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An Economists' Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse Disclaimer: I am not an Economist

#26 Rickton

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 12:54 PM

mrxak, on Oct 2 2008, 01:52 AM, said:

It is designed to be highly resilient to network failures due to any number of disasters. Certainly many parts will be down, but I imagine the internet will survive us all.

Over the summer, I worked as a pediatrician's office. They were switching from paper charts to a computerized system. One of the charts I came across was the chart of a baby girl who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome more than a decade ago (on my third birthday, actually. A bit sobering, that one was).
There wasn't anyone else in the office at the time for me to ask whether I really needed to scan this one in, so I did it anyway. And it got me thinking, with all the backups and redundant servers and all I'm sure this company has, archeologists of the future might know more about this girl than they know about me.

mrxak, on Oct 2 2008, 01:52 AM, said:

Other than that, I would suggest antibiotics and things like rubbing alcohol and sterile bandages. Painkillers aren't bad either. Multivitamins are okay. Don't bother with any other medical supplies. People will be worrying about infections and pain, not much else besides that.seful.

Eh, I said "most valuable nonessentials." I'd consider medical supplies (and maybe even ammunition) to be essentials. Obviously they're going to be most valuable immediately, but once people get their basic needs taken care of, those things aren't that hard to make and their value will drop. Condoms and cigarettes, being harder to make, will appreciate in value.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 02:11 PM

I've already got my stockpiles. They're called the normal hurricane stockpiles.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 08:02 PM

Rickton, on Oct 2 2008, 01:54 PM, said:

Eh, I said "most valuable nonessentials." I'd consider medical supplies (and maybe even ammunition) to be essentials. Obviously they're going to be most valuable immediately, but once people get their basic needs taken care of, those things aren't that hard to make and their value will drop. Condoms and cigarettes, being harder to make, will appreciate in value.

I don't know about you, but I don't usually have to take a lot of antibiotics all the time.

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Posted 02 October 2008 - 09:44 PM

mrxak, on Oct 2 2008, 09:02 PM, said:

I don't know about you, but I don't usually have to take a lot of antibiotics all the time.

No, but not having them when you need them could will kill you. They're not essential on the same level as food and water, but they're pretty essential.

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Posted 03 October 2008 - 12:07 AM

Manta, on Oct 2 2008, 01:11 PM, said:

I've already got my stockpiles. They're called the normal hurricane stockpiles.

One can hardly survive on vodka, gin, light rum, dark rum, amaretto, triple sec, grenadine syrup, grapefruit juice, and pineapple juice.

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Posted 03 October 2008 - 08:42 AM

Pufer, on Oct 3 2008, 05:07 AM, said:

One can hardly survive on vodka, gin, light rum, dark rum, amaretto, triple sec, grenadine syrup, grapefruit juice, and pineapple juice.

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Of course not. You need whiskey.

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Posted 03 October 2008 - 05:16 PM

Rickton, on Oct 2 2008, 01:54 PM, said:

Condoms...,being harder to make, will appreciate in value.

Hello, it's called a plastic bag and a rubber band. No problem at all.

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Posted 03 October 2008 - 06:42 PM

Swiss army knife? Flashlight? Lighter? Aren't we forgetting a few things?

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Posted 03 October 2008 - 11:26 PM

I fail to see what a swiss army knife or flashlight add to the plastic bag and rubber band.

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Posted 04 October 2008 - 05:36 AM

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Posted 04 October 2008 - 11:10 AM

dude3, on Oct 3 2008, 06:16 PM, said:

Hello, it's called a plastic bag and a rubber band. No problem at all.

If it's a ziploc bag, those have sharp edges and I'm sure she'd love that.
If it's a plastic grocery bag, do you know how easily those things tear? They rip just carrying groceries in them. Vigorous penetration would destroy them!

Not to mention that's pretty unhygienic.

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Posted 04 October 2008 - 05:18 PM

Rickton, on Oct 4 2008, 12:10 PM, said:

If it's a ziploc bag, those have sharp edges and I'm sure she'd love that.

I just discovered "fold-top" plastic bags. They aren't as stiff or sharp as Ziplocs.

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