What will you do when Zombies walk the earth?

[HMXDungHeaver]

Well, it's pretty obvious that one day Zombies will walk the earth, trying to take down all humans in their path.

How will you stop the undead?

I've always loved movies where they board themselves in a house (like Night of the Living Dead) and I'm sure this would be my first idea, but I'm sure over time enough zombies could break in.

I'm still planning out what i'm going to do when it happens. What are all of you going to do?

This place would work well (http://www.eyje.com/pictures/amazing/Zombie_Outbreak_Hideout_263_)

Also, here's some tips for how to survive a zombie attack
(http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/4/18/153047/155)

A snippet from the site suggesting to find a store like WalMart to fortify:

"you're going to spend the first day sealing all entrances. If you chose wisely, you have a store with some kind of concrete mix in it, or a home building center nearby. As soon as you've cleared the store of zombies, and maybe even before, you need to brick up the glass entrances. You can worry about the others later, they're smaller and harder to open from the outside anyway.

Be generous and thorough with your fortification. A few pieces of lumber nailed up is OK for an emergency start, but don't forget to make it permanent. You might consider some kind of buttress design as well, since I'm not sure what kind of force thousands of zombies could put on an amateur brickwork.

Finally, don't make the mistake of assuming your fortifications will hold. Check them everyday, measuring the wall to make sure it hasn't moved. You also might consider building a second wall in case the first gets broken through."

[AlliterationAmy]

Zombies....? You think we should be worried about ZOMBIES?!? FFS, we should be worried about raptors... they're cunning bastards! They are constantly on the prowl, trying to fool use humans.... wait... how do I know you're not a Velociraptor??? Well... I'll take your word for it, you seem legit.

Believe it or not, velociraptors are the 3rd leading cause of death for men ages 27-30. But do not fear, because velociraptors can sense fear; Here are a few quick tips on how to avoid raptor attacks. Lock your doors, raptors can open doors, although, they are slowed by them. It would take a raptor 5 minutes to open a door, and half that time for each following door. Your windows should have steel bars on them with the spacing no larger than the size of a raptor. Always carry a big-game rifle under your bed; you should never be more than 20 feet away from a rifle. A tire iron can save your life. I hope this helps you from any future raptor attacks.

I'm just here to spread the word, arm yourselves, people!
Survival Guide (http://survivalguidetoeverything.com/chapter/Velociraptor)

[Meta0]

I'll probably re-read the Zombie Survival Guide as fast as I can.

[RockBandRocker]

You guys are worried about Zombies and Raptors?

Ha!

What will you do when Vampires attack?

A part of me would like to join the "Children Of The Night" and stay young forever. Then again, a part of me would like to go all Buffy & Van Helsing and kick some a**.

[HMXDungHeaver]

It'd be amazing to stock up on ammo and just unload on hordes of Zombies.

Especially if they're the slow kind that just kinda stumble towards you.

Also, i'm not worried about Velicoraptors or Vampires, they're much farther away.

[RockBandRocker]

^ I think the real question is:

What would you do if your favorite rockers came back to life?

If Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, John Lennon, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Keith Moon, John Bonham and Jim Morrison came back to life, I would break out the Rock Band, get a bunch of "substances" ready and jam out.

[Mikey803]

I'll probably re-read the Zombie Survival Guide as fast as I can.

dude...I own both The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z


...so I think I'm pretty f**kin ready for that stuff

[HMXDungHeaver]

^ me too. Not World War Z, but I have the Zombie Survival Guide

[Mikey803]

hopefully if a zombie apocalypse occurs...
1)my parents will either be safe/dead
2)I'm in the military(which is actually a possibility if I don't get into college)

I wanna fight zombies !!!

[RockBandRocker]

Actually, the way to deal with Zombies is:

1) Get a bunch of speakers
2) Acquire a copy of Michael Jackson's Thriller
3) Play the title track
4) Put it on repeat
5) Dance until the sun comes up

[Mikey803]

you forgot put it on repeat...

[RockBandRocker]

I'll go edit it in :D

[Mikey803]

yeah if you didn't put it on repeat...it'd end and you'd get eaten in like 2 seconds.

[RockBandRocker]

yeah if you didn't put it on repeat...it'd end and you'd get eaten in like 2 seconds.

Yeah, but if you distract them for at least a bit, you can always run away. That's what has always bothered me about that video. The chick should've run away the instant the dance break started. :p

[HMXDungHeaver]

In 'The Return of the Living Dead 2' they have a zombie that looks just like Michael Jackson and he sorta of does a thriller-esque dance. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hd1zMak2Vg)

[Mikey803]

but in all honesty would you rather be

a) a regular dude with a shotgun, a knife, and a pistol sitting in a walmart.
b) in the military with all the awesome weapons and a safe-haven that is a military base.

[Rock_Starman]

Hang out with Bruce Campbell.

[mysticneji]

Hang out with Bruce Campbell.

Hail to the king baby! LOL

Seriously though, if zombies were running around I would hide somewhere with where there was food, ammo and guns. Lots and lots of guns.

[HMXDungHeaver]

b) in the military with all the awesome weapons and a safe-haven that is a military base.

This seems amazing, but these bases tend to get infiltrated in movies. Just too many people with a good thing. If you had a nice solid crew of about 5 people in a WalMart, it would be hilariously fun and you'd have tons of supplies.

[strtfghtr]

dude...I own both The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z


...so I think I'm pretty f**kin ready for that stuff

I'm with you on that one dude. I am constantly on the ready for the impending zomblie outbreak. Always I look around me and decide the best weapon for fending them off. After watching probably over 100 zombie movies I think i have a good grasp on the zombie fighting situation (as long as it's not those 28 days later guys...they are insane)

The baracades above the ocean are a terrible idea, zombies may be dumb but they can pile up on each other and prevent you from ever leaving the safety of that place. What happens when you need water, food, supplies, etc?

I reccomend the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z to every man woman and child.

[DarkSide247]

Odd, I had a dream about zombies last night where I died. D:
Guess I'm not ready. v_v

I've always wanted to walk into a narrow hallway with a horde of zombies approaching me. I'd be like "Let's kill those guys", take a shotgun, and go Terminator on their ass. ._.

[HMXDave]

Give me some chain mail like they use in shark suits. Zombies can't bite through that.

Then I'll take a trench spike circa WWII. Great for punching through skulls.

And that's all I need.

[Bullseye]

Don't forget to stock up on latex gloves. All those dead people walking around are sure to have cooties.

[IslandBoy91]

I have a 12 gauge shotgun in my basement...

All I have to do is kill all the zombies on my Island then I can hide here in peace.

[kiggidykev]

Zombies? Raptors? Vampires? I didn't realize so many things were out to get me. I'll be under my bed if anyone needs me...

[strtfghtr]

Give me some chain mail like they use in shark suits. Zombies can't bite through that.

Then I'll take a trench spike circa WWII. Great for punching through skulls.

And that's all I need.
Chainmail is a start but that stuff is heavy and you can become dehydrated/overexerted easily..also it does not cover your face and they will go for any exposed flesh. The trench spike is a great idea though, it's a weapon and shovel at the same time and easy to carry around.

Don't forget to stock up on latex gloves. All those dead people walking around are sure to have cooties.
Good call

I have a 12 gauge shotgun in my basement...

All I have to do is kill all the zombies on my Island then I can hide here in peace.
Zombies can still travel under water and all the noise you make with the gun will attract them right to you.

[HMXDave]

The problem with firearms:

1. All ammunition is finite.

2. The noise of a gunshot will attract more zombies.

3. A headshot on a moving target is a lot harder than you think.

[HMXaleX]

To those trying to minimize the threat of zombies in this thread, it is you who will be turned first. Those who do not prepare for the inevitable threat of zombies will only be the appetizer course in the human flesh buffet.

And to those who think I'm kidding, I have recurring dreams about zombies. Not nightmares, necessarily. Just dreams. I know they're coming. And I'm ready.

[hmxhenry]

Oh my lord... what if they were zombie vampire raptors? The thought alone is chilling. Such an abomination would combine all their greatest strengths and eliminate all their greatest weekends.

You couldn't climb anything to get away from zombies or raptors anymore, because they'd have vampire flight. You couldn't play off of the vampire's solitary hunter status either, as the zombie vampire raptors would travel in packs. And they wouldn't be low level intelligence like the stereotypical zombie either, since they'd posses both the cunning of the raptor and the vampire's ageless wisdom.

I just totally freaked myself out. We're through the looking glass here people.

[IslandBoy91]

The problem with firearms:

1. All ammunition is finite.

2. The noise of a gunshot will attract more zombies.

3. A headshot on a moving target is a lot harder than you think.

I don't have to worry about finite ammo...The number of guns on the island >= the number of people, which means ammo pretty much is infinite.
that means there is more than enough ammo to blow some heads off.
I also have a 4 wheeler (ATV) for quick getaways.
Not to mention I live in the boonies and most zombies probably wouldn't hear me.


Plus if I needed to I could just steal a lobster boat and a lobster cooker and live off lobster and boiled seawater for the rest of my life in the middle of the ocean.

[MotleyPriest111]

Well, I do have the Zombie Survival Guide, so I'm all set. Hell, I once did a book report on that and got a 100 because he said that was "probably the only book I actually read"

[MrHartgrave]

I plan on leading the army of the undead up to the white house to bring in a new age of terror upon the rich and greedy that currently run the world...

[HMXaleX]

I plan on leading the army of the undead up to the white house to bring in a new age of terror upon the rich and greedy that currently run the world...

Communist zombies are the most terrifying of all.

[HMXDave]

If the zombie plague spreads to animals and is not solely confined to humans, we're all doomed.


No one could stand against a flock of zombie pidgeons.


And don't get me started on zombie mosquitos.

[HMXTheMax]

Give me a baseball bat and a bottle of whiskey and I'll save the world.

[CheezerRox]

Give me a baseball bat and bottle of whiskey and I'll save the world.

Hahahahaha, nice!!!!! *high-five* And the sig is nice.

[Wolfbeckett]

Zombies....? You think we should be worried about ZOMBIES?!? FFS, we should be worried about raptors... they're cunning bastards! They are constantly on the prowl, trying to fool use humans.... wait... how do I know you're not a Velociraptor??? Well... I'll take your word for it, you seem legit.

Believe it or not, velociraptors are the 3rd leading cause of death for men ages 27-30. But do not fear, because velociraptors can sense fear; Here are a few quick tips on how to avoid raptor attacks. Lock your doors, raptors can open doors, although, they are slowed by them. It would take a raptor 5 minutes to open a door, and half that time for each following door. Your windows should have steel bars on them with the spacing no larger than the size of a raptor. Always carry a big-game rifle under your bed; you should never be more than 20 feet away from a rifle. A tire iron can save your life. I hope this helps you from any future raptor attacks.

I'm just here to spread the word, arm yourselves, people!
Survival Guide (http://survivalguidetoeverything.com/chapter/Velociraptor)

Haha man as soon as I saw this thread I was like "Raptors are way more of a threat than zombies!" Get out of my head!

By the way since raptor attacks can happen anytime it's a good habit to size up any building you enter for it's potential defensive capablities against raptors. It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you!

[strtfghtr]

I don't have to worry about finite ammo...The number of guns on the island >= the number of people, which means ammo pretty much is infinite.
that means there is more than enough ammo to blow some heads off.
I also have a 4 wheeler (ATV) for quick getaways.
Not to mention I live in the boonies and most zombies probably wouldn't hear me.


Plus if I needed to I could just steal a lobster boat and a lobster cooker and live off lobster and boiled seawater for the rest of my life in the middle of the ocean.

Now I don't mean to be a nay-sayer but I always like to keep people thinking...

I don't see how you have infinite ammo if the zombies can walk right to your island. (yes they can walk under water) Where do you get the gas/oil/parts (a broken chain drive is common) for the ATV? How do you power the boat/where do you get gas from? How will you cook the lobster/boil the water?

Your plan is good for 2 day to a week max...what happens if you need to survive for a year or more?

[IslandBoy91]

Now I don't mean to be a nay-sayer but I always like to keep people thinking...

I don't see how you have infinite ammo if the zombies can walk right to your island. (yes they can walk under water) Where do you get the gas/oil/parts (a broken chain drive is common) for the ATV? How do you power the boat/where do you get gas from? How will you cook the lobster/boil the water?

Your plan is good for 2 day to a week max...what happens if you need to survive for a year or more?

I brought along a lobster cooker and a large pot. Suitable for boiling lobster and distilling seawater. When I run out of propane, I can burn the extra gas I have to run it.

There are a couple of floats in the harbor that the fisherman sell their lobsters to and fuel up and get bait. Each one has at least a months worth of gas.
My ATV is shaft driven (No chain) and very reliable. If it breaks, I can steal another one (there's at least a hundred of them out here.)

I'll keep a skiff on board the boat. If one breaks down, I can row back into the harbor...and steal another one.


I live on a very safe island community, nobody locks their doors or even takes the keys out of the ignition (cars, boats, ATVs, etc.) Since taking the ferry to the mainland is such a hassle, food is practically stockpiled. Seriously, everybody's basement is FULL of food I can live off of for years.

[InnocentBetrayal]

I'd probally just run around in circles screaming my head off, run into a building get a Concussion and never wake up :p

[kiggidykev]

I'd probally just run around in circles screaming my head off, run into a building get a Concussion and never wake up :p

I suppose in a zombie world, there are worse ways to go.

[hmxsean]

Easiest question ever. Here is my answer in 4 words - open a brain store.

[strtfghtr]

Ok Islandboy now we are getting somewhere on the road to preparedness. Are you taking this boat out everyday? If so you need to be prepared to "catch" the occasional underwater zombie so I'd suggest a mele weapon for the boat (machete is always good). Also you should read up on all the required maintenance for the boat and figure out where you can get parts from (I assume take them from other boats) Exploring areas always leads to new zombie discoveries and zombies can alert one another from great distances. Always have a backup plan to your backup plan.

The ATV is very noisy and will again attract more zombies I'd recoment a bike/mountain bike for travel on the island. Any bridges to the mainland? Those need to be taken care of.

The basement food is a good idea but watch for basement zombies like in Night of the Living Dead, always a danger. You have to remember you will have no power so pumping gas can become an issue as well.

[vedis]

Hmm, lets see


If i barricaded my house i have food to last for a month.....
If i raid the neigbors i could live even longer....just gotta be smart about getting there

I own MANY swords, very sharp ones....thatd be a nice weapon to use if i dont get overwhelmed.....until i find a gun and can start clearing the area.....

and if worst comes to worst, i can throw my daughter at them as a distraction and while they eat her i can run!

[IslandBoy91]

Any bridges to the mainland? Those need to be taken care of.

You have to remember you will have no power so pumping gas can become an issue as well.

No bridges. Just a ferry boat.

There is also a big ass generator that powers the whole island in emergencies. I could probably figure out how to fire that thing up if I needed to.

...actually I could steal the ferry boat and live on it with the other survivors. We could just go out in the middle of the ocean, shut the engine off, and party. :cool:

[strtfghtr]

Hmm, lets see
and if worst comes to worst, i can throw my daughter at them as a distraction and while they eat her i can run!

That is the funniest thing I've read all day.

P.S. I hope your daughter finds out about this. LOL

[Hungryfreak]

I would throw George Bush at them, so they would starve.

Or I would join them, because zombies kick ass.

Or I would lead them, since I like my brain in my head, rather than my stomach.

[DarkSide247]

I would throw George Bush at them, so they would starve.
...

You win.

[moshun]

Hmm, at first, I'll probably be inclined to join IB's idea for handling any possible future vampiric zombie raptors crisis... Since I live in a desert valley, I can't really go very far on foot or find much resources while on the road. So I guess I'll have to find refuge in the nearby Walmart. I might also use the nearby Cardinals Stadium as a refuge but it does not offer the same amount of shelter and supplies as Walmart, and the stadium may have just way too many entrances... although it's situated in a pretty open area to make reconassaince (sp?) around us easier. But walmart it is.. plus they've got adult diapers, so as to prevent causing myself anymore future embarassment should I get into a close encounter with zombies.

There are huge parking lots and all the streets here are practically all 4 lanes wide each direction, perfect for doing a bit of zombie mowing. ;) Fat chance finding a big ass truck with a snow plow out here in the desert, so I'll settle for either an 18-wheeler or a humvee. We'll run over zombies or hook up some steel cable between two speeding trucks, clotheslining zombies into massive bloody chunks. I'll modify a tennis ball launcher into a spear chucker. If they get too close to the building, we'll hurl car batteries and spill jugs of muriatic acid at the hordes from the safety of walmart's roof.

[Teh_Nfsjunkie91]

Get my friends, get a car, get some guns. Things look too desperate, I'd put a bullet in my head.

[billman3000]

well unfortunatly all i have is a pisto;, just for emergncys. so i'd get that one of my star baseball bats maybe my skateboard, surround my house with gasoline get a lighter light it up, board up the house watch some G4

[InsaneGame]

Ha I have the zobie survival guide and I read it front to back. Also have a very nice machete. Which is better then a gun becuase it is quiet and requires no reloading.

I also would not hesitate to kill anyone who was bitten that I care about.

[JukeBoxHero]

Alright armed with no knowledge from Zombie Survival Guide or World War Z(if those are books, I'm getting them double times) but with 18, 000 kills in Dead Rising so far...

This would be my plan, it's not perfect but it would work for a couple weeks and from there I improvise.

I live in a quiet area, it's not quite country territory but it's not a rural area. At the most this area in the beginning might be occupied by a couple zombies, perhaps thirty(30) max.(Keep in mind, I'm talking Dawn of the Dead/Dead Rising/Night of the Living Dead type zombies). I would type a quick farewell to my xbox live friends(I've played with them for three years) and on my own, I would leave. My family would probably be gone by this time, gone to government protection.(Which I wouldn't trust what so ever, those are more like feeding zones waiting to be build up. I would find the items that would be acceptable as a weapon.(Knives, old fencing swords, tools, a set of game disk that suck). I also would get some food and plenty of water and put it in a backpack and depart.(I would pack some of my music also).

Now I assuming I'll have a car, I'll take that and drive to Walmart. I'll drive to the back the store and break open the back door.(I think I've seen a back entrance at my local Walmart). I'll search the store and try to the keys that lock up Walmart and do what I can against the undead. I'll fend off the reanimates and lock the normal doors and disable the electric doors. Now it will be time to clean house, I will carefully destroy every zombie. I don't want to get bitten so I will take the time to safely exterminate them.

At the point of extermination, I will quickly attempt my best to barricade the doors. If I come across a blow torch I'll use to weld most the normal doors shut. The only door that will be left untouched by the blow torch will be the back door. That exit will be have some light fortification so I could easily get out the back.

I would stay in the Walmart for a couple weeks. I would check my fortifications twice a day. Once when I got up, once in the before I slept. I would sleep in the warehouse area so if zombies get through I'll be able be in safer place.(Anyone should know the front door is a bad place to sleep. I would feast on the snack items/fruit because by the time I get to Walmart, the meat would probably be spoiled).

In the store I would train my body and attempt to lose my unnecessary weight. I'm chubby for my age and that give me advantage over the reanimates besides my intelligence. I probably could do that with in the store, considering I would nothing better to do but kill zombies. Any survivors will be let into the store, and I will attempt rescue them. However if the survivors turned against me, well I would turn them over to the zombies.(I'm not cruel but damn it, I won't let them turn me into zombie chow. I think a nice kick out the door might motivated them. Now if your keeping up with plan, my car would be outside where I would kicked them. My car would be locked and the keys in a safe place).

On from that point after a couple weeks I would improvise.

-Any questions, challenges of what if with my plan would be nice.

[war_lord]

The hardest part of a zombie apocalypse would be pretending I'm not excited. :p

Time to hold up on a roof and snipe some zombies while singing an acapella version of Disturbed's The Sickness. :D

[HMXDungHeaver]

Easiest question ever. Here is my answer in 4 words - open a brain store.

but do Zombies understand the ins and outs of capitalism? They'd probably just try to eat all your delicious brains that are on display.


Also, how much would you charge and where would you get fresh brains?

[HMXDave]

but do Zombies understand the ins and outs of capitalism? They'd probably just try to eat all your delicious brains that are on display.


Also, how much would you charge and where would you get fresh brains?

There are plenty of brains to be had in Central Sq.


Whether they are fresh or not is another story...

[HMXDungHeaver]

There are plenty of brains to be had in Central Sq.


Whether they are fresh or not is another story...

haha, very true. Hundreds and hundreds of "fresh" brains pass by their doorstep everyday.

Although, that's also hundreds and hundreds of potential zombies running rampant on Mass Ave.

[oshman187]

What will you do when Zombies walk the earth?

Explain to them that I have no brains for them to have.

[Bullseye]

Why does no one think of hijacking a cruise ship. A nice luxury liner complete with enough food storage to feed thousands. Oceans are probably hard for zombies to deal with--plus steep sides of cruise ship=no zombie heroics. Added bonus, shotguns for clay pigeon shooting. Life boats/dinghies for fishing. Not bad.

[HMXDungHeaver]

Why does no one think of hijacking a cruise ship. A nice luxury liner complete with enough food storage to feed thousands. Oceans are probably hard for zombies to deal with--plus steep sides of cruise ship=no zombie heroics. Added bonus, shotguns for clay pigeon shooting. Life boats/dinghies for fishing. Not bad.

That's really an amazing idea.

Having a whole cruise ship to yourself would be unbelievable.

[torchinthesky=rainingfire]

i wold confuse them with my superior wit and intelligence(undead are generally very stupid)then then beat them with my quarterstaff or something else or shoot them with a hunting gun(They work on moose they will work on zombies) i would also have a small fortress in the wild (maybe a castle in europe) and fortify thatand as for ny medieval zombies i think i can take them out (skilled with swords and other stuff) then defend till i can run or i am dead(i might try to build like a superweapon or a nuke to end the earth and the zombies with)

that is 1 way of escaping zombies

[Colt_Steele]

Depends on the nature of the beast.

Are they traditional voodoo zombies, slow and easy to dispose of in small numbers?
New Age zombies, with rushdown and minimal reasoning capabilities?
Bio-experiments gone wrong, subject to different attributes and weaknesses not normally associated with the walking dead?

All the possible variations call for different survival scenarios. The cruise ship idea is definitely sound, assuming one is to be had and the number of passengers is manageable. It's still not a long term solution though, since water will still eventually run out. Maybe a battleship instead, so a landing zone can be cleared when supplies are needed from the mainland.

[Shredder87]

Hmmm...I'd go to the Winchester.....

[Mikey803]

^a pub !?!?!

[Shredder87]

^a pub !?!?!
No.......The Winchester. There's a gun there.

[Stewie]

Make them dance with Michael Jackson's Thriller song!

[Mikey803]

^^it's not a real gun!


...and dogs CAN NOT look up!

[HMXDungHeaver]

Are they traditional voodoo zombies, slow and easy to dispose of in small numbers?

I'm thinking these kind. That would be more fun at least.

[Mikey803]

what I'd do in the case of zombies: nuke em' from orbit...it's the only way to be sure.

[Shredder87]

I'm thinking these kind. That would be more fun at least.
You know what we need. A Kung Fu Priest to save our asses. He kicks ass for the lord.

[HMXDungHeaver]

You know what we need. A Kung Fu Priest to save our asses. He kicks ass for the lord.

This calls for divine intervention!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvt1ZM1_5Ao&feature=related)

[Shredder87]

This calls for divine intervention!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvt1ZM1_5Ao&feature=related)
YEAH!!!!!!





I thought I was the only one.....I'm going to cry!!!!

[Bullseye]

Depends on the nature of the beast.

... The cruise ship idea is definitely sound, assuming one is to be had and the number of passengers is manageable. It's still not a long term solution though, since water will still eventually run out. Maybe a battleship instead, so a landing zone can be cleared when supplies are needed from the mainland.

Battleships come with those pesky military types. Their guns are usually bigger than your guns. Makes hijacking difficult. I think those cruise lines would have a pretty good stock of water, and being adrift on the sea, there's ample opportunity to collect rain water on tarps, and what not...plus you can always boil sea water and collect the steam. Now some effort must be made to take custody of the ship and deal with any crewmen that might get in your way. Getting the ship out of the port might require some knowledge of captaining a ship or taking a captain hostage (moral dilemna there).

[strtfghtr]

This calls for divine intervention!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvt1ZM1_5Ao&feature=related)

peter jackson is my hero...or was my hero before the lord of the rings


"Party's over!!!"

[HMXDungHeaver]

You could really turn a cruise ship into a battleship with the right weaponry, and it'd be a lot bigger than a battleship.

[Shredder87]

peter jackson is my hero...or was my hero before the lord of the rings


"Party's over!!!"
I know. To think he started off with low budget horror comedies.

[torchinthesky=rainingfire]

what if there is more than just zombies in the horde like there could be skeletons ghosts lich's ghost ships and demons:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[HMXDungHeaver]

I know. To think he started off with low budget horror comedies.

Have you seen 'Meet the Feebles'?

It's really really weird.

[torchinthesky=rainingfire]

Battleships come with those pesky military types. Their guns are usually bigger than your guns. Makes hijacking difficult. I think those cruise lines would have a pretty good stock of water, and being adrift on the sea, there's ample opportunity to collect rain water on tarps, and what not...plus you can always boil sea water and collect the steam. Now some effort must be made to take custody of the ship and deal with any crewmen that might get in your way. Getting the ship out of the port might require some knowledge of captaining a ship or taking a captain hostage (moral dilemna there).

would a submarine be safer or a jet (fighter jet)

[Shredder87]

Have you seen 'Meet the Feebles'?

It's really really weird.
Naw I haven't. I read up that it was pretty weird. I've been meaning to rent Bad Taste since that cover looks.....disgusting. It's awesome.

And if there's more than just zombies comming out. I got the answer to our survival.



.....Punch them all in the pipi.

[HMXDungHeaver]

Naw I haven't. I read up that it was pretty weird. I've been meaning to rent Bad Taste since that cover looks.....disgusting. It's awesome.

And if there's more than just zombies comming out. I got the answer to our survival.



.....Punch them all in the pipi.

Bad Taste is amaaaazing. I died laughing watching it the first time. Being not-sober makes it much better.

[mlothar16]

dude...I own both The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z


...so I think I'm pretty f**kin ready for that stuff

the survival guide is quite handy, on a side note in world war Z how the hell did the zombies survive at the bottom of the ocean (not a spoiler this is common throughout the book)... I mean besides the fact that there are zombies the book is written well enough to feel real except that the zombies are humans and therefore could not survive the ocean pressure ./end derailment

I have always thought that the best thing to do would be to get a whole bunch of meat (your choice) and place it just out of reach of the zombies ie with a crane, they would not be smart enough to build a way or anything else to get the meat, instead they would just be drawn to its scent and sidetracked ... wow maybe I'm insane...

[HMXDungHeaver]

I have always thought that the best thing to do would be to get a whole bunch of meat (your choice) and place it just out of reach of the zombies ie with a crane, they would not be smart enough to build a way or anything else to get the meat, instead they would just be drawn to its scent and sidetracked ... wow maybe I'm insane...

I like it. I don't know how long it would keep them attracted but if it worked well it'd be great.

[JukeBoxHero]

I like it. I don't know how long it would keep them attracted but if it worked well it'd be great.

Ah that would be great, take a some stupid "survivors" and put them up for bait might be a good ideas.

*Eyes glare from the darkness.

Hey it's only an idea in a way to survive a zombie attack or at least delay it...

[HMXDungHeaver]

Yeah, I'd probably keep a pistol on me in case I have to kill myself.

I'm not letting myself become one of those bastards.

[Bass182]

Get hundreds of space-faring DC-10's, put brains in them, and then fly all the zombies to a dormant volcano, and then detonate a hydrogen bomb from with said volcano

[scixxor_emo]

the survival guide is quite handy, on a side note in world war Z how the hell did the zombies survive at the bottom of the ocean (not a spoiler this is common throughout the book)... I mean besides the fact that there are zombies the book is written well enough to feel real except that the zombies are humans and therefore could not survive the ocean pressure ./end derailment

I have always thought that the best thing to do would be to get a whole bunch of meat (your choice) and place it just out of reach of the zombies ie with a crane, they would not be smart enough to build a way or anything else to get the meat, instead they would just be drawn to its scent and sidetracked ... wow maybe I'm insane...


actually if you read the book day by day armageddon(sp?), it showed in a part of the book that i wont say for no spoiler, that the zombies were actually smart enough to make a "human" ladder in an attempt to reach a living person on a higher platform

[Mikey803]

the survival guide is quite handy, on a side note in world war Z how the hell did the zombies survive at the bottom of the ocean (not a spoiler this is common throughout the book)... I mean besides the fact that there are zombies the book is written well enough to feel real except that the zombies are humans and therefore could not survive the ocean pressure ./end derailment

I have always thought that the best thing to do would be to get a whole bunch of meat (your choice) and place it just out of reach of the zombies ie with a crane, they would not be smart enough to build a way or anything else to get the meat, instead they would just be drawn to its scent and sidetracked ... wow maybe I'm insane...

actually zombies CAN survive underwater because regardless of their being human...their still dead...which means they have not need to breathe so they can't really drown.

[HMXDungHeaver]

actually zombies CAN survive underwater because regardless of their being human...their still dead...which means they have not need to breathe so they can't really drown.

I think he meant the pressure of the water against the body. Since the ocean gets so deep, it is hard for the human body to stay intact at such a high pressure (from what i've heard) or could be so massive that you couldn't move...

[Mikey803]

hmm...well maybe...but again their dead so they don't really need any of their body parts besides their brain...so they could probably survive if some of their organs exploded...or if they fractured some bones or lost limbs...so if their brain was intact they could still live. and if they couldn't move then whats to stop the current from doing so for them untill they come ashore.

...but then again I don't know fully either.

[HMXDungHeaver]

I'm drunk and bored so I looked it up:

"found a number online that claimed bones crush at 24,600 pounds per square inch. 1 atmosphere is about 14.6 pounds/in^2. Now we just need a formula that computes pressure for depth.

At sea level, you're at 1 atmosphere. For every 10 meters you drop, you gain about 1 more atmosphere. So a formula is atmospheres = 1 + depth/10. And psi = 14.6 + depth/1.46.

Now we just solve 24,600 = 14.6 + depth/1.46 and say that you have to be 35894 meters, or twenty two miles (116,160 ft) underwater before your bones will be crushed by the water pressure (that is to say, 6 leagues under the sea). You'd probably die in a host of other ways before you reached bone-crushing depth, though."

From wikipedia:

Pacific Ocean - "The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the Pacific and in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,798 ft)."

Atlantic Ocean - "In the South Atlantic, the South Sandwich Trench reaches a depth of 8,428 metres (27,651 ft). A third major trench, the Romanche Trench, is located near the equator and reaches a depth of about 7,454 metres (24,455 ft)"



-- So it seems Zombies could survive underwater but there are all sorts of other things besides bones that would get crushed at these pressures. ---

[strtfghtr]

Bad Taste is amaaaazing. I died laughing watching it the first time. Being not-sober makes it much better.
When I saw the sheep scene for the first time i was rolling on the ground crying in laughter.

The zombies being waterlogged, it has been documented (in WWZ at least), can "survive" for many years to attack the living. Even if the blood forms bubbles or their intestines implode they will still keep coming. Zombies will continue to move even with barely any muscle function.

[HMXDungHeaver]

The zombies being waterlogged, it has been documented (in WWZ at least), can "survive" for many years to attack the living. Even if the blood forms bubbles or their intestines implode they will still keep coming. Zombies will continue to move even with barely any muscle function.

It seems like the zombies would have to choose when to come out of the water, though. And odds are that I won't be around when they do...

[Colt_Steele]

Getting the ship out of the port might require some knowledge of captaining a ship or taking a captain hostage (moral dilemna there).

It's a zombie apocalypse. All moral crises are put on hold until the dead are laid to rest.


And friends don't let friends watch Meet the Feebles. A synopsis is enough, take my word for it.

[Sarcree]

Hmmm...I'd go to the Winchester.....

That's exactly what I was thinking :p

[mlothar16]

I'm drunk and bored so I looked it up:

"found a number online that claimed bones crush at 24,600 pounds per square inch. 1 atmosphere is about 14.6 pounds/in^2. Now we just need a formula that computes pressure for depth.

At sea level, you're at 1 atmosphere. For every 10 meters you drop, you gain about 1 more atmosphere. So a formula is atmospheres = 1 + depth/10. And psi = 14.6 + depth/1.46.

Now we just solve 24,600 = 14.6 + depth/1.46 and say that you have to be 35894 meters, or twenty two miles (116,160 ft) underwater before your bones will be crushed by the water pressure (that is to say, 6 leagues under the sea). You'd probably die in a host of other ways before you reached bone-crushing depth, though."

From wikipedia:

Pacific Ocean - "The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the Pacific and in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,798 ft)."

Atlantic Ocean - "In the South Atlantic, the South Sandwich Trench reaches a depth of 8,428 metres (27,651 ft). A third major trench, the Romanche Trench, is located near the equator and reaches a depth of about 7,454 metres (24,455 ft)"



-- So it seems Zombies could survive underwater but there are all sorts of other things besides bones that would get crushed at these pressures. ---

lol wow thanks for the research, and yes I meant the pressure not their inability to breathe since they obviously dont need to. Yeh in WWZ their is a section where a guy has to go down in a deep sea suits, because they couldnt survive the pressure, yet the zombies can move free and easy, when regardless of bone, muscles would be gone thus they could not move

sigh i am putting way too much thought into this lol

[Aragha]

I know someone who works at Wal*Mart, I can get us a deluxe suite, food and everything.

[HMXDave]

"What will you do when Zombies walk the earth?"


Sadly, I think the answer for most people will be "Become a zombie."

[HMXDungHeaver]

"What will you do when Zombies walk the earth?"


Sadly, I think the answer for most people will be "Become a zombie."

I certainly hope I'm not part of that group.

[LZ_69]

^ Woah!! Woah!!! hold everything!! I don't mean to derail this thread, I know that zombies are an imminent threat but....DungHeaver, when did you become a HMX employee? I don't remember you having the title of "Harmonix developer" before? and I don't remember your name having the HMX letters before your name either.

Is this a recent thing? or have I been complety clueless the whole time?:confused:

[HMXDungHeaver]

I just started today :)

My official title is 'Manufacturing Analyst'

[HMXDave]

I just started today :)

My official title is 'Manufacturing Analyst'

Oh man. I like the sound of that title.

[Ultimatum]

I would hook up to the neareast PA system with my friends and play some Metal and start an epic zombie moshpit.

[LZ_69]

I just started today :)

My official title is 'Manufacturing Analyst'

Awsome! that explains it! in that case let me offer a sincere congrats!! :cool:

Of course an annoucement would have been nice, at least a thread to commemorate the occasion.

[HMXDungHeaver]

Awsome! that explains it! in that case let me offer a sincere congrats!! :cool:

Of course an annoucement would have been nice, at least a thread to commemorate the occasion.

Haha, I made some comments here and there telling some folks on the forums. An entire thread seems like a bit too much hooplah for little ole' me.

[Colt_Steele]

Do they make zombies at Harmonix as well?

[BhindBluEyes430]

Concrats HMXDungHeaver

Anyway At my Job (http://web.mit.edu/lnicks/Public/blog/2006/waterpark.jpg)(yes that is where I work)
Its a waterpark where I lifeguard

Me and a friend where at the bottem of the pool to the right one day talking about Die Hard. Im like imagine Die Hard in a Waterpark. and hes like No dude Imagine ZOMBIES in a Waterpark

so we have Zombies In a Waterpark the movie with the catchphrase "Im tired of these Mother****ing Zombies in the Mother****ing Waterpark"

Now I wonder if Zombies can swim?
anyway we would fend them off with tubes so we could get to the house across the street which has the shotguns YAY

[Shredder87]

Concrats HMXDungHeaver

Anyway At my Job (http://web.mit.edu/lnicks/Public/blog/2006/waterpark.jpg)(yes that is where I work)
Its a waterpark where I lifeguard

Me and a friend where at the bottem of the pool to the right one day talking about Die Hard. Im like imagine Die Hard in a Waterpark. and hes like No dude Imagine ZOMBIES in a Waterpark

so we have Zombies In a Waterpark the movie with the catchphrase "Im tired of these Mother****ing Zombies in the Mother****ing Waterpark"

Now I wonder if Zombies can swim?
anyway we would fend them off with tubes so we could get to the house across the street which has the shotguns YAY
If there was a zombie outbreak, I would much rather it be at a nuclear plant. Like the one in Long Beach. IT LOOKS SO BAD ASS FOR AN INFESTATION!!!! Zombie at a waterpark does sound pretty awesome. I mean they're comming, what's a greater escape route other than going in the tube?! Plus shotguns are for panzies. I'd disembowel them all.....with my bare hands.

[Hastyl3]

I'm going to hope they don't eat my neighbors... and I'ma use this method to get rid of them: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ut9oWWI0mWM

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Option 1:

I would round up as many able humans as possible and distribute among them my dad's gun and ammo collection. We would secure the Home Depot closest to us. Almost every item in the store could be used as a weapon when our gun and ammo runs out. Next to that Home Depot is a Target. We will use the wood materials in the Home Depot to combing the Home Depot and Target and use the electronics found in the store to communicate with the stronghold of surviving humans.

Option 2:

Become a zombie and hunt you all down.

[Zodokai]

I will follow the Zombie Survival Guide. And perhaps employ some of the successful strategies discussed in World War Z.