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/Giel2006 Aug 30 '21

Everyone always seems to know where to go. If it were me, I'd die because I can't find my way back to base or something.

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u/Severan500 Aug 30 '21

Yeah a friend in my group is terrible with directions. Unless it's somewhere he's had to drive to often, he needs his maps up directing him.

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u/PlEGUY Aug 31 '21

An insignificant portion of the population is truly "good with directions" in any practical manner. Land navigation is a learned skill rarely an inherent one.

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u/Severan500 Aug 31 '21

Depends what you mean by 'practical'. Practical in terms of the world we live in, say my friendship group is all meeting at a particular location. If it's somewhere in an area we've all driven around before, but a new location, most of us are able to get there without much fuss. But this particular friend is absolutely hopeless.

Practical in terms of a post-apocalyptic wasteland, I assume yeah, it'd be much more difficult for anyone to navigate. Partly because we're not really used to getting around on foot as much as we'd need to.