Zombie Survival: Do's and Dont's

[Fungi]

*Spoiler Warning for those who haven't watched Shaun of the Dead*



Okay, if you say that the zombies in that movie lacked rudimentary intelligence, how is it that in the end Shaun's friend could play Playstation and 'learned' to no longer bite him, thus identifying him as 'non-food' or 'fellow zombie'?. I know that it was a kind of comedy-zombie movie but does this mean that even your average infected human shuffler zombies have a capacity to learn?

It's also pretty similar to how they had zombie games with the hunk of rotting meat at the end of the corpse, you could rightly assume that the zombies which 'won' realised the faults in their plan of attack and rectified them.

 

[bkw1982]

*Spoiler Warning for those who haven't watched Shaun of the Dead*



Okay, if you say that the zombies in that movie lacked rudimentary intelligence, how is it that in the end Shaun's friend could play Playstation and 'learned' to no longer bite him, thus identifying him as 'non-food' or 'fellow zombie'?. I know that it was a kind of comedy-zombie movie but does this mean that even your average infected human shuffler zombies have a capacity to learn?

It's also pretty similar to how they had zombie games with the hunk of rotting meat at the end of the corpse, you could rightly assume that the zombies which 'won' realised the faults in their plan of attack and rectified them.

1. he was just holding the controller and not really playing
2. he tried to bite him, plus he had a chain around his neck to restrict his movements.

The zombie in SotD couldn't tell the difference between human and zombie. To them if it acted like a zombie it prob was a zombie, remember when Shaun and his crew acted like zombies and walked right past em.

Yes Even human shuffle zombies will prob be able to retain some of their knowledge and possible higher knowledge. the only zombies that prob wouldnt be able to reach a new lvl are the ones that were long dead and arose from the grave, mainly because their brain is to damage to repair itself.

IMO

 

[blackwolfXKAV]

I VOTE STICKY!!!

 

[bkw1982]

LOL not even close, but we can dream.

 

[Mr. U]

ok, the zombie menace has invaded your town. You run home to get your Zombie Response kit, and you notice that your favorite fish is now a zombie. What do you do? Can you do it?

 

[KingOfTheDeep]

ok, the zombie menace has invaded your town. You run home to get your Zombie Response kit, and you notice that your favorite fish is now a zombie. What do you do? Can you do it?

in an instant..although..it would be AWESOME to have a zombie fish

 

[Fungi]

This thread has got me all uptight, I've taken to carrying a hockey stick with me around the house, I have to face the windows when I sit down, I'm watching my dogs to see if they're barking at anything odd, I'm assesing rooms for escape routes in zombie situations AND I'm pressing my friends to see what they have prepared in the event of *shudder* a zombie invasion...

Is this paranoia or a justified fear?

 

[KingOfTheDeep]

This thread has got me all uptight, I've taken to carrying a hockey stick with me around the house, I have to face the windows when I sit down, I'm watching my dogs to see if they're barking at anything odd, I'm assesing rooms for escape routes in zombie situations AND I'm pressing my friends to see what they have prepared in the event of *shudder* a zombie invasion...

Is this paranoia or a justified fear?

oh man, me too...its just the thought..just think WHAT IF some loon scientist out there finds some way to reanimate living creatures? i imagine it would be small things..like insects..or perhaps birds..then move on to larger experiments..dogs..cats..monkeys..and then..oh god..HUMANS?..i know its HIGHLY unlikely..but..what if?..i think we've all just watched WAY to many movies lol

i find myself more alert to things..and noise i hear that is suspicious makes me drop what im doing..and go make sure its not a zombie, LOL

 

[Malefic23]

Even human shuffle zombies will prob be able to retain some of their knowledge and possible higher knowledge. the only zombies that prob wouldnt be able to reach a new lvl are the ones that were long dead and arose from the grave, mainly because their brain is to damage to repair itself.

IMO

It's not really a question of weather or not they can learn, or have some trace of memory. For all it's campy humor, Shaun of the Dead was mostly based on a friendly version of the early infection Romero Z. Within seven years of primary outbreak, Romero Z's were displaying behavour patterns from their former lives. See refrence to "Bub" in the original Day of the Dead. Bub would press a razor to his face, hold a phone the proper way, could be trained to listen to the radio, and even handle a firearm. The dis-orientation of dying, with the con-cominant brain trauma seems to cause long term memory lapse, an erasure of most personality traits, and a destruction of communication and fine motor skills. The only strong drive remaining is hunger, and the best recognized source of food is the most familiar. People. Advanced neurological autopsy from the same film showed the only fully functional portion of the brain was the Rhinencepholon, or R complex. This is the primordial central portion of the brain we inherited from the reptiles, and as the dominant portion of the Z thinking process, it's mostly used for instinctual behavours. "Bub" also did'nt treat the scientist training him as food, and would wait for his reward "treats" instead of attacking. However, despite his civilized appearing behavour, the treats had to be human flesh.

It's interesting to note that tool usage is still present even in fresh Z's. The original Night of the Living Dead showed one Z, less than two days risen, picking up a heavy blunt object and using it to attack a barracade. That displays at least some small critical thinking skills, and does not bode well for the survivor in a fortified location.

 

[Malefic23]

Zombies have no mind really, just a blank slate. So it's possible that a zombie brain could rewire itself to reach man kinds full potential. I'm not saying that they will become telepaths or mentalist, but they would have a faster mental evolution then normal humans.

Consider a newly risen zombie to be like a newborn human in some ways. Instinctive drives are the only ones really present, and the only ones generally followed. However, the equipment for higher brain activity is more delicate, and has been damaged, or mostly destroyed before the Z can re-animate. They may form new ways to work around the damage and get some thought processes back, but it's unlikely they will ever return to something approaching normal mental capability. For evolution to take place, multiple generations are needed to grow and shift into a new form or pattern. Zombies don't reproduce, and cannot have sucessive generations. Now you're talking about changes in human populations to make the human a better Z. That's just creepy...

For busting Zombies I keep a small claymore near the bed, a yugoslavian war axe with spike pommel in the closet, and I'm looking for a good mace or morningstar. My motorcycle leathers do double duty as anti Z body armor, and I always keep hammer and nails in the house. I've also got a .22 caliber pistol, loaded with "popcorn" subsonic bullets.. Quieter, so you don't draw a chain swarm when you have to take a Z down! Know your escape routes folks. Zack is out there, and he's always hungry!