That was the internet. The people in power, however, are more level headed, fuck, they have to be. Imagine every single threat facing, just for an example, the US. Every terrorist, every nutjob with a "DIY bombing maniac" kit in their basement, every bunch of disgruntled fucks with guns, all those threats. With all that to take care of, will the authorities take a claim that the dead are coming back to life seriously? If they do, then yes, we could have it under control pretty quick. If they don't, like I said, by the time people take it seriously, there's already too many of them for it to be a quick, low casualty fight.Arnoxthe1 said:
Poll: Do you think there could ever be a zombie apocalypse?
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Zombies of any variety would be pretty small fry for any military worth its salt. I mean you really need to re-evaluate your training programs if you get overrun by a bunch of people slowly moving towards you. You should have little problem even if they run.
The closest thing I guess would be if we were decimated by a disease that included extreme agression as one of its symptoms.
The closest thing I guess would be if we were decimated by a disease that included extreme agression as one of its symptoms.
I think it could happen, but more like resident evil were its a weaponized virus that's released. is this a very likely possibility? oh hell no but a zombie apocalypse plan also works for the much more likely collapse of civil law and as such its a pretty good idea to have one.
the dead rising and eating people? no. infected people with a virus or something similar attacking people? it could happen, although that creating the apocalypse... i guess ill have to say no.
the zombies from africa that are actually supposed to be mind dead slaves? seriously doubt it.
so no i dont believe it could happen.
but their are a few illnesses that do make people go feral and attack people, and scientist have created zombie-like cells, but lets face it they wouldnt have made those cells if they believed it would cause true zombies.
the zombies from africa that are actually supposed to be mind dead slaves? seriously doubt it.
so no i dont believe it could happen.
but their are a few illnesses that do make people go feral and attack people, and scientist have created zombie-like cells, but lets face it they wouldnt have made those cells if they believed it would cause true zombies.
Apocalypse? No. Zombie uprising? Possible. If Zombies were to actually arise though, they would definitely take after the World War Z book instead of the movie (or Zombie Survival Guide). They're decomposing bodies so fast movement would be impossible for most of them. Humans who died because from critical head or, brain trauma will not return as a zombie and, decomposition will put a definitive time limit to how long a zombie threat will last. Even if Zombie do arise, it would be about as threatening as a really, really hot day: Children, the elderly and, people with mobility issues will be warned to stay indoors while every other able-bodied person can assist in 'removal' and whatnot.
That's Zombies though...Rage Virus and, whatnot are a completely different can of worms...
That's Zombies though...Rage Virus and, whatnot are a completely different can of worms...
By now everyone knows how to deal with a zombie outbreak. Don't get bit, aim for the head, etc. I mean, here in Texas of the United States, we have the Zombie Survival Guide, I know people who are armed and trained with firearms (personally I have two combat knifes, two throwing knifes, a crappy show-off knife, and a damascus dagger), quite a few military personel, and, of course, enough zombie referencial material to create preppers training to survive exactly this.
Yeah, I think we got this.
*Puts on sunglasses, cocks a gun, and smiles
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Yeah, I think we got this.
*Puts on sunglasses, cocks a gun, and smiles
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I think it's possible for a Zombie-type disease to exist, to make a Zombieish infected, like in 28 Days Later.
Alternatively, maybe we'll get a Dead Rising scenario where the Zombie infection is caused by some form of disease in a creature we had only recently encountered.
Alternatively, maybe we'll get a Dead Rising scenario where the Zombie infection is caused by some form of disease in a creature we had only recently encountered.
No. Of all the apocalypses that media likes to use as setting, Zombie apocalypse is the most far-fetched, because it requires a lot of hops to explain what is happening (infection by biting, short period of infection, infected being violent toward not-infected and resilient to most damage). That is the reason why most movies just tell you that zombies are there, and assumes the audience knows about them.
So far, "the happening" apocalypse, where humanity is threaten by trees is far more likely...
So far, "the happening" apocalypse, where humanity is threaten by trees is far more likely...
Not in the slightest. Notice in The Walking Dead they really don't discuss 'the beginning' often, mainly because we live in the era of Twitter and it simply isn't realistic that a huge percent of the population would turn to zombies so quickly.
The second that strange things started happening, *everyone* would know it. If it began in a city, that city would be cordoned off. If it began as it was portrayed in TWD, many people in morgues and funeral homes would die, and everyone else would get out of dodge. We wouldn't need much convincing.
Cities are surrounded by countryside in most places (save southern California, etc), rapidly slowing down the speed the disease could travel and allowing containment.
There's just no realistic scenario where an infection like this could spread so far so fast *unless* there is a gestation time of, say, months. If over 90% of the population was infected before they realized, it could happen, but outside of diseases we've been dealing with for generations (like Shingles), nothing works along these lines.
The second that strange things started happening, *everyone* would know it. If it began in a city, that city would be cordoned off. If it began as it was portrayed in TWD, many people in morgues and funeral homes would die, and everyone else would get out of dodge. We wouldn't need much convincing.
Cities are surrounded by countryside in most places (save southern California, etc), rapidly slowing down the speed the disease could travel and allowing containment.
There's just no realistic scenario where an infection like this could spread so far so fast *unless* there is a gestation time of, say, months. If over 90% of the population was infected before they realized, it could happen, but outside of diseases we've been dealing with for generations (like Shingles), nothing works along these lines.
Zombies may "happen" but I don't see them starting the end of the world. Unless they're magic/bullshit Zombies, but in that case there's magic/bullshit, so we're already doomed.
This is why.
With "realistic"(explained with science) zombies, they never give a (good)explanation on how the zombies can tell the difference between zombies and normal people.
The clickers are blind, and use echolocation to find prey. But how the hell do they tell normal humans from the infected runners then? For that matter the infected runners seem to be stark raving mad. Why don't they go after each other?
This is why we won't have zombies causing the end of the world. They would likely kill each other before they got to us, or they would just be put down before they spread to far.
This is why.
With "realistic"(explained with science) zombies, they never give a (good)explanation on how the zombies can tell the difference between zombies and normal people.
I love The Last of Us, but they kind of have this problem at it's worst if you think about it.Maxtro said:
The clickers are blind, and use echolocation to find prey. But how the hell do they tell normal humans from the infected runners then? For that matter the infected runners seem to be stark raving mad. Why don't they go after each other?
This is why we won't have zombies causing the end of the world. They would likely kill each other before they got to us, or they would just be put down before they spread to far.
Zombie Apocalypse? Wait ... isn't that what the Tea Party is? ::rim-shot::
But seriously, it depends. If you're talking truly "undead" things? No. If you're talking some sort of insanity-inducing virus? Possibly. (And it will probably come out of DARPA or The Battelle Institute or someplace like that.)
But seriously, it depends. If you're talking truly "undead" things? No. If you're talking some sort of insanity-inducing virus? Possibly. (And it will probably come out of DARPA or The Battelle Institute or someplace like that.)
Yeah, but scientific zombies are dead bodies controlled by a virus, parasite, or in the case of The Last of us, a fungus.Evonisia said:
They don't eat or really get hungry like the Magic zombies do. The reason they're attacking everyone is because they basically all have gone mad, so reason isn't even a factor anymore for them, ya know?
Plus, at the start they would all still be pretty fresh meat anyway.
*Strong Bad voice*
The zombies will be here in the year 2046, groaning and spewing grapity jelly all over the place! Blaaargh!!
*Back to normal*
Because we don't actually know how it could ever happen in this world, because all the ideas are supposition and largely entertaining fiction (even in the case of Mr. Brooks), it's possible to miss it and for it to be hello zombie time.
HOWEVER, the centralization of zombie in the media prevents us from being ignorant dullards about it and shoot 'em in the fucking head. I swear, if every Pittsburgher in town is not ready, willing, and able to re-kill some zombies, I will be disappointed.
The zombies will be here in the year 2046, groaning and spewing grapity jelly all over the place! Blaaargh!!
*Back to normal*
Because we don't actually know how it could ever happen in this world, because all the ideas are supposition and largely entertaining fiction (even in the case of Mr. Brooks), it's possible to miss it and for it to be hello zombie time.
HOWEVER, the centralization of zombie in the media prevents us from being ignorant dullards about it and shoot 'em in the fucking head. I swear, if every Pittsburgher in town is not ready, willing, and able to re-kill some zombies, I will be disappointed.
Happen now? unlikely, even though still possible to have them exist. Simply as other people have said we have alot of ways to communicate and if its found that something like this has happened the word would spread very fast.
Now if someone sent zombies back in time to say anytime before the telegram and then we'd have a problem. Lack of swift communication would make us unable to send word overseas without long voyages to do so, though that would likely just end up having a single landmass being overrun leaving all others untouched assuming the long voyages would weed out the infected.
Plus they wouldnt have had an influx of zombie media preparing them with the idea that it could happen in the first place.
Now if someone sent zombies back in time to say anytime before the telegram and then we'd have a problem. Lack of swift communication would make us unable to send word overseas without long voyages to do so, though that would likely just end up having a single landmass being overrun leaving all others untouched assuming the long voyages would weed out the infected.
Plus they wouldnt have had an influx of zombie media preparing them with the idea that it could happen in the first place.
Seems probable. I guess it's a bit mad, I mean literally the only other thing I can think of right now is that living (or well, moving "alive"ish) things tend to 'like' it's own kind. Perhaps the fungi, disease or viri sees the other Zombies as it's fellow pathogen and instead targets others to destroy.Imp Emissary said:
I remember reading a story on this a while back. There are reasons why it couldn't happen if it involves the Zed being dead. http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html . Although if it involved the Zed being controlled or reduced to primal state or something along these lines then yes it could happen. At first yes even biting would be a large problem.
The reason biting would start as a problem is because loved ones not knowing it was an outbreak would become victim. They get away and call the police and guess what police are trained to aim for the chest. That gives a quick Zed the is ignorant to pain time to get close to the police. Keep in mind this is happening all over and the police will be stretched thinner than normal. Hospitals would be in the same group. Large number of people crowding in to get checked out, and with police handling emergencies, there isn't many to stop what will become large numbers more quickly.
After a while yes biting would become less of a threat because after experience, we would learn how the "whatever" is passed on. There would just be a large number of people that they would have to contain and either cure or destroy. Although, I would like to believe that if it was a virus or something similar it would also mutate in some way to make itself easier to pass or at least get rid of. Because this is the nature of viruses. The always adapt, just like we do.
The reason biting would start as a problem is because loved ones not knowing it was an outbreak would become victim. They get away and call the police and guess what police are trained to aim for the chest. That gives a quick Zed the is ignorant to pain time to get close to the police. Keep in mind this is happening all over and the police will be stretched thinner than normal. Hospitals would be in the same group. Large number of people crowding in to get checked out, and with police handling emergencies, there isn't many to stop what will become large numbers more quickly.
After a while yes biting would become less of a threat because after experience, we would learn how the "whatever" is passed on. There would just be a large number of people that they would have to contain and either cure or destroy. Although, I would like to believe that if it was a virus or something similar it would also mutate in some way to make itself easier to pass or at least get rid of. Because this is the nature of viruses. The always adapt, just like we do.