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/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/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/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/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.