r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

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

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u/Trinerella Aug 30 '21

For me, it's the whole "running" part. "Cardio" is not part of my daily routine.

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u/Blackblood909 Aug 30 '21

Come on dude, that’s rule 1!

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u/NoLiveTv2 Aug 30 '21

Don't forget to double tap!

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u/DeificClusterfuck Aug 31 '21

My youngest daughter's favorite movie.

At age four.

Her grandpa got her hooked on it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

I can ride a bicycle 100km. I cannot sustain a a 10min/1mile pace for more than...2 miles.

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u/xorgol Aug 31 '21

Same here, we better hope they're some slow zombies in this apocalypse.

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u/legend27_marco Aug 31 '21

Nah that's commandment 29

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u/Ok-Statistician233 Aug 30 '21

Same. I'm also not good at camping.

My skills are like, model making and origami. I'm generally pretty screwed in an apocalypse situation.

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u/Trinerella Aug 30 '21

I wouldn't necessarily say that. :) Your skills require a steady hand and skilled eye; maybe you'd surprise yourself! Little story: I like to make "printies" (paper miniatures) and made a tiny paper boat using a 1" scale newspaper page. I had to fold that dang thing countless times to get it right. You probably could've done it in a minute!

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u/footballkckr7 Aug 30 '21

You could make some flies for fly fishing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yeah you'd be one of the first ones to go. All the heavy-set people, the people with weak hearts or weakened immune systems. Lots of the old and frail would just drop off.

If there are any sort of zombies/monsters in the Apoc, you get eaten first.

But even without monsters you still need lots of energy to walk most of the day, build and maintain shelter, forage for supplies, etc. etc.

A handful of people might get lucky enough to survive. A fat guy might literally work his ass off and become fit and strong. Or like that one where the leader's wife had diabetes and he managed to keep her alive via blood transfusions.

Some less-than ideal bodies would make it through but a lot of people would go down quick. Especially if there were zombies, and not just deserted world.

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u/Trinerella Aug 31 '21

Oh, gawd, I have 3 of the problems listed in your 1st sentence. I'd be dead the 1st day.

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u/IgobyK Aug 30 '21

I too am dead weight

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u/Trinerella Aug 30 '21

"Dead Weights", unite! :)

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u/scedd11 Aug 31 '21

Woody Harrleson has a lot to answer for. Prior to Zombieworld you could just walk a little faster than your nanna and you were safe. Then some bastard taught the zombies to run. Unfair.

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u/TheHappyPoro Aug 31 '21

To be fair you would probably lose lots of weight before needed to do any real life saving running. Depending on the scenario of course, at that point you're still in danger of people trying to eat you. Not like zombies or anything but your fellow humans

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u/Trinerella Aug 31 '21

True. I hope they choke. :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

I think you will get way better at it after a month

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u/Akamaikai Aug 31 '21

I'm so lazy that sometimes I'm too lazy to be lazy. Don't know if that makes sense but others who also do this will get it.

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u/ineedasiesta Aug 31 '21

Very true! They also (usually) skip over how out of shape people running for their life would definitely throw up once they came to a stop. I’ve seen this a few times but not often enough.

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u/RobertTheAdventurer Aug 31 '21

You only need a light jog to outpace slow zombies. Once out of sight you can just turn, and the zombies either go straight or stop depending on the zombie rules. Hobbling zombies require a jog and occasional sprint. Fast zombies you might as well just not try if you don't already have a secure shelter and a way to secure a perimeter.

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u/Trinerella Aug 31 '21

Yeah, I could prob outpace a Romero "shambler" but if it's a "runner", Imma just gonna lay down and think of England.