Scientists say if zombies were real we'd be boned

[Dimmauk]

Joe Imad, the study's co-author

LOL

[Rhinox]

The brain is pretty damn complex. To take over the basic function and make a person violent (attack others, bite..etc) for a long period is hard to imagine. It can works on a bug..maybe small animal but human brain...it's hard to imagine.


The closest we can get to zombies is rabies most likely, but it's still far from a zombie.

Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse - G4tv.com

pretty much explains how Zombies would be possible.

[Howard Roark]

What kind of scientists waste time on the subject.

publish or perish

[Khamsin]

I don't understand what would power a zombie enough to walk around for days let alone weeks or months or years.

Brains.

[zoobernut]

The brain is pretty damn complex. To take over the basic function and make a person violent (attack others, bite..etc) for a long period is hard to imagine. It can works on a bug..maybe small animal but human brain...it's hard to imagine.


The closest we can get to zombies is rabies most likely, but it's still far from a zombie.

That is why I was speaking in purely hypothetical terms. And also if we are looking at the possibility for zombies then parasites and viruses and bacteria that infect the brains of lesser animals is a good place to start because there is a high chance that one of those will mutate to humans. But I was just saying that one person in a rage can do a lot of damage in a couple of days before they drop dead.

[Reiju]

Can't wait for the inevitable outbreak!

[Skjie]

CANADA FUCK YEAH

Also, the CBC is reporting one of the researchers is named "Robert J Smith?". Yes, that includes a question mark.

[Kuya]

Funding must be tight.

[Brill Weave]

Someone mentioned zombies. I'm here to lead you against the first wave. Ain't no slow movin zombies gonna take me and my bitches out.

[Wintermute]

Someone mentioned zombies. I'm here to lead you against the first wave. Ain't no slow movin zombies gonna take me and my bitches out.

Sorry Uncle Weave, you may be a Great Raptor War veteran but I'm putting my trust in Bruce Campbell.

[Not Kuno]

In the video of an ant being controlled by the parasite, it kind of moved around like an idiot. >_> Humans are kind of hurt if they fall face forward into pavement.

[Brill Weave]

Those were Deadites. Not zombies. Should you follow the teachings of Allah Akbruce you will be well equipped to defend the Kmart from Deadites. But you will be woefully unprepared for the zombie onslaught that approaches. You will fall in the first wave. I'm sorry.

[Wintermute]

Those were Deadites. Not zombies. Should you follow the teachings of Allah Akbruce you will be well equipped to defend the Kmart from Deadites. But you will be woefully unprepared for the zombie onslaught that approaches. You will fall in the first wave. I'm sorry.

Bruce's chin will protect us from all adversity.
Zombies are no match for his Deadite trained skills.

And it was the S-Mart.

Shop Smart.
Shop S-Mart.

[Brill Weave]

I know. But we don't have S-Mart's anywhere. The next closest alphabetical Mart is K-Mart. Don't worry. I'm sure our new zombie overlords will be very forgiving.

[Yuri-G]

in related news, if an alien invasion happened, we'd also be fucked, studies* show.

*if by studies, you mean the movie Independence Day

[Brill Weave]

In the end we won though!

[Mizango]

The same kind of scientist who reads and writes astrophysics papers for fun...then posts in BG's football threads. Gotta do something fun, why NOT run zombie simulations?

Hey I do that very well, dont knock the hustle!

If you get swine flu, I'm taking you out. Straight to the face. Naturally, this is not part of the "some differences".

Vajra would agree.

[Yuri-G]

In the end we won though!

yeah, I clearly didn't think that post through.

[Qalbert]

no you obviously overthought it and new the aliens saw the movie on a signal through space and as such would anticipate our countermoves

[AoE]

Also read something saying the same things in the OP about vampires.