Zombie Questions

Mullenite · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 12:54 AM

Because I've been retired most of my life I tend to think a lot.
Yesterday as I drove around in Houston this thought came to mind.

1.Zombies want to eat brains so why do they always go for legs and intestines and such?

2. Why would a Zombie bite you and turn you into a Zombie? He'd just increase competition for a decreasing food source.

3. Could you use a shark proof chainmail suit as a way to protect against zombies? There's no way they could bite harder than sharks.

Jbs2763 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mullenite

Because I've been retired most of my life I tend to think a lot.
Yesterday as I drove around in Houston this thought came to mind.

1.Zombies want to eat brains so why do they always go for legs and intestines and such?

2. Why would a Zombie bite you and turn you into a Zombie? He'd just increase competition for a decreasing food source.

3. Could you use a shark proof chainmail suit as a way to protect against zombies? There's no way they could bite harder than sharks.

we can prevent zombies by simply keeping worchishire sauce out of the morgues....

WANDERER · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 03:27 AM

Okay..fill me in...what is with the preoccupation on zombies? Is this a bit like jello?

siouxz72 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 07:22 AM

All I know is that I wanted to be prepared if we were ever attacked by zombies, so I bought my son this book: The Zombie Survivor Guide: Complete Protection From The Living Dead. By Max Brooks I would highly recommend this book. I give it a 5 star rating. Help you help yourself! Here's a blurb from the back of the book...

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.

wy0mn · #5 (**permalink**) 11-01-2008, 08:21 AM

Wanderer- Its just a 'cult' thing, like the kids dressing 'Goth', or a preoccupation with collecting stamps or butterflies... absolutely harmless.

Zombies are also an euphemism for anyone trying to steal your stuff or take your life. If you can de-humanize your enemy, he becomes a viable target.

miztrniceguy · #6 (**permalink**) 11-01-2008, 08:23 AM

ask Rob Zombie...he might know

siouxz72 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-01-2008, 08:37 AM

Hey, MR!! Leave Rob out of this!! He's harmless, like a butterfly collector..plus he makes rad music

miztrniceguy · #8 (**permalink**) 11-01-2008, 09:57 AM

i would hardly compare Rob to a butterfly collecter

wokie · #9 (**permalink**) 11-03-2008, 09:07 AM

siouxz72,

Zombies also explode in sunlight, saw it in Dusk Till Dawn.

DigitalShadow · #10 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 06:57 PM

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1.Zombies want to eat brains so why do they always go for legs and intestines and such?

Once you're dead, maybe your brains are easier to get to without you squirming around. Or maybe they like brains most, but all human flesh is pretty tasty to them. Also I imagine brains are harder to get to because they would have to crack through your skull to get there. If you were really hungry a bunch of walnuts with two piles shelled and unshelled, which would you go for first?

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2. Why would a Zombie bite you and turn you into a Zombie? He'd just increase competition for a decreasing food source.

Why do people have babies? Perhaps their desire to reproduce outweighs their long term survival. Or perhaps they just haven't thought it through all the way... they are zombies after all.

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3. Could you use a shark proof chainmail suit as a way to protect against zombies? There's no way they could bite harder than sharks.

How do they move at all without their heart pumping oxygen to the muscles? We're talking about fictional beings moving by a magical energy source. I would imagine depending on what version of zombie you are talking about, they could very well bite harder than sharks since their strength isn't based on normal muscle tissue, it is based on whatever magical force keeps them moving.