Surviving a zombie outbreak

What happened to the don't trust anyone and don't care about anyone?
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You aren't caring about her, and you're only trusting her as far as those survival instincts go.

Basically I'm telling you to look her up so you can use her to survive for as long as you can with her until either you die, she dies, or it's more advantageous to leave her behind.

I never got passed the bridge, there was a six headed dog there.
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Marrowsplitter Bloodmaw is a complete sweetheart.

The one you need to watch out for is Mr. Cuddlypaws McFoofykins.
 
Oh, you make me laugh out loud, sometimes. People think I'm crazy.


Quite right.
 
Zombie attacks would be much less bother if we all had lightsabers.
 
1. Grab food and supplies and get the **** out of town. GET. THE. ****. OUT.

2. Drive and keep driving until such a time as I find a nice defendable rural location thats about as far out as I can get.

3. ****ing stay there until you haven't seen a zombie for 5-10 years easy. Oh and set up some basic agriculture, whatever, you know, so you can eat.



4. **** everything above, go to the harbour, steal a boat, and move to the Shetland isles or something.
 
Just relax, rent some movies, get all the weed you can find and hang out at home... once the zombies rush in... just act like one, you should be fine.

-dodo
 
nurizeko said:
4-step plan to survival
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The plan hinges on #2. What are you going to drive? Where are you going to drive? What time(s) are you going to drive? How many other people live in your city, people who are ALSO thinking about driving away?

Depending on these factors, your plan could go from "moderate chance of survival" to having "this was a good idea on a forum!" as the last thought that filters through your brain before a zombie bites down on it.

I figure you're just summarizing but you should have a much, much more in-depth plan. Also, do you have the skills for agriculture? If you do, great. If you don't, you should look them up. In fact I would recommend most people doing so, and also techniques for filtering water, also look up what parts of animals are edible and how to cut them open, whether you need to cook said parts or not, etc. Important stuff.

Remember that zombie practicality skills can be useful in other disasters as well.



4 is probably a stupid idea btw. "Get to an island" is probably everyone's idea who has access to a boat/can steal a boat.
 
I whould just get a katana and be done with it. Trust me. Im a ****ing ninja.
 
Rigorous tests on...ah...procured zombies have yielded the results that a biological or magical zombie of the type that can normally be classified as "undead" lack the motor coordination to swim.
 
Darkside55 said:
Rigorous tests on...ah...procured zombies have yielded the results that a biological or magical zombie of the type that can normally be classified as "undead" lack the motor coordination to swim.
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what about floating?

-dodo
 
Darkside55 said:
The plan hinges on #2. What are you going to drive? Where are you going to drive? What time(s) are you going to drive? How many other people live in your city, people who are ALSO thinking about driving away?

Depending on these factors, your plan could go from "moderate chance of survival" to having "this was a good idea on a forum!" as the last thought that filters through your brain before a zombie bites down on it.

I figure you're just summarizing but you should have a much, much more in-depth plan. Also, do you have the skills for agriculture? If you do, great. If you don't, you should look them up. In fact I would recommend most people doing so, and also techniques for filtering water, also look up what parts of animals are edible and how to cut them open, whether you need to cook said parts or not, etc. Important stuff.

Remember that zombie practicality skills can be useful in other disasters as well.



4 is probably a stupid idea btw. "Get to an island" is probably everyone's idea who has access to a boat/can steal a boat.
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Yeah but most of those scrubs are going to die in the attempt.

Also I have an emergency pack for any need to get the **** out of dodge, I'm a paranoid ****er, I watch Ray Meyers, I learn.



(O _ ~)


what about floating?

-dodo
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Shark nets.
 
Nurizeko totally makes me happy. Having a bug-out bag (emergency pack) is so handy. You get a gold star.

Also Dodo, they'll float because the human body floats after absorbing enough water, but zombies are already in a state of advanced decomposition, plus the lack of oxygen to the brain from being submerged would probably affect them.

Unless the virus kicks their brain into action as long as it's undamaged...hm. Must investigate that.
 
Couldn't they sink to the bottom and just walk to the island?
 
One would assume that pain is not an issue to zombies, I'd think they'd just brute their way through/over
 
my plan
1. Gather up my none infected Family and Friends
2. Grab all the food from there houses
3. Go To the Army Barracks near my home town
4. Talk to my Mates there and get them to give us guns and ammo :D
5. Get out of the City
6. Head to a Castle
7. Set up a Small Community Growing food and defend it and dont leave untill you aint seen a zombie in some years

i change my mind

Get a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Zombies lose hurray for humans
 
I remember I wrote a detailed survival plan a while ago on another forum, it involved a local castle on the coast (we have those, so Scotland would be in better nick then US of Brainnnssssss). If I ever find it again I'll post it but suffice to say I'de survive.


I reckon me and Kase should stick a dozer blade to the front of that Challenger 2, saw off the barrel, and find a base with plenty of grapeshot, stick a minigun on the top instead of the 50. or whatever, and for the love of god people, wear gasmasks and cover up.
 
Tanks and APC's we would save teh world!!!
 
Darkside would also be dead.

All of these "survival guides" are based on ridiculous assumptions about zombies gleaned from fiction and myth.

If there really were a pandemic disease that produced zombie-like people hell bent on getting you infected, the "survival guide" would be something more akin to surviving the Black Plauge than surviving an apocalyptic collapse of government.

In a real infection situation, it is best to remain calm, remain in uninfected areas, and trust that the government can quarantine infected areas and people. Depending on the pathogen and means of transmission, the infection rate might actually be quite low.

Here are a few scenarios:

1. If the disease is transmitted through the air by respiratory infection (aka, coughing, sneezing), and takes a while for zombie-like symptoms to appear:
This is the worst case scenario. Transmission would be very fast, and there would be very little hope of survival. There would be no way of telling whether or not you were infected or had a simple cold. Before you could even react to such a situation, you and everyone you know could be infected.

a) Survival Technique:
As soon as this disease is reported, start wearing gloves and face-masks. If the infection reaches your area, move away from the cities. Don't go to school, don't go to any community-oriented event. Avoid hospitals. Ideally, you should get to a rural area. If your area hasn't been struck by infection, gather food and supplies before doing this. If your area has been infected, don't bother gathering supplies at grocery stores. Stores will be a good place to pick up the infection. If a family member gets infected, leave immediatley. Do not tend to your infected family members. If you suspect you are infected, do not go to a hospital. Isolate yourself and see if zombie-like symptoms arise. It is not necessary to kill anyone you suspect to be infected, just avoid them.

Eventually, the infection should wear itself out, but almost everyone will be dead. If you survive, wait it out until the infected have died of starvation or other means.

2. If the disease is transmitted by air and zombie-like symptoms are immediate:
This is a much better scenario. Infection would not spread very quickly because zombie-like symptoms would be obvious to anyone who saw it. Survival techniques for this are very similar to scenario 1.

a) Survival Technique
Spread will be obvious with this one, and spread should not be as fast. If zombies are spotted in your area, immediately leave. Avoid major highways. Panic will be much greater in this scenario than in scenario 1. Again, rely on the government to contain the infection, and wait it out. It might be a good idea to gather weapons for this one. Always wear a face mask and gloves.


3. The disease is transmitted by saliva or bodily fluids, and symptoms don't arise for days to weeks.

a) Survival Technique
This is another difficult scenario in that transmission and infection would not be obvious. However, since spread relies on bite or transmission of fluids, transmission will be slower than scenario 1. In this scenario, you should wash your hands as often as possible, avoid public places, and drink only bottled water. If zombies are spotted in your area, again, you should leave. Containment and elimination of this threat will be much more simple than in the others, and the infection should be taken care of in short time.

4. The disease is transmitted by bodily fluids, and symptoms are immediate.

a)Survival Technique.
This is the simplest and easiest to contain. Panic will be high in this one, but knowing who to trust and who to avoid will be easy. Remain locked indoors, or in a locked car, at all times. Wear protective clothing. Leave the area when infection is spotted. Avoid, do not kill, zombies. If you find yourself in an area of high infection, it might be necessary to carry a weapon. Do not carry a weapon that causes too much blood splatter, because this will get you infected. Only kill if a zombie provides an immediate threat to you. Again, get far away form the cities. If you live in the West or the great plains this will be much easier. Since zombification is immediate, no zombies will be able to travel by car. This means driving, say, 6 hours out of a city into a cotton field, will provide you very good protection against zombies. Most zombies will not be able to travel such a distance without a purposed direction or goal, and most will probably not even attempt it. Those that do will be weakened by fatigue, hunger, and thirst, and will be easier to deal with.

Again, wait it out. If the government can't contain it, the zombies will die of starvation in due time. Afterwards, avoid all dead bodies and public water supplies, rivers, and lakes for some time until the zombies have decayed.

Concluding notes:

In all of these scenarios, re-infection is possible. There would probably be waves of infection that occur every few months or years. Eventually, selective pressures may lead to immunity from the disease, or extinction of the disease or the human race.

Also, in all of these scenarios, you should NOT travel from place to place, aside from the initial rush to the countryside. Traveling means you expose yourself to more infected areas, and greatly increase your risk of infection. The best solution is to wait it out in a place you know to be uninfected, and leave only if you suspect infection has arrived there. Ideally, you should wait in a remote, desolate area, away from people. Keep in contact with your government or your friends if you can, but do not tempt people to see your hideout as a "safe haven". This will attract people and bring the infection with it. Keep a close circle of people you can trust, but above all, look out for your own survival.
 
tanks + biohazzard suits we win its really that simple :D
 
@Darkside

1. as for the moral and ethic part...we'll theoretically you are right, but that would never work in a real case scenario. i mean...ok if someone you love becomes a zombie, ok i could kill it, but putting a bullet in someones head just for panicking, i don't think you could do that.

2. the ultimate antizombie weapon would be a mace. a metal rod with small indentations that aid in scull crushing.

something along the line of http://www.swordsandarmor.com/images/MACE-Spiked_Head.jpg
except here the spikes are to long. the spikes should be conical from beginning to end, so that they are prevented from being stuck.

http://school.ghs.edu/Shakespeare 06/07'/Elizabethan Homepage magnus and grant/Weapons/mace.jpg
 
Emporius said:
One would assume that pain is not an issue to zombies, I'd think they'd just brute their way through/over
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A zombie doesn't have nearly enough motor control, muscle density and strength, or energy to force its way through barbed wire.

In all likelyhood it would get stuck and remain so until Darkie comes to give it that Pulp Fiction god speech and pop it in the head.
 
Cause a mace run's out of petrol too, right?
 
no cus a mace would get you killed
and i think coming from the oil capital of Europe we wouldnt have to much trouble finding petrol
 
Zombies don't need their cars they've left where they "died".

Last thing you want to do is go hand to hand combat with a swarm of undead.

Petrol is a small secondary issue in a developed industrialized nation when you have inches of armour between you and the undead, rather then a macy and whatever Glucogen your liver has stored.
 
... during an apocalyptic scenario?
Oil would go FAST.
 
still we would have a nice quantity of it where we are from
 
Again, the undead don't use petrol, and the supplies will outlast the zombies, especially if we don't go seeking out fights.

But when we do get in them the tank wins hands down.
 
The undead won't use petrol, everyone trying to escape them will. I don't think tanks get exceptional MPG.
 
yes but we would make sure we had plenty of it :) so there in fact Tank is the better anti zombie weapon and we would not have to travel far you could sit in one spot not using any petrol killing until you out of ammo then you could quite simply drive away
 
"And in a single bound, he was free"
 
i'll take that as you conceding to Tank vs Mace

Tank Wins the weapon war is over tanks win!!
 
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DIE YOU COMMUNIST ZOMBIE SCUM, ALL SOCIALIZING LIKE A BUNCH OF SOCIAL EQUALITY LOVING ANARCHISTS!.
 
I Changed my mind again even thow a Tank is super uber awsome

i would go for a suit of Terminator Armour

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no way is a zombie gettign threw that since were on a fictional event i'll from in some Fictional technology
 
Warlord Titan.
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Just stomp on cities all day, funsies.
 
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