Posted on 11/11/2015 8:38:49 AM PST by DogByte6RER
If the zombie apocalypse happens, scientists say you should head for the hills
If - or when - the zombie apocalypse comes, those of us in big cities are in trouble, according to research presented at the American Physical Society March meeting on March 5, 2015.
Starting in a big city like New York or Atlanta would mean you are basically screwed from the start if the epidemic had already hit there, according to Alex Alemi, a graduate student at Cornell University and part of the research team.
You are much better off starting further away from people, they say, which gives you a better chance of avoiding infection. Ideally, you'd escape to an almost empty region like the Rocky Mountains.
"I'd love to see a fictional account where most of New York City falls in a day, but upstate New York has a month or so to prepare," Alemi said in the APS press release.
Authentic disease modeling
Alemi and colleagues used standard disease models to estimate the zombie infection rate around the US, assuming that humans would need to be infected by a zombie bite (of course). Also following standard protocol, zombies travel only by walking and wouldn't die naturally but would need to be "killed," presumably with a well-placed blow to the head.
Essentially, they used a realistic model that's very similar to the way epidemiologists calculate the spread of other viruses, but using fictional parameters unique to zombies. They did make some assumptions, including a transportation infrastructure collapse. It's hard to imagine airports staying operational for long in such a scenario.
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As I said. Once. Never again.
If the zombie apocalypse happens? IF? Where’s this guy been?
If the zombie apocalypse happens? IF? Where’s this guy been?
I don't know about flies and maggots; but, this season's Walking Dead has some pretty gnarly looking zombies. I noticed it right off this season, that the zombies were looking worn out and nasty. At one point, a zombie brushes against a car and the skin on it's face just sluffs off.
I think that they realized that it has been a while since the whole apocalypse started and, as you indicate, the zombies should start looking pretty bad. So, this season the zombies are looking pretty nasty.
Or am I wrong-thinking and it's just for fun?
Personally, I think it is PC code for "black riots." Seems to me much of the strategy is the same for both.
I have bad news for you. The Zombie problem is here and now. Just look at the University of Missouri and a few other places.
“For most Americans, heading to the hills only means that while zombies won’t kill you, a thousand other things will, primarily the inability to provide for yourself food and shelter”.
AND the folks that already live in the hills and don’t want to see yer ass ! Run for the coast, you’ll live longer.
Those headed out of the infected cities will be shot on sight by those trying to protect the areas outside the disease zones.
Or the walking retards.
You’re pretty much screwed anyway, unless you happen to be a friend of Sheriff Rick.
And even then, you’re chances aren’t too good.
And the indigenous hillbillies.
You can bet we will not be amused by the arrival of thousands of outlanders.
:D
Yeah.
Because that’s what we all are.
He forgot to mention sexy.
Bird Flu Epidemic
Massive 9.0 Earthquake (we live near Seattle)
Inner City Poor, Refugees Rampaging when EBT gets cut.
Etc.
but the reality is...
LOL
I’d start out by heading for the parking lot of CDC.
A zombie apocalypse would last about 2 weeks. Then maggots and carrion birds would clean up the mess.
Yeah but that’s a big ass spider!
They say "zombie apocalypse comes" because they don't dare say "EBT cards stop working"...but we all know what they mean. :)
Easy for you to say, you're probably already in the hills.......LOL!
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