Well what about rigor mortis or decay? In some movies, them zombies move pretty good. I understand normally they only have a 15 foot movement, but...
One concern for me is proper armaments. I do have a fair amount of canned food and bottled water if I chose to barricade myself in, but the best I could do to arm myself would be knives, an electric guitar and a spiky medieval mace. No guns for me could be a problem since close combat with zombies is just asking for trouble...
Once my supplies run out, I could make a run for my local gun nut, but that would likely end with me getting shot due to his paranoia. If I did have to flee anywhere, I do have the advantage of living in a city, but only being a short drive from long stretches of farmland - zombie cows may be alot safer than human zombies.
My biggest fear is that we wouldn't be dealing with the Shaun of the Dead type slow moving zombies, but instead the 28 Days Later or Left 4 Dead zombies that can haul ass. I can run pretty damn fast when needed, but i'm a smoker, so i'm afraid i'd be zombie chow if we're talking anything over a 500 meter dash.
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- the machine overlords have advised the robo-apocalypse will commence 3 years after the zombie-apocalypse. Easier to have the zombies do the grunt work while the machines do the cleanup and overthrow the last vestiges of humanity. Just an FYI.
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derekjr:Well what about rigor mortis or decay? In some movies, them zombies move pretty good. I understand normally they only have a 15 foot movement, but...
Rigor mortis wouldn't be an issue for the zombies. Rigor mortis occurs after death. The bodies of these zombies are still technically alive on an incredbly base level.
As far as decay goes, I'm pretty sure they're going to have thier issues of body parts rotting and falling off. That's why it's good that even if you can't kill a zombie that you at least injur it. A one legged zombie is much better than a two legged one.
We're all hoping to kill the zombie, but the fact of the matter is some of us probably aren't going to be able to. So, if you see you're going to be a goner, at least make life harder for the zombie(s) that's going to eat you. Once again, it's the humane thing to do.
Blackcoyote's ability to set sail would probably make life easier for some time, as that's certainly a skill I don't possess and zombies likely can't swim but will instead walk the ocean floor (assuming they opt to go in at all). Not sure how this weighs in with the fear of sharks (something I can't dock anyone for...I'm a terrible swimmer and too don't care about the idea of sharks), but it would be another option for one who wishes to hole up, albeit with the same downfalls.
A good point on the kids and traveling...I haven't had any kids yet, but I might by 2012...and they'd definitely slow me down at that age (0-2 years). That would change things quite a bit and I'd likely have to fortify somewhere, much to my dismay.
I had considered the fact that I neglected to mention any melee weapons, in that I really don't have many short of some small knives, but that's probably a good thing. ANY close combat, melee or otherwise, is asking for trouble. One blood splatter from an injured zombie could land on a scrape, open mouth, eye, etc and even the best of precautions become moot. You're done for. CQC should only be a life or death last resort, and even then it's questionable.
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Kenny007: I had considered the fact that I neglected to mention any melee weapons, in that I really don't have many short of some small knives, but that's probably a good thing. ANY close combat, melee or otherwise, is asking for trouble. One blood splatter from an injured zombie could land on a scrape, open mouth, eye, etc and even the best of precautions become moot. You're done for. CQC should only be a life or death last resort, and even then it's questionable.
True. But eventually you will get into a close combat situation. This is why protective clothing is a necessity. Boots, thick coats/layered clothing, ski mask/helmet, gloves, and ski goggles would help prevent stray blood from infecting you and help prevent an bites from breaking the skin. Obviously whatever is causing the zombie horde isn't airborne or we'd all be screwed to begin with. So taking precautions to cover the entire body is key to survival.
There are of course trade offs to dressing in heavier clothing in terms of slowing you down/body temperature, but at the very least you should make certain to cover your eyes and mouth.
kalar14:There are of course trade offs to dressing in heavier clothing in terms of slowing you down/body temperature, but at the very least you should make certain to cover your eyes and mouth.
I would have to second this. At this point all we know for sure is that it's NOT airborne. Just how contageous the virus will be is total speculation.
I'm planing on rocking a Modern Warfare Ghost style mask to protect my face. And as far as cuts and scrapes, as long you keep those things covered should be ok.
This brings up a whole other discussion on what the most effective melee weapons would be. It's ovious at this point that cutting, chopping, hacking, splitting, or shredding the zombies could create an additional set of problems with blood flying everywhere. Don't want loved ones or fellow zombie killers to get sprayed, or even to have the infected fluids anywhere near you at all.
This is why I highly recomend blunt force trauma as primary defence in close combat situations. The zombie's brain is as fragile as ours, so a good solid swing of a metal bat to the head is very effective in shutting down the brain while reducing fluid exposure.
A possible wardrobe could consist of light, full bodied clothing, similar to that worn in the Middle East. They contend with some of the hottest temperatures around despite being fully clothed; I believe the light clothing is somewhat airy, so if they can do it, I'm sure we could as well in our comparatively cooler US.
Obviously this wouldn't offer physical protection, but should prevent some direct contact with splatter. I still wouldn't rely on melee unless absolutely necessary; not only for the splatter reason, but melee fighting in general is extremely exhausting and difficult to excel at, especially with multiple adversaries. Despite the training I have, I am far from confident in my CQC skills as I am in my marksmanship and could be as easy overwhelmed as any other.
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Kenny007: Blackcoyote's ability to set sail would probably make life easier for some time, as that's certainly a skill I don't possess and zombies likely can't swim but will instead walk the ocean floor (assuming they opt to go in at all). Not sure how this weighs in with the fear of sharks (something I can't dock anyone for...I'm a terrible swimmer and too don't care about the idea of sharks), but it would be another option for one who wishes to hole up, albeit with the same downfalls.
It is a proven fact that zombies will walk into oceans if they are desperate and they also eat sharks as evidenced by Lucio Fulci's movie Zombie aka Zombie 2 (same movie). In that movie a zombie walks into the ocean and takes on a shark. dvd available right now for 100 points
I think I'd just curl up in a ball, and soil myself...that way, the zombies will already assume I'm dead. They only like to eat people alive, so I think this is a pretty legitimate strategy
joejack: acsguitar: Try to repopulate the human race as fast as possible with willing ladys lol count me in
Count you in as the willing lady part?
larpi:In that movie a zombie walks into the ocean and takes on a shark.
Interesting, so there's no need to breathe then?