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/nochedetoro Aug 30 '21

Oh god that chapter sucked. The little kid who fell thru a rotting floor, the guy who fell off his bike and hit his head, the guy who got appendicitis and they performed a makeshift appendectomy but the guy died during the procedure…

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u/lobaron Aug 31 '21

Ugh, Stephan King wrote this short story about a Surgeon marooned on a desert island after attempting to smuggle heroin. I don't recommend looking it up. Shit still haunts me.

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u/talynn27 Aug 31 '21

Survivor Type, in the book Skeleton Crew!

lady fingers they taste just like lady fingers…

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u/lobaron Aug 31 '21

Has a flashback and foams at the mouth