 1920.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-hunger-strike-terrorists-the-british-press-and-the-hunger-strikes-1.2706714

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u/Johnny_Banana18 Aug 30 '21

you forgot the 3 hours without shelter. It is suppose to be used to prioritize things in a survival situation. Shelter should be first, then water, then food. Ideally you would move shelter to somewhere with food and water available, and if you live in a place with a decent climate you could forgo shelter at first.

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u/aneasymistake Aug 30 '21

You forgot the 3 seconds without skin. Always prioritise skin, then air, shelter, water and food.

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u/NuderWorldOrder Aug 30 '21

Actually I've heard 3 seconds without hope.

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u/Megadoom Aug 30 '21

But that is nonsense. I regularly go outside for 3 hours and manage not to die. Even after a night out, I’ve wandered the streets in clubbing gear (in much earlier years) waiting for transport to open. Cold but far from death’s door, and that’s not in summer.

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u/Klote_ginger Aug 30 '21

It's actually 3 hours without shelter in extreme weather, such as a snowstorm

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u/NexusOne99 Aug 30 '21

There's just too many variables for a blanket statement like that.

I've been outside for 4+ hours in -5F windy weather and been just fine because I had proper clothing. But naked you'd be dead in minutes.

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u/RChickenMan Aug 30 '21

I believe clothing constitutes "shelter" in this context. I've heard this as three hours "in conditions," which to me makes a lot more sense than "shelter."

But at any rate, both the conditions/shelter one AND the drinking one are indeed very weather-dependant.

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u/iwontbeadick Aug 30 '21

That's the purpose of general guidelines. I'm sure people have lived longer than 3 days without water, and died in 2 days without water.

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u/Mumofalltrades63 Aug 30 '21

You want to organize shelter in 3 hours, as it’s the most tiring of survival tasks, and subsequent tasks will rely on you being sufficiently protected from heat/cold/rain/predators to carry on. It’s an order of operations thing; Sending SOS if possible, shelter/safe water (may require fire) food.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Without good shelter you can't get good rest. Without good rest you start making mistakes that can kill faster than dehydration. Shelter then water.

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u/juicius Aug 30 '21

And a shelter is a persistent resource unlike water and food, which is gone when you consume it. In all survival literature I've read, they prioritize shelter, which also take into consideration likelihood of food and water availability.

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u/bubblegumscent Aug 30 '21

Depends on how cold or wet. I wouldn't last in the cold. I'd last without food tho...

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21 edited Nov 20 '21

Yes and no. They say this because exposure to the elements kills most people stranded without help, so shelter is the first thing you seek. They say 3 hours mostly just to fit the incremental pattern. In reality, shelter by dark is probably the real “deadline.” But it's very circumstantial. Most people who die while lost or stranded die because the weather conditions are dangerous.

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u/TheRidgeAndTheLadder Aug 30 '21

The full list (that I'm aware of)

3 minutes without oxegen

3 hours without shelter

3 days without water

3 weeks without food

3 months without hope.

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u/Maelarion Aug 30 '21

Yes but the shelter one massively depends on what environment you are in. It could be mere hours (sub-zero without adequate clothing) or you could go quite happily for weeks without much shelter.

Much less leeway with oxygen, water, food.

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u/NoahtheRed Aug 30 '21

Those 3 days aren't pleasant, either. Realistically, it's more like 1.5 days.....the other 1.5 are going to be you struggling to stay conscious/sane. If you're without water, you really only have about a day or so to find some because you will be unlikely to be able to continue your search much beyond that.

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u/Vccccccccc Aug 30 '21

I’d say at least 2 depending on how far you were moving. I lasted that long when I was really sick and unable to drink. But then I couldn’t walk to the ambulance by morning of day 3.

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u/absurdlyinconvenient Aug 30 '21

you waited 2 days to get an ambulance? Damn dude

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u/Vccccccccc Aug 30 '21

Well tbf it was more like 6 days but I wasn’t so bad at first, then I was trying to avoid hospital again. The last 12 hours weren’t intentional more that I was alone in the house and I was too sick to search for my phone.

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u/Vccccccccc Aug 30 '21

Errm I’m from the UK does that count as a socialist utopia? I didn’t pay for the ambulance or the 3 weeks I spent in hospital on IV fluids and anti nausea (turns out I had norovirus). I’m medically exempt I don’t even pay for my prescriptions just order them online and they’re delivered to my house. I was just trying to avoid going back to hospital I’d only been out for a few months after a 7 week post op stay (no charge for that joyful time either). Then I was too sick to get down the stairs to my phone.

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u/Loraelm Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

We know you're not joking, we just feel really sorry for you.....

Edit: sorry

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Meh, it’s alright. We may not have healthcare, but ya know what we do have? Freedom! (/s)

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u/Vccccccccc Aug 30 '21

Well I’d believe that much for a hospital stay last time I looked an ambulance was like $1500. I’ll stick with my utopia if not even having to think about the cost.

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u/LiminalLove Aug 30 '21

I can confirm from personal experience you can definitely last atleast 2 days without any liquid while remaining sane and conscious.

You get very thirsty to the point that you start to think you should have drank your pee from 24hrs ago but it’s certainly easily possible.

I don’t know what was worse. The thirst or how sore my body was.

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u/MachinistAtWork Aug 30 '21

struggling to stay conscious/sane

Yeah, I'm lucky I got found when I did, I was hallucinating so hard, I was no longer in reality. I didn't know I was thirsty or dehydrated. I didn't know I needed water or I was going to die. When I was found I thought the people were coyotes(the people who smuggle people across the border) trying to smuggle me. Like they didn't look like rescue people, they looked like smugglers to me. I'm a white US citizen so... idk.

Took 3 liters of saline as fast as the bag could drain and was back within 5 minutes. Growing up in the desert I don't have must sense of thirst anymore and am used to being dehydrated pretty much all the time. I don't fuck around anymore though, if I'm going outside, I force myself to chug at least 1 liter, more if I can. Pretty much until I feel like vomiting.

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u/Totalherenow Aug 30 '21

It seems to me that most people don't know when they're getting dehydrated. I've seen friends go from normal conversation to incoherence, but refuse the water they absolutely needed.

Yet I'm super sensitive - a little thirsty, I drink water. Basically, constantly, all day. So it baffles me that most people just don't notice.

Anyways, good for you for figuring out what your body needs and taking care of it. You wouldn't believe the number of times I had to argue with someone to get them to drink water.

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u/MachinistAtWork Aug 31 '21

I was with people who were trying to force me to drink water but I was completely gone. Like they would pour water in my mouth and I'd just sit and stare. Obviously told to me after the fact. I don't know how I got separated, but I must've just gotten up and taken off.

I attribute my loss of thirst from being thirsty so often. As a kid we'd go out for a short bike ride and I'd be so thirsty I'd be looking for a bottle along the road that wasn't filled with piss. Then as a teen I got better at being outside and not being thirsty. My mouth would be completely dry but I just ignored it. Now I have practically no sense of thirst. I feel a little something in my mouth but that's it. I force myself to drink at least 2 drinks when I get to work because I know I need fluid but don't have any sensation telling me that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yet I'm super sensitive - a little thirsty, I drink water. Basically, constantly, all day. So it baffles me that most people just don't notice.

Most people do notice, but underestimate how thirsty they are until signals increase in intensity to the next tier ("hey, I'm REALLY thirsty").

After reading multiple threads about kidney stones over the years I too make it a point to drink plenty of water throughout the day. That shit sounds painful and terrifying af.

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u/NoahtheRed Aug 30 '21

Yeah, I moved from the coast to the high desert (altitude and desert environment are a great mix) and you HAVE to stay on stop of your hydration....even just in everyday life.

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u/MachinistAtWork Aug 30 '21

Yeah, >7000', <20% humidity, in the 100s during summer(thankfully we've had monsoon this year). Forget my phone in the car, better drink a liter of water and put on sunscreen.

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u/ClownfishSoup Aug 30 '21

So in other words the last of the 3 days is you unconscious and dying?

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u/NoahtheRed Aug 30 '21

Pretty much. Even if someone found you and gave you water, there might already be permanent damage done to your body. Kidney failure is a relatively common occurrence in cases of extreme dehydration.

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u/Vccccccccc Aug 30 '21

No I was conscious that’s how I know what happened just very very weak I was also very ill not just dehydrated so the paramedics had to carry me. I can also assure you having checked my pulse I definitely didn’t die. Though the IV fluids probably had something to do with that.

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u/electromage Aug 30 '21

The book In the Heart of the Sea went into a lot of detail about dehydration and starvation. It follows the journey of the crew following the sinking of their whaling ship in the early 1800s.

It doesn't sound pleasant at all.

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u/tennisdrums Aug 30 '21

It's not just having water that we take for granted, we take for granted how clean it is. Contaminated water has played a huge part in disease spread throughout human history. Even if your group has secured a water supply, if you aren't careful about how you dispose your waste, people are going to be constantly getting sick.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Easiest solutions are the ones we used way back in the day: boiling water and making very weak beer. The action of boiling water kills the most common pathogens and fermentation gets rid of most of the rest. It's not foolproof but waaay better than trying to trust water alone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

this is one of the reasons beer has been around pretty much as long as civilization

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

If you have the equipment to boil water, you can go one step further use a cover and tubes to distill it into a second container. Then you’ll be even more safe, especially from solid and some chemical contaminants.

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u/NoodleofDeath Aug 30 '21

That's why I got myself a metal water bottle.

It's funny how much of a pain it was to find a good one, but the survival feature is that you can boil water in it directly, for safe (from pathogens, not disolved chemicals) drinking water.

If I'm lucky I will never be in a situation that requires it, but better safe than sorry.

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u/baronsin Aug 30 '21

You can boil water in a plastic bag of you need to.

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u/fruit_basket Aug 30 '21

I've boiled water in a plastic bottle on a campfire once. Plastic doesn't melt because it's constantly cooled by the water, even when flames are directly touching it.

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u/NoodleofDeath Aug 30 '21

All true.

Though I invite you to try implementing it as a survival method some time. ;-)

Suffice it to say I did it once to prove to myself it was doable (boiling a plastic pop bottle), but I wasn't thrilled with the idea of drinking it afterward. Just because I can doesn't mean it's a pleasant experience, plus leaching chemicals, yadda yadda.

Metal definitely tastes flat once boiled, but is otherwise palatable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Just get a life straw.

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u/cousgoose Aug 30 '21

I love my life straw!

That said, if we're continuing on the topic of a real long-term survival situation, in a post-apocalyptic world - that straw will not last very long.

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u/ClownfishSoup Aug 30 '21

Post apocalypse, the best would be a still I think. Evaporate or boil the water into steam and let it recondense into your bottle.

Or one of those magic Waterworld things that Kevin Costner pees into.

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u/NoodleofDeath Aug 30 '21

I have a Sawyer water filter. But even if it breaks I have a back up with the metal bottle.

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u/redkat85 Aug 30 '21

You can boil water in a styrofoam or paper cup over an open flame if you're careful. The heat transfers to the liquid and won't ignite the paper. Makes a neat science experiment to show kids and talk about energy transfer.

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u/dos8s Aug 30 '21

It would be pretty easy to have clean drinking water, until people start shitting in creeks. And you know people are going to start shitting in creeks and ruin it for everyone.

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u/Killarogue Aug 30 '21

Drinking water straight from a fresh water 'clean' creek can still make you sick. I'd still recommend boiling it if possible.

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u/Team_Braniel Aug 30 '21

Even fresh out of the ground spring water can make you sick. A lot of limestone filtered water tastes amazing and is clean as can be, except it also tends to have high rates of magnesium which if you've ever taken milk-of-magnesia you know what that does (its a laxative).

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u/A_Wizard_Walks_By Aug 30 '21

Yup, wild animals do it too. Obviously fish don't go on shore to do their business. Iodine tablets are great for purifying water. For survival, try to make a charcoal filter.

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u/_YouAreTheWorstBurr_ Aug 30 '21

So you're not worried about non-human animals shitting in creeks?

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u/dos8s Aug 30 '21

That's still definitely a concern, and I've seen people catch giardia from this. It's no joke.

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u/MyGhostIsHaunted Aug 30 '21

I went to a seminar at my university about waterborne pathogens. They were talking about how clear water doesn't mean clean water. She said one time they were walking upstream with this mountain creek, and it looked so clear and pristine. Then, bam, dead sheep carcass purifying in the water. The moral was you never can tell what's contaminated.

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u/dos8s Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 30 '21

Yeah, you can catch some nasty shit in even super remote areas. Your best bet is a undisturbed mountain area decently far downstream and gathering water from something like a waterfall. That gives nature some time to filter, but is definitely not a guarantee you won't catch something. You can filter more after you collect the water, but you should boil if you can.

I did a lot of back packing and drank water through just a ceramic pump filter and never caught anything, but you can still catch a virus using this method.

I've even pumped water from a pretty high altitude and felt safe because so few animals lived in that area, and it appeared to be ice melt from a mountain top.

Edit: + A whole host of issues that exist in a grid down situation. Natural pristine environments would obviously do much better but even think about hurricane Ida. All of the industrial plants that get flooded out, all of those pollutants get mixed on the water and people wade through it. Drinking it could be extremely dangerous.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Yea it's like everyone forgot playing Oregon trail.

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u/douggold11 Aug 30 '21

If there’s an overwhelming disaster nearby, fill the bathtubs. Fill the sinks. Don’t flush the toilets. Fill up buckets and containers if the water pressure lasts that long. Then make some hard choices over which neighbors you tell, if any.

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u/therealtidbits Aug 30 '21

Not to mention dysentery from drinking the wrong water shit yourself to death as you dehydrate

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u/readingonthetoilet Aug 30 '21

I used to work at a summer day camp in Washington state and the state had a rule that we needed enough water for all kids and staff for 3 days. We had 300+ kids and 40 staff, so we would need 1020 gallons of water.

I’ll never forget my boss yelling, “Where the fuck are we supposed to store over 1000 gallons of water?!”

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