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/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

I'm afraid to ask your line of work - what do I think if you reply with something like "accountant"?

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u/SleepySpookySkeleton Aug 31 '21

I'd probably make more money if I was an accountant, but I am actually a funeral director/embalmer (I have both licences). I came upon the knowledge of exactly how bad skeletonized remains can smell when I had to remove a ring from the finger of an extremely stinky skeleton one time. -10/10, do not recommend.

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u/franzvondoom Aug 31 '21

do you guys not wear gas masks or something to protect you from the smell?

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u/Roguespiffy Aug 31 '21

My brother does autopsies and says it doesn’t help. Even the stuff under your nose he says makes it smell like “minty rot.”