The other day, I watched the animated movie Rango. While I was watching, a few things occurred to me:
- The desert bears an uncanny resemblance to a post-apocalyptic wasteland (assuming, of course, that the apocalypse is something that turns Earth into a dry, barren, dusty wasteland with very little food and water)
- A Wild West type of settlement is apparently the best kind of settlement for this kind of environment (The Book of Eli had something similar)
- He who controls the water controls the settlement (and, you know, isn’t thirsty)
The biggest difference between the movie’s desert animals and real-life post-apocalyptic survivors is that survivors aren’t likely to stumble upon Las Vegas’ water supply. If Earth does become a barren wasteland, I’d guess that water will be rare everywhere. I highly doubt people will be finding old, intact water supplies.
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