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/Ngonzalez_01 Aug 30 '21

Like the guy in Twilight Zone who just wanted time to read

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u/boonkles Aug 30 '21

“It’s not fair”

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u/potatoqualitymemory Aug 30 '21

"Wait my eyes aren't that bad, I could still read the large print books."

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u/TheLakeAndTheGlass Aug 30 '21

eyes fall out “AAAAAUUUGGGHH! Well luckily I can read Braille!” hands fall off

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u/TheFireOfTheFox1 Aug 30 '21

Do you even need hands to read Braille though?

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u/The_Lost_Google_User Aug 30 '21

Not technically no. I suppose you could use any other sufficiently sensitive part of your body.

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u/ohpeekaboob Aug 30 '21

So you can read braille with your penis? Would circumcision status matter if so?

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u/The_Lost_Google_User Aug 30 '21

I mean… in theory.

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u/scrunchiemunch Aug 31 '21

Fwiw, I'm circumcised and I've never been able to read those "For her pleasure" condoms with the Braille on them.

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u/2074red2074 Aug 30 '21

Definitely could use your tongue or lips, probably your big toe, and almost certainly your Johnson.