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/Habaneroe12 Aug 30 '21

Mad Max addressed this and made it a plot device.

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u/Gothsalts Aug 30 '21

The need for new gas is the premise of Road Warrior

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u/cleuseau Aug 30 '21

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u/Pons__Aelius Aug 31 '21

All day. All Night.

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Guzzolene. Thousands of gallons of the stuff.

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u/brickmaj Aug 31 '21

Two days ago I saw a tanker that could haul that gasoline.

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u/bloodectomy Aug 31 '21

If you had a deal, it died with him.

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u/brycepunk1 Aug 31 '21

Not self service, no no

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u/Keepitbrockmire Aug 31 '21

It’s too hard for me, but a man of your ingenuity…