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Renfield said:
Mmm... Then , since they are death, why don't they just go into the water and eat dolph... Oh, I'd forgotten about environmentalists. Surely, they wouldn't want NGO's involved.
But more like the original question, why would zombies (and ghosts or vampires) want to kill you and make you a competitor? I always ask this question to my kids, but I guess they just need the thrill.
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Besides, even being dead, they wouldn't be able to catch a dolphin. Undead humans bloated with gas, flailing near the surface and shore like they shamble along on land, attracting water-borne predators and scavengers, versus an animal in its native environment that can swim up to 22MPH, or average 100 miles of travel a day, seldom has reason to be near shore, and can see the undead comming in the murkiest water from miles away.
Water would probably be an undead's nightmare. They're rotten. Getting wet will only increase the rate of rot by encouraging more fungal and bacterial growth. Of course, wherever they go, insects would be feasting on and colonizing them.
Water would probably be an undead's nightmare. They're rotten. Getting wet will only increase the rate of rot by encouraging more fungal and bacterial growth. Of course, wherever they go, insects would be feasting on and colonizing them.
This may be a little bit of topic drift, but I can't resist.
A friend and I, on discussing zombies, have decided that there are actually two distinct types of zombie. I suspect that it depends on whether you are asking about a necromantic zombie, or a hoodoo zombie.
The hoodoo zombie is technically not an undead, but brain damaged to the point of easily being controlled by its master. This brain damage also tricks the soul into leaving the body, and thus creating the status of the zombie. Hoodoo Zombies would still have to eat for biological reasons. I don’t think that for the hoodoo zombie, the type of protein they consume really matters, therefore the intelligence of the victim, I mean dinner, does not matter as well. For more reference on the hoodoo zombie see the classic documentary “The Serpent and the Rainbow” (director Wes Craven, 1987) or the textbook of the same title written by Wade Davis.
The hoodoo Zombie differs from the necromantic zombie in its method of creation, and its biological state. The soul is driven out of the hoodoo zombie, but the body is still alive. The classical zombie of the Western World is the necromantic zombie, or “undead” zombie. With the necromantic zombie the corpse is dead, and inhabited, or at least under the direct control of a malevolent spirit/entity/ or a living master of necromancy. These zombies are not biologically alive, and so do not “need” to eat. They often do though, just out of spite for the living. These zombies may conceivably seek out the best target to strike against our oppressive, life centric society. Thus they may selectively try to eat the “cream of the living”, so to speak. The necromantic zombie is the one that would select its victim based on the victim’s positive value to society. They would leave a drunk in the gutter alone in favor of eating a doctor for example.
For a reference to the necromantic zombie, I would recommend the series of movies collectively referred to as “those dumb Evil dead movies” (see “Evil Dead”, director Sam Raimi, 1981)
A friend and I, on discussing zombies, have decided that there are actually two distinct types of zombie. I suspect that it depends on whether you are asking about a necromantic zombie, or a hoodoo zombie.
The hoodoo zombie is technically not an undead, but brain damaged to the point of easily being controlled by its master. This brain damage also tricks the soul into leaving the body, and thus creating the status of the zombie. Hoodoo Zombies would still have to eat for biological reasons. I don’t think that for the hoodoo zombie, the type of protein they consume really matters, therefore the intelligence of the victim, I mean dinner, does not matter as well. For more reference on the hoodoo zombie see the classic documentary “The Serpent and the Rainbow” (director Wes Craven, 1987) or the textbook of the same title written by Wade Davis.
The hoodoo Zombie differs from the necromantic zombie in its method of creation, and its biological state. The soul is driven out of the hoodoo zombie, but the body is still alive. The classical zombie of the Western World is the necromantic zombie, or “undead” zombie. With the necromantic zombie the corpse is dead, and inhabited, or at least under the direct control of a malevolent spirit/entity/ or a living master of necromancy. These zombies are not biologically alive, and so do not “need” to eat. They often do though, just out of spite for the living. These zombies may conceivably seek out the best target to strike against our oppressive, life centric society. Thus they may selectively try to eat the “cream of the living”, so to speak. The necromantic zombie is the one that would select its victim based on the victim’s positive value to society. They would leave a drunk in the gutter alone in favor of eating a doctor for example.
For a reference to the necromantic zombie, I would recommend the series of movies collectively referred to as “those dumb Evil dead movies” (see “Evil Dead”, director Sam Raimi, 1981)
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Shinytop said:
Amen brother Shinytop!
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What is the criteria for becoming a zombie if you're attacked by one?
Once you die, which would happen pretty quickly if someone is feasting on your brain, do you become a zombie while they're eating you? (In which case you would just tell them to back off, because, hey, we're both zombies.)
Or do you only become a zombie once your brain is eaten? Or do you not become a zombie at all, just dead?
I need to know as it will affect my strategy if confronted by the walking dead.
Once you die, which would happen pretty quickly if someone is feasting on your brain, do you become a zombie while they're eating you? (In which case you would just tell them to back off, because, hey, we're both zombies.)
Or do you only become a zombie once your brain is eaten? Or do you not become a zombie at all, just dead?
I need to know as it will affect my strategy if confronted by the walking dead.
Ipecac said:
Varies from movie to movie. Usually a bite means you're done for. Either you'll turn real quick (28 days later) or slow (Dawn of the dead). In Shatter Dead, all you have to do is die and you will eventually come back to life as a zombie.
No, there is usually some lag time (with the exception of 28 days later, but they are only sort of zombies). And zombies never eat each other. Weird. Brains is mainly a Return of the Living Dead deal, most zombie flicks they just go for recently deceased human flesh.
Once the brain is gone you never become a zombie.
A suit covered with many pointy knives and spikes and stuff should keep you safe. You need to keep a distance between you and their hands/mouths.
-Elliot
shemp said:
Most zombies prefer stupid brains for the same reason that most of us prefer to go to the supermarket rather than hunt/grow our food. Its easier and more convienient. However there are some "sportszombies" that like the thrill of the hunt and swear that nothing tastes better than brains after a hard chase.