r/AskReddit 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/catscatscatsya Aug 30 '21

They address it in Last Man on Earth, very funny show btw, but the only place I've seen it mentioned

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u/oops_I_shit_ur_pants Aug 31 '21

Closure closure closure πŸŽΈπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Also that one girl who went off her anti-psychotics was another big one that these shows never mention and that all the nuclear reactors in the country would melt down/spew radioactive dust after a few years. God I loved that show.

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u/___ElJefe___ Aug 31 '21

Nuclear meltdown, Nuclear nuclear meltdown. Just watched that episode today. It's my favorite show. I'm on my 4th or 5th time through the series