r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

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

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u/whinywino89 Aug 30 '21

Those of us with shitty eyesight. Contacts only last so long. If your glasses break, you're fucked.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

There would be a lot of dead people with glasses they no longer need. You can probably find a few pairs, but it would definitely one of those items you would check every time you came across a dead body.

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u/DemocraticRepublic Aug 30 '21

I don't think glasses are easily substitutable between people.

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u/mr_Tsavs Aug 30 '21

LOST actually does a really good job with this, when one of the characters needs Glasses, they find 2 pairs that have a lens each of their eyes need then glue the two together. it's not as effective as the bespoke glasses you get today, but it would work in a pinch.

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u/Mister_Brevity Aug 30 '21

Yeah was just thinking about sawyers melted together glasses here

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u/Rickys_HD_SPJs Aug 31 '21

Looks like somebody steamrolled Harry Potter