BigJohnny
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I love zombie genre movies/games/etc, but the more I think about it, the more I think that we wouldn't have too much to worry about.
Here's why;
Firstly, the zombies would rot. Since we know it's a virus and not magic then it stands to reason that after the muscle tissue has rotted to a certain degree the zombies would lack any form of locomotion.
Even if the virus/mutation somehow slowed rotting, even by a factor of 100, that would mean that eventually the zombies would "die" on their own. But, other people could become infected helping to keep the zombie population going, however because the population would be so sparse the number of "dying" zombies would outweigh the number of newly infected.
Secondly, they are slow moving, I don't care what any fiction has come up with, due to the lack of muscular structure there is no way that zombies could be runners.
Stay away from swarms and I'm pretty sure you could mow down zombies all day with relative safety.
Here's the big one though, something I haven't really seen mentioned anywhere, WINTER!
People down south, you're screwed..... but anywhere the temperature drops below freezing there would be frozen zombies.
Even if those zombies maintained consciousness they would be frozen and immobile, leaving them open for humans to slaughter them.
Add to that the fact that there would be no snow plows or any kind of snow removal services so it would be nigh impossible to move through the snow as a clumsy zombie, thus ensuring the non-infected's survival.
Now food obviously becomes an issue, but I think humans are smart enough to be able to work that out and there are ways to grow your own food....so I don't even think that would have as great an effect as you see in fiction.
So what are your guys thoughts on this matter?
Here's why;
Firstly, the zombies would rot. Since we know it's a virus and not magic then it stands to reason that after the muscle tissue has rotted to a certain degree the zombies would lack any form of locomotion.
Even if the virus/mutation somehow slowed rotting, even by a factor of 100, that would mean that eventually the zombies would "die" on their own. But, other people could become infected helping to keep the zombie population going, however because the population would be so sparse the number of "dying" zombies would outweigh the number of newly infected.
Secondly, they are slow moving, I don't care what any fiction has come up with, due to the lack of muscular structure there is no way that zombies could be runners.
Stay away from swarms and I'm pretty sure you could mow down zombies all day with relative safety.
Here's the big one though, something I haven't really seen mentioned anywhere, WINTER!
People down south, you're screwed..... but anywhere the temperature drops below freezing there would be frozen zombies.
Even if those zombies maintained consciousness they would be frozen and immobile, leaving them open for humans to slaughter them.
Add to that the fact that there would be no snow plows or any kind of snow removal services so it would be nigh impossible to move through the snow as a clumsy zombie, thus ensuring the non-infected's survival.
Now food obviously becomes an issue, but I think humans are smart enough to be able to work that out and there are ways to grow your own food....so I don't even think that would have as great an effect as you see in fiction.
So what are your guys thoughts on this matter?
They eat brains right? I think we are safe here.
