Would you survive a zombie apocalypse?

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PetiteBabe64 · Accepted Answer

People don’t understand what a Zombie is.
A zombie is a powerful Creature no person will be able to Defeat 1 zombie let alone a Horde of them.

Zombies never sleep, and they are incapable of fatigue. Fatigue in the muscles is caused by a lactic acid build up. Zombies are incapable of producing this acid. Since they are incapable of producing lactic acid in the muscle tissue they feel no symptoms of fatigue.

Zombies are impervious to pain and require no air to breathe. The small portion of the brain which the parasite needs requires such a small amount of oxygen that simply by being in an environment where oxygen is present will suffice. This means, obviously, that a zombie can survive on land; however, this also means that a zombie can survive under water as water is one part oxygen.

They are thus immune to drugs, poisons, gases, extremes of temperature and pressure, high voltage electricity, suffocation, and drowning.

While not invulnerable to physical injury, zombies can suffer great damage to their bodies (including dismemberment) without being adversely affected. Dismembering the legs will render the zombie immobile, but the creature will still continue to subsist. Likewise, decapitation will incapacitate the body, but the head will still "live".

Zombies have no concept of fear. You cannot scare a zombie. The small amount of brain that they have does not process fear. A zombie will see you and feel the need to kill you without being intimidated by the number or the weapons. Zombies raised by necromancy are more dangerous than virus raised zombies because magic controlled zombies work by the will of the master making them more dangerous and a potential enemy to the living. Eventually, zombie flesh melts away as it ages making them more and more powerful and skeleton-like.

Zombies have the ability to detect scents and can differentiate between the living and the dead; they prefer to feed on living flesh. Covering one's self in the scent of decay can act as a camouflage. They can also use sight to distinguish the living from the dead, although they seem to have poor eyesight as their irises fade and decay over time. They make up for this with heightened senses of hearing and smell. Darkness seems to have little effect on zombies' senses at close range, and in areas devoid of light they can still find their way around as they would in the day.

Individual zombie strength depends on the physical makeup of the individual and on how long they have been reanimated. When attacking, zombies often become more lively, exhibiting full-body effort, and can produce enough force to quickly overwhelm an adult human. Zombies have been shown to be able to rip open human and animal victims with ease, and they can even rip off human limbs with enough force. As zombies decay, however, their muscles, and consequently, their entire body, becomes slowly, but surely, weaker.

Zombies feel no pain. Although seemingly unintelligent when not active, they can react quickly to sufficient stimulation, and can rapidly overpower a victim they have taken by surprise. Though their bodies are no more or less durable than a non-decomposed human body, they can absorb all manner of physical damage, even when badly decomposed. Anything other than a head attack, spinal cord severing, or dismemberment leaves them seemingly unfazed. As long as their brain remains intact, everything that is attached to the brain can continue to function as normal, even if only the skull remains and is severed from the body.

Other than a mostly intact brain, zombies don't appear to require any vital systems or organ functions to survive, although their ambulatory functions do decrease as their level of decomposition increases. Sufficient physical damage can slow them down, or render them incapacitated.

Mostly, zombies are void of any emotional expression and thought. When stimulated, whether by noise, sight of prey, or simply encountering a problem they cannot solve, they quickly descend into a state of murderous aggression. If they spot prey when stimulated, they can pursue them ceaselessly, showing ravenous hunger.

Aerissa_Jade · Accepted Answer

Depends on what kind, if this is a virus kind that in a year or so all the virus corpses ultimately die out due to how nature works. Nature needs fresh energy and if they are truly dead would rot and fall apart pretty quick.

So sure, I could in one of those. Fortify, barricade, I can grow my own food, I know how to hunt, raise my own animals (grew up on a farm) and live very rural. My town of less than 200 people would definitely be easier than those who live in cities with millions.

Now if a necromancer comes for me with a zombie army, probably not.

OfDeath · Accepted Answer

Fantasy scenario. Zombie apocalypses aren't a real thing. However, if I was going to indulge the question, a number of factors come into play in regards to what surviving a zombie apocalypse would take.

First of all, you need to know somewhere that zombies can't get in and you need to have enough supplies in there to last until it blows over. This is assuming the military will swoop in and massacre all the zombies. You also need to be able to get to that place. So some stealth and survival skills are essential. One must also be prepared to kill anyone who gets bitten. Whether it be your mother, wife or best friend, they have to be shot in the head at point blank immediately if infected. Falling short of any of this means death.

BCRanger10 · Accepted Answer

The real question is would the zombie apocalypse survive  ME?

melanieeeB · Answer

I hope so and think I would... 😬

Emiliamazing · Answer

I'd like to think so. We don't have a lot of special fighter or martial arts training, but we are intelligent and physically fit. I'm not sure I'd really want to be around for a zombie apocalypse, but I think we would do our best to fight through it if necessary.

We are somewhat resourceful with agriculture and nature, especially my husband.

RichardoStyle · Answer

» the event that can bring the end of humanity, namely the apocalypse = • Are contagious deadly epidemics that cannot be cured? • The wrath of space or earth by natural disasters? • Risky experiments that we can't predict the end of? • Like climate change or similar ice age? • Great wars that cannot be won, such as the 3rd world war? • Experiencing depletion problem in natural resources and depletion problem in food sources? • Or is it because people do not want to have children or the world of testing has become uninhabitable due to crime rates?

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

I have military training in the bag, i can farm, i can run, i know how to fix electricity, i have a lot of books to read about farming and medicine and some tech, and am good at building fences :D so yeah

BRING IT

Screenwriter · Answer

If the zombies aren't too fast and I have plenty of shotgun shells, I can blow off their heads easily enough.

I can do simple car fixes, can fix simple wounds. I'm learning about medicinal plants. You need a broad skills set to survive without modern conveniences.

I might last a few years if I'm careful and surround myself with family and good friends.

MrOracle · Answer

I couldn't say for certain, of course, but I'm far better equipped to survive it than most people. I've already got too many people who think they're going to run to my house in the event of an emergency - but I probably won't be here when they arrive.

Pinay_ako · Answer

I walk fast so these mfs better keep up. My short legs can walk and run like Forrest Gump 🤣.

SaoirseS · Answer

I do my part to make sure the dead stay permanently dead. If any somehow becomes undead, I have the equipment to make them re-dead.  Yes, I would survive.

Pleaznhim4me · Answer

Maybe…. If I really wanted to. But if we were at that point I don’t think it would be worth it. So I would probably do some stuff for the hell of it and then take myself OUT!!!

Rania05 · Answer

I hope it doesn't come because I'd be screaming while banging a zombie's head, and when one of my loved ones turn to a zombie I'd be probably crying after locking them somewhere.

genericname85 · Answer

No. Judging by my luck, I'd be bloody patient zero XD

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

Depends... are they the slow and dumb zombies, or the fast kind that would be impossible to deal with?

rosemilk · Answer

as much as i love the whole zombie apocalypse world, i will be the first to tell you that no i wouldn't survive lol

Agape93 · Answer

Probably, I'm isolated, well supplied and enough ammunition to kill a small to medium size town.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I'd like to think somewhat decent, small town, lots of guns, lots of wide open countryside space several buildings that can be easily fortified.

Fireguy17 · Answer

Yeppers, I'm a good shot and have all the ammo I need. I've been preparing for years for just such a thing. They don't start smelling if you just leave them laying there do they?

misfittoy · Answer

yes..

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I'll just stay out of their way and all will be well

NathanDavis · Answer

yes... but I would the one making sure nobody else does, lol unless they join my zombie armies

Kayla45 · Answer

Depends... Walking Dead tv show zombies. Easy PZ. World War Z zombies... Nope. 💀 Resident Evil Zombies? Maybe, but also unlikely of survival.

letuswaltzforthedead · Answer

Maybe, but I'd need a team I can trust otherwise I would just go insane.

jshm2 · Answer

Probably. Though I would probably end up killing the "normies" rather than the zombies, to shut them up.

Literalbillionaire17 · Answer

Well it depends on how long the apocalypse is gonna last. I think I have a fair chance hiding wise but I don't know about the not having food part and stuff.

TroyDT2 · Answer

According to many on here I am a brainless dolt, so if they are correct I would not be a food source and could spend my days taking target practice.

Fuentes · Answer

If I could build a bunker like the show lost or a bunker lighthouse like the show 100 I would survive lol just need 300 years worth of food and water and a download if all my fav old shows and Hella headphones incase they break lol

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

As long as we don't run out of weapons & munitions, my husband & I will have ball.

Little_Bumblebee · Answer

Haha fudge no, I'd probably be one of the first to die

Adam1978 · Answer

Depends if it was walking dead type, certainly and so would most people.

TrillXHippy · Answer

Of course I would. If I become a liability which I won’t be then I’ll have nobody to blame but myself. I’ll keep moving around finding different places where they can’t get to me

Tanhoaon · Answer

The military was not easy to be wiped down like the Walk Dead does at least. They are adaptive survivals for real.

TonightYouu · Answer

Yes I practiced and I know all the moves now

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Hank Williams Jr said it best "A country boy can survive". I think I would do just fine.

JPresidente · Answer

Soy boy’s and safe spacers who are easily offended would be dead within the first few days.

MysticDevice · Answer

I've been ready for zombies to arrive since 28 Days Later came out.

call_me_scar · Answer

Depends on how the virus or whatever spreads and how they attack

Havthrills · Answer

I would lead the zombies. They will be my slaves.

Flats-Runner · Answer

Definitely. I can live on my own. Hidden away. Surviving.

MrTaboo · Answer

Yes, I live in the country. And a breakout like that would take long enough to see it coming, so to lock down. And we're self sufficient.

joeldalton · Answer

yup. Zombies can't swim. I'd hop on a sailboat with some supplies and find a deserted island.

dustybiker · Answer

Would we want to? 😳

Pterodon · Answer

I think so. I have reliable battle weapons and plenty of ammo

Msputiton · Answer

I don't know. I can't answer this.

jimmy2 · Answer

Not me but I think these shows are doing nothing but get people ready for the tribulation

LilyByte · Answer

probably not lol

purplepoppy · Answer

Why are zombies never eaten by maggots?

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Yup. I was made for that shit!

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Yeah. I’m not afraid to die.

Blackcupcake · Answer

of course!

_Just_A_girl_ · Answer

With weapons and a good group of people

exitseven · Answer

If I had enough ammo I would

Luopio27 · Answer

I barely survived corona, so hell no.

Likes2drive · Answer

Maybe, just need lots of weapons and food

Staximus · Answer

Probably if I lost some weight

OddBeMe · Answer

Nah. I wouldn't want to. Wifi devoted.

BLP11520 · Answer

I have enough bullets

sage2021 · Answer

Hell No!

Jouth · Answer

I would survive as a zombie

WonderBell99 · Answer

I hope so lol

BeMuse · Answer

Sure.

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