7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly).

[kimabfmv1]

Well in zombie movies such as twenty eight days later more than bite infect people. If any part of the zombie entered your system in any way your infected. And if it was the same case with animals the predator thing would be a problem for us more than the zombies. And in RE the virus mutates creating creatures the could be quick stealthy or bulky enough to take a bullet. And my final point is in the book "zombies survival guide" it explains a way zombies work with their eyes gone and etc.

[Darkmoon]

(Un)Important technical note: the Infected in the 28 Series are not zombies. They're not nearly dead enough.

But yeah, this article's too narrow. What if animals won't attack zombies because they smell wrong? What if animals can be infected? What if it's the world wide everyone dead rises to munch scenario? What if they don't go down to head shots? So yeah.

[Pikminister]

The obviousness of the truth is that zombies don't exist (duh), so there's absolutely no way anyone could know what to expect or how to react, given such an outbreak should occur.

I know you're talking about Hollywood/Videogame zombies but... Have you read this?:

http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/hai...ews/davis1.htm

Or this? (pay attention to the last part of the article)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/ma...4-21.html?_r=1

[MeganGrass]

I know you're talking about Hollywood/Videogame zombies but... Have you read this?:

http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/hai...ews/davis1.htm

Ah, the voodoo zombie. I'm somewhat glad that someone brought this up...

I did read the article, thanks... aswell as countless others, both online an in factual hardcover books (yes, they still exist). The main thing "I got" from all of them? The subjects being investigated (ala 'zombie'), were all in a drug-induced state-of-mind, somehow brainwashed into accepting their master's command(s). Basically, subjects are willing, but unknowing that they are actually alive, if that makes sense.

Particularly in Haitian culture, people are terrorfied to become a zombie. Add to the fact that 'houngans' (zombie masters) are constantly kidnapping people, consistantly drugging them afterwards (every day), then telling them to accept their commands or else *insert scare tatic*, and yeah, you've got a zombie, for lack of better term. While some Haitians would claim magic is in-place, the sad truth is that it's nothing more than a form of slavery -- subjects are usually sent to work on farms, etc. Typically, the subjects are 'set free' after a number of years, however, many are not.

And for argument's sake... some Haitian zombies are known to have 'died' before becoming a zombie (with proper burial and all). Of the cases investigated by professionals, the 'dead' people were actually in a drug-induced coma, somehow mistaken for being dead. After burial, the houngan stages an 'uprising' by digging up the person and letting them awake by letting the drugs 'wear off'. There have even been cases of drugs wearing-off too soon, and people awaking at their own funeral. Creepy, to say the least, but dead? No. Afterall, when one thinks of a zombie, true death naturally plays a part.

Drugs and slavery aside, voodoo zombies are somewhat comparable to your common 'office-cubicle zombie'. The main difference being that your office-cubicle zombie knows that they are, in-fact, alive and well, despite the fact they may feel they are 'dying more' with each business day. ;)

Or this? (pay attention to the last part of the article)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/ma...4-21.html?_r=1

Interesting, but kinda scary. I could see the medical benefit, but where does morality play a role?

[rad]

if john maclane finds about the zombie outbreak, there will be no more zombie,
no more umbrella, no more capcom !