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Scientist theorise on zombie crisis; Are they serious?
Topic Started: Aug 19 2009, 06:56:49 PM (1,334 Views)
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Actually, yeah. That was a weird aspect of the Rage dealio, to me, that the infected retained mortality. Aren't zombies supposed to run forever or something, only destruction of the brain puts them down for good? They quote that biblical line enough times to suggest that zombies aren't going anywhere if left untouched...
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28 'zombies' aren't zombies.

They are simply infected living humans. They never died in the first place.

Zombies are the living dead. They have to die first before becoming a zombie.

Because their flesh is dead, they decompose faster.

28 zombies are still living people. Their flesh doesn't decompose as long as they are still alive.

And that's also the reason why they can run. An infected person is basically a normal person who is seized by uncontrollable urge to commit violent acts, so they run in order to cause more violence to more people faster.

And 28 'zombies' don't eat people. They just kill them.
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Potato, potawto in my view — still a zombie situation by most standards. Also, despite Romero stating that zombies can't run, there is the case of the one-armed jogger in Dawn of the Dead (2004).
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Yeah, iAn hasn't really added to my point, but clarified it. They're humans. They would starve at the same time as normal humans, not before them. So waiting it out wouldn't really be a valid option unless you had food nearby. Which isn't likely. Besides, they'd probably find you anyway.
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Sor's original point was that you have a finite period to wait them out, a chance, unlike traditional zombies in which even barracading yourself into a hotel or whatever may prove to a temporary measure, even if you have the resources to last months.

The 28's are preferable from this perspective, also, since the 28's are physiologically human, that means you can drown them, suffocate them, bleed them (aerterial cutting, bio-mechanical cutting), etc., unlike zombies which are seemingly immune to these forms of attack. This makes tactical and strategic efforts more effective, even with limited armaments, improvised armaments, or altogether unarmed.
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Potato, potawto in my view — still a zombie situation by most standards. Also, despite Romero stating that zombies can't run, there is the case of the one-armed jogger in Dawn of the Dead (2004).
In my book, Romero's zombies are what I like to call "Old School" zombies. Those slow shuffling zombies who moan loudly to give away their position used to be scary.

Now we have the "New School" zombies who run fast and are generally all around great ambushers.

The only reason why Zach had the zombies run in his remake was because he figured that slow moving comical zombies would be less threatening. And he was right.
Its hard to say which zombie is "real" or the "official" zombie, but in my mind things like this can change.

Slow moving zombies used to be the official zombie, and now Zach's fast zombies are now the official zombie.
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Yes, but they're also faster and more intelligent than regular zombies. They're both on the same grounds of survivors being screwed due to the differences in positives and negatives. Sure you could wait it out, but there's a lot higher chance of getting caught and ripped apart.

Hypothetically. (iAn)
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@iAn — I like the Old School's better; regardless of the seemingly easy to kill aspect, the fact they pop out of nowhere and swarm makes them scary enough. /._.\' Still, I see what you mean. ^_^

@kkarbo — Yes, there are disadvantages, but shelf-life is everything in this; since the 28's will die of hunger, survivors can plan around that, even utilizing that hope, that goal to facilitate a cohesion among other survivors, instead of the hopelessness that the Old School's bring with their numbers and their seemingly unending life. Overall, the 28's have a decidely psychological aspect that makes me prefer their company over a traditional zombie, given the givens. I will say though, that in direct combat, without support, I'd be scared as all fuck and praying for some old-school zombies, lol.
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