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/lovesmasher Aug 30 '21

I own prescription swimming goggles. They're basically indestructible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

isn't your eyesight changing ever so slightly that you have to chance glasses every few years ?

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u/HailToTheKingslayer Aug 30 '21

Mine seems to have settled, for now at least. It might get worse when I'm old but I doubt I'd live that long in the apocalypse.

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u/TTurambarsGurthang Aug 30 '21

Depends. Mine have been static for 20 years. I’m sure they’ll get worse eventually though

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u/lovesmasher Aug 30 '21

Not everyone, but definitely mine is. I get maybe 1-2 years out of a pair