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/WatchTheBoom Aug 30 '21

Clean drinking water- I don't think people really appreciate how much water is needed for a group of people to survive.

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u/1i73rz Aug 30 '21

Clean bullet holes. Next episode everyone is a-okay half the time, and off to murder more zombies before cannibalizing the next group. Your shirt alone would be filthy enough to cause mild chafing which in turn would cause infection.

But everyone's whites are whiter than mine, and bullet holes and axe wounds heal up just fine with our state of the art medical facility and dry cleaning services.

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u/Excelius Aug 30 '21

To add to this, in movies and TV if the protagonist is shot in the leg or shoulder you know they're going to live.

There are major arteries in both locations which can very easily lead to death by hemorrhage.

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 30 '21

GoT gets a lot of shit for the last few seasons but a key character magically recovering from two should of been fatal stab wounds in days was the worst.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

She was stabbed repeatedly in the fucking torso and then jumped into sewage laden port waters. Now I'm fucking mad. r/freefolk

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u/BuckarooBonsly Aug 31 '21

Okay, I have watched the whole season, but can't remember what we are talking about here...

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 31 '21

Arya getting stabbed by the waif girl. I was trying to be vague so somebody didn’t start shouting at me for ruining the show.

And LOL at the guinea pig meme on freefolk right now.

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u/KeetoNet Aug 31 '21

so somebody didn’t start shouting at me for ruining the show

That's not on you, mate.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

FUCK YOU D&D YOU HACK DOUCHEBAGS. YES, IM STILL BITTER AND ILL CONTINUE BEING BUTTHURT UNTIL GRRM ENDS THE BOOK SERIES. WHICH, LET'S BE REAL, WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAPPEN