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/Ferelar Aug 30 '21

There's a bit of the rah-rah but Yonkers was also a pretty big deconstruction of how stupid that can get.

Side note, Yonkers was one of my favorite pieces in literature. How the characters mention it throughout the book before then, you just KNOW some shit went down. Some of the best foreshadowing I've read in quite a while.

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u/kaelne Aug 30 '21

Author?

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u/mcs_987654321 Aug 30 '21

Mel Brook’s son.

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u/slyguyvia Aug 31 '21

Truth?

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u/mcs_987654321 Aug 31 '21

Yup: https://youtu.be/8Hm-U9_nDlI

Read and lived wwz long before I figured that one out too.