20 Mundane Dangers Every Apocalypse Story Ignores

Living through an apocalypse is no fun, except for the parts that are really, really fun, at least according to Hollywood. You get to carry big weapons, engage in far more socially acceptable violence than you could before the zombies started attacking or whatever, and reconnect to man’s primal nature in the absence of the trappings of modern society, all while effortlessly maintaining an eternal blowout. It looks dope as hell.

But in a real apocalypse, things would get dire fast, and not in a way that looks exciting on camera. For one thing, you know how you look the morning of a hangover? Yeah, that’s how you’re gonna start, and it’ll only get worse from there. Don’t get us started on the weapons and violence that nobody’s gonna know how to use. What’s gonna take out the most people, though, is the mundane shit no one ever thought about, including and especially literal shit. When user notyouravgredditer asked r/AskReddit, “What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?,” Reddit listed a bunch of them. Like…