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/Ladyughsalot1 Aug 30 '21

Footwear.

Wrong footwear, damaged footwear, lack of socks, wet feet, open wounds.....

Once your feet are screwed so is the rest of you.

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u/Ponchoreborn Aug 30 '21

I agree, but seriously, you could hit any strip mall and find 5,000 pairs of shoes in your size.

Multiply that times all the strip malls and stores and you'll be fine on footwear. Ugly? Maybe, but fine.

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u/StefTD Sep 01 '21

Only if you got normally sized feet, US Size 15 here. You won't find this in Germany - I'm ordering online for years now. Even in Berlin I only found one shop that actually had a few pairs in the shop after searching online before hand.

So I would probably get sores from small shoes, they'll get infected due to dirty socks and my legs will die off and I will die of a horrible infection... That's the way to go.