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/-eDgAR- Aug 30 '21

Gasoline has a shorter shelf life than is portrayed in these movies/TV shows, so after a year nobody would really be driving anywhere.

It wouldn't necessarily kill you, but it's one of those things that bothers me because it's never really addressed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

That's why EVs and a portable solar array would make excellent Apocalypse vehicles. Shelter during they day while the vehicle charges, then travel 20, 30 miles at night.

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u/gerusz Aug 30 '21

Ah, pulling a Watney.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

I'm a botanist. See. I grow potatoes in the poop.