Unopened bottled water products can usually be stored indefinitely, provided the bottles are kept in the proper environment. BPA is a chemical is often used to make certain plastics and according to the Mayo Clinic it is not harmful in small doses. Thankfully, bottled water has a generous expiration date compared to other types of foods. Unopened bottled water can last up to two years.
Opened water bottles, however, can last a few weeks. Pure tap water usually expires after six months from the time it gets packaged. How long would running water last in an apocalypse? How long will the zombie apocalypse power last? Would cell phones work in a zombie apocalypse?
How do you store water for the apocalypse? To be honest, if there was a zombie outbreak, all I'd do is stockpile as much food as I could, fill every container in my flat, and the bath, with water, and wait it out. It's a top floor flat with security doors into the close, so all I have to do is hope the zombies starve before I do. The water system in a large part of the United States, and I would imagine most areas away from steep elevation changes, is electrically-driven.
Water is pumped from the aquifer or lake through whatever treatment measures are in place, then elevated into a water tower. That tower then provides constant pressure for the lines out of it. If you take away electrical power, the system will fail when the tower empties. In case of a zombie apocalypse I'm getting my gun, putting the wife and kids in the SUV, and taking country roads until I'm in Hoosier National Forest. It would be like a vacation. Good luck, flatlanders.
Depends where you are, and how you get your water. If water is supplied by electrical pumps, you lose supply soon after the power goes out. Of course, if only a few people are infected, and the infection is spread by biting, secure areas like power stations and network control hubs are going to be among the last places to fall. They are usually specifically designed to defend against terrorists and other undesirables bursting in and wrecking the place.
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Share More sharing options Followers 0. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3. Recommended Posts. RainDreamer Posted July 4, Posted July 4, edited. Edited July 4, by RainDreamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Posted July 4, HoloYolo Posted July 4, So, its not an easy thing to answer. Stargate Posted July 5, Posted July 5, Nuclear could be all over the place, though I doubt thered be any major rosk of meltdoqn since most systems probably shut themselves off without some form of constant input Utility water would probably be fine up until the backup generators at the water pumping stations run out of fuel, or if you're like me with a well, however long I can get the power to run my pump.
RainDreamer Posted July 5, Ralathon Posted July 5, AngelLestat Posted July 5, So to resume, in any caos situation, cities fall pretty fast. Posted July 5, edited. Edited July 5, by Velocity. SomeGuy12 Posted July 5, Coordinated terrorist attacks on the grid including cyber attacks keep Department of Defense officials up at night; insurance markets worry about the impact of an intense geomagnetic storm on the electricity system, many communities have already experienced first-hand the havoc that Mother Nature can wreak on an unprepared power system e.
Many critical facilities e. However, these generators have a 40 percent failure rate , are usually designed to run for 24 hours or less, and require an operator around to babysit them.
With no one there to refill the fuel tanks, check the oil, and perform other basic maintenance, most of these generators will not last more than one or two days. Without backup generation, basic services like water and sewage treatment cannot function. What happens when people but hopefully not you or us start turning into zombies? Should we be scared? All rights reserved. Share Tweet Email. Go Further. Animals Climate change is shrinking many Amazonian birds.
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