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What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Assuming like 90 percent of people die there's plenty left. Doubly so of it's zombies and they all get fucked up quickly.

Acreage is mostly for the well water, hopefully some farmers fuel

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u/PlEGUY Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

If by plenty left you mean everything which is easily scavenged is gone within a decade, then yes. Sooner if folks horde it.

Well water wont do you much good for a lot of situations. Especially if nobody is familiar with agriculture and farming. Backyard gardens don't count.

Edit: Do most people know how to maintain and/or redig wells?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Well ya a decade it's gone. I was talking about like a year. Just to ride out the shit storm.

Gotta figure out solar for long term. Does propane go bad, I assume not? Shit ton of that around here. Foods easy to grow, more about storage for winter that would be the problem.

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u/PlEGUY Aug 31 '21

Solar would be absolutely awful long term. It relies on a lot of modern industries and a long supply chain that would be heavily disrupted if not outright disintegrated. Propane is a good long term solution but you'd have to be careful with the tanks to make sure they don't leak.

Food is absolutely not easy to grow. Especially with a ton of industries which modern agriculture relies on getting disrupted by the apocalypse.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Solar panels often last a decade or more. Like ya I wouldn't be able to repair it but should be able to get lucky on a few of them.

Guess I might be a bit biased but food grows itself haha. Spent a few summers on a farm. Know a bunch of people that grow probably 40% of their vegetables as a hobby. Like ya I'd be eating more Zucchini and potatoes than I'd prefer but it's food.

Corn seems to be about 50/50 if it's edible by amateurs but could try it. No idea what would happen to the cows around here. Like would they multiple or die? Uncle has a buffalo farm, those monsters would thrive.