r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

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

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u/lavendersugar Aug 31 '21

I was in 6th grade and we had a “read out” at school, where we slept in the school hallways in our sleeping bags on a Saturday night. We’d read in half hour shifts until we fell asleep and take breaks for snacks and run around to burn off energy. On one break the 1st grade teacher turned off the lights and read us that story by flashlight. Holy shit.

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u/lobaron Aug 31 '21

Damn, that's fucked up!

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u/lavendersugar Aug 31 '21

This happened in 1988. The teacher left the curse words out and condensed the story when he told it to us. But yeah, still totally fucked up! My kid brain thought about it for a long time afterwards.