In a dog eat dog world with no rules, man is your biggest threat. Humanity means very little when a serial killer rapist escapes prison or a hungry cannibalistic hobo sees you. You obviously haven't seen many movies with an Apocalypse theme. Yes there would be plenty of normal people that would help out each other but people can also be one of the biggest threats to your well being.fesc said:
And you obviously have trouble separating reality from fiction. Also, for the hungry cannibalistic Rumenians who roam our streets, there will be plenty of corpses to feed on, just in case all food spontaneously vanishes.Jewrean said:
I am confused.Jewrean said:Picture this scenario. You go to bed like you do every night. You wake up and find that everyone in the house has died in their sleep. By this stage your panicking and try to phone for emergency services. There's no answer! You walk outside and find cars stopped on the sides of the road and crashed into trees, many with their engines still running. The drivers of the cars are slumped over their steering wheels. Even your beloved pet(/s) is dead. What are you going to do next? Are you going to try and secure weapons? What about supplies? What about the Power, Water, and Gas? Would you travel or bunker down?
- We will say that the cause of death is unknown. But everyone did die at the same time.
- There could be other survivors out there but you don't know the specifics.
- There are no zombies, diseases, or even wild animals to worry about.
- If you intend on staying put, you may want to consider what industries are nearby. Some of them need to be running 24 hours a day, and without maintenance could spell disaster for the empty town.
- Both joke and serious answers are accepted. It's really up to you.
I forgot to add a section explaining what I thought about the mess. First I would go to the Police station or a gun store and stock up on weapons, combat shields, body armour and so on. Next stop would be the supermarket for all of the food that goes off quickly and also some bottled water (plenty of it). I would steal an awesome car and look for survivors. I would look for fireworks and use them in the centre of my local city. Failing this, I would gather Gas, Petrol, and generators and choose a new dwelling conveniently located near a warehouse of food and supplies. Eventually I would find a farm and attempt to live off the land.
Your confused because you didn't read the "- There could be other survivors out there but you don't know the specifics." part. The way I figure it, if I'm still alive then there's bound to be at least one other. What possible reason could there be for me being the only survivor? And that's the point of a hypothetical, to make you question the reality of the situation based on hardly any information if not none at all.vonjibble said:
Not really. It's entirely possible. What if everyone in prison died except for a lone inmate who escaped? Probability shows that if I'm alive then there could be another person. Who's to say it couldn't be a prisoner or criminal of some kind? As for the cannibals, I was more referring to the long term when bodies have all but entirely rotted rendering them uneatable. The only option a cannibal would have would be to freeze the bodies. Obviously there probably wouldn't be cannibals for many years after all of the un-perishable food has been eaten.fesc said:
Understandable. Basically what I meant by the title was that everyone that you can see in the first 15 minutes of the described scenario is dead. Hell, there could be millions of people still alive. But at this initial point, you have no clue.vonjibble said:
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