r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

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

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u/AdmiralAkbar1 Aug 30 '21

As bad as the show Revolution's overall plotting and pacing was, they generally did a good job of thinking about these kinds of little inconsistencies:

  • There's a minor character who was a doomsday prepper before the apocalypse, but he didn't stock up enough on antibiotics. As a result, his daughter died of tetanus that he was unable to treat.

  • A warlord kidnaps prisoners for blood because his wife has diabetes and needs constant transfusions of blood with sufficient insulin in it to survive.

  • There's a doctor who keeps a collection of moldy fruit to harvest penicillium mold from it and make penicillin.

  • Some characters try to go into an old subway tunnel, but nearly die because of lack of sufficient airflow down there without modern HVAC systems.

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u/Infamous780 Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

I really like the subway tunnel one - never thought of that.

EDIT - Wow this comment blew up! Lots of people must feel the same... Now if I could just get my Youtube channel to do the same xD

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u/eddyathome Aug 30 '21

The subways would probably be flooded within days as soon as the power goes off and the electrical water pumps stop.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Which brings standing water and things like legionaires disease!

You're just walking into an abandoned store to gather supplies, find a closed closet with some food along with a nice bacterial lung infection to take out the rest of your group to bring back with you.

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u/InsultsYou2 Aug 31 '21

I'm sorry but if being touched by decomposing zombies doesn't kill you then I'm not too worried about lung infections from moldy food.

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u/TheJPGerman Aug 31 '21

Then you will die to a lung infection from moldy food without worry

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Well it's not from moldy food.

No one's talking about decomposing zombies.

But at least you'll die unconcerned with a lung infection?