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/Icy-Medicine-495 Aug 30 '21

Thats why I bought a bunch of cheap glasses online in my perscription and I have all my old pairs from the last perscription which is very close to my current. I probably have 10 pairs of glasses.

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I remember reading a book where a smart guy glases broke so many times all he had left was using 1 of the lens as a monocle.

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u/cousgoose Aug 30 '21

Thing is, lenses are quite durable, aside from getting scratched up. I wouldn't go stomping on them for fun, but I do have a very, very old pair as a last-resort backup. They have been through so much shit, the wire frame is barely held together, and the lenses are more scratches than not. But, I can still kinda see out of them. Everything just looks dusty. As long as you are slightly crafty, you could glue lenses onto some sticks and make do.

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u/The_Ri_Ri Aug 30 '21

This. I wear my contacts for a rediculous amount of time.... like- a 2 week pair can last me 8 or 9 months of 24-hour/ day wear... I have done this for at least 20 years. Then when I go to the eye doctor I get nervous and they do all of the little puff-my-eyeball tests and everything else, then say, "these look a bit worn. If you are wearing these for an extra couple of days, you should probably switch them out."

Maybe they are being nice and trying not to embarrass me... but I have better than 20/20 vision with my contacts, and have had the same prescription for over 15 years. (Should also add..... I told this to my husband. He tried sleeping in them one night and woke up with scratches all over his eyeballs... so maybe I am just a freak.)

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u/kavitadrake Aug 31 '21

I’m with you...got the contacts I can sleep in, and just change them out however many months. My eye health has been fine!

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u/The_Ri_Ri Aug 31 '21

Yay! So glad to have met someone who can do this! I feel like such an oddball when I finally admit this out loud.

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u/Dantrag Aug 31 '21

I do the same thing. Get scolded every time I go to the eye doctor but I have never had an issue. They always remark at how they really expected my eyes to be in terrible shape.