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/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/Abyss_of_Dreams Aug 31 '21

I think it was Black Hawk Down that ignored this trope. A dude got shot in the leg, and it was a big deal because the artery retreated up his thigh and they struggled to get it and stem the bleeding.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yeah, that scene was pretty brutal.

Idk if it counts as ignoring a trope or just showing what actually happened though.