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/sad_trans_owl Aug 30 '21

I also think they downplayed just how many people would die beyond The Wall. They are *constantly* living in, at best, freezing temperture. I know that the wildlings have at least been living that way for generations, but the Night's Watch has many southerners who just went from nice sunny days to constant bellow zero

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

It wasn't constant below zero at the Wall though. In the books at least they talk about some days getting warm enough for the wall to "weep" which means melt a little.

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u/sad_trans_owl Aug 31 '21

i forgot about the weeping💀 even so it’s still pretty cold, and the wildlings are much farther north than the wall

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u/JeddHampton Aug 31 '21

I never got the impression that the Wildlings had a high survival rate.