Ravening, infectious, people who want nothing more than to drag you into it and most probably kill you? We call that street Hastings in Vancouver, I'm sure you have one like it.
Can Zombies exist or not?
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Yes. Zombies have actually existed in the past, although not in the traditional sense. There is a parasite that burrows into rats brains and turns them into zombies.ZombieDroid said:Hey,
In social studies we have to do a dialectical essay on a topic with opposing sides. Naturally, I chose to write about 'Zombies: Is it possible for them to exist, or not?' I found alot of information about how zombies can, scientifically, exist, but none about how, scientifically, they cannot exist. Does anyone know any good websites, links or ideas? I REAAAAALLLY need help
The rats are then brainwashed to go feed themselves to cats, where the parasite reproduces.
(The parasite can only reproduce in the lining of the cats' stomach)
So it is theoretically possible that a human could be Zombified.
Sooo....... I suppose you could claim that only rats could be Zombified?
I hope this helps.
[sub] Although I have a feeling it won't. [/sub]
I am currently writing my Dialectical outline as we speak. I decided not to change my subject, instead I'm just going to dazzle my teacher with alot of big words X3. Surprisingly some of the info did help a bit, thank you guys so much, now I hope that I get a good mark ^^
I've learned not to question Mr.T.Cowabungaa said:In a nutshell:
Undead? No. Infected? Technically yes. And some outlandish examples written in a cracked.com article that someone will post here. That someone is not me.
What I will post is Mr T's excellent explanation about why traditional, undead-type zombies are not possible. The floor's yours Mr T:
Oh Mr T, is there anything you don't know?
Brought to you by ASS; the A-Team Association for Science.
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learn some, Max Brooks.
Define zombie. If you mean the dead coming back to life, then probably not. But it is possibly with some drugs and other stuff to get into a zombie like state...ZombieDroid said:Hey,
In social studies we have to do a dialectical essay on a topic with opposing sides. Naturally, I chose to write about 'Zombies: Is it possible for them to exist, or not?' I found alot of information about how zombies can, scientifically, exist, but none about how, scientifically, they cannot exist. Does anyone know any good websites, links or ideas? I REAAAAALLLY need help
If you remember in the survival guide the virus didn't revive the dead it would turn the brain into a self surviving organism so the rest of the body isn't needed anymore and it was unknown how the rest of the body was still able to work
Thread necro much ;PMakinmeaname said:
OT: Classic zombies no, 28 Days later "rage" virus ones yes. Simple.
I'm betting someone has already said this, but which zombies are you talking about?
Do you mean Voodoo zombies like in Haiti, where people are given a potion that mimics the symptoms of death, buried, then dug up and told they've been dead and are thereafter under the control of a zombie master?
Do you mean classic Romero zombies where the dead, regardless of cause of death, come back to life for no explained reason, the closest to which being that there's just no more room left in Hell, so every dead body comes back to life?
Do you mean the modern 'Infection' zombies where it spreads like a plague? These types of zombies may or may not be alive, but whatever virus they have is only transmitted through things like blood or bites and turns into a disease.
There are plenty of different types of zombies, to be honest. It makes me sad when people talk about zombies as some kind of homogenous grou--wait...
Do you mean Voodoo zombies like in Haiti, where people are given a potion that mimics the symptoms of death, buried, then dug up and told they've been dead and are thereafter under the control of a zombie master?
Do you mean classic Romero zombies where the dead, regardless of cause of death, come back to life for no explained reason, the closest to which being that there's just no more room left in Hell, so every dead body comes back to life?
Do you mean the modern 'Infection' zombies where it spreads like a plague? These types of zombies may or may not be alive, but whatever virus they have is only transmitted through things like blood or bites and turns into a disease.
There are plenty of different types of zombies, to be honest. It makes me sad when people talk about zombies as some kind of homogenous grou--wait...
hmmm like an extended ability of how cutting of a snakes head will leave the body spasming for 5 minutes?Doomsdaylee said:
OH DAMMIT YOU! I also had the intention to post the link or at the lease make a reference to it but I'm too lazy and someone else already did it. As for me, Cracked has made 2 articles about zombies. One about how they can exist and the other about how they can't survive for very long. So as you might be able to tell, I'm a little bit confused...Russian_Assassin said:
It is possible that it can spread with bites only i am no conspirist or any thing but the government will try to cover it up so not to cause a panic which will leave people unprepared for anything so there will be people who will try to help that sick person and get bit and the go home and try to fix it them selves with a bandage and there is the large homeless and third world population all over the world where today diseases that aren't even spread by air is spread really easily and if any one remembers the black plague with killed millions of peoe and was spread by fleas it is possible for another virus to spread the same way
Well, anything can technically exist...
But discounting quantum physics and string thoery and multiverse stuff, yes, it's still possible.
It's just a matter of getting a brain to function in a decaying body, it wouldn't be to hard if we tried.
Of course, it would have to have an artifcal shell protecting the brain and artfical nuero pathways, which can't currentlt produce to mu knowladge.
But discounting quantum physics and string thoery and multiverse stuff, yes, it's still possible.
It's just a matter of getting a brain to function in a decaying body, it wouldn't be to hard if we tried.
Of course, it would have to have an artifcal shell protecting the brain and artfical nuero pathways, which can't currentlt produce to mu knowladge.
okay right the zombie "myth" started with voodoo culitsts who would inject shall we say "specimens" with a type of poison wich would reduce their vital signs heartbeat etc to almost nothing then when said specimen was buried the voodoo guy would dig them up and inject them with a form of antidote wich would restore just enough of their body power to move and understand simple commands and they would do watever they were told and thus the voodoo guy had is own "undead" slave
Nope because it didn't die and then come back which is the definition of a zombie.Levi93 said:
OT: It is possible but extremely unlikely for zombies to exist. Infected like 28 days later and L4D are more likely.
That's debatable... Read the "Zombie Survival Guide". It's a great read and it explains how all this is possible...AjimboB said:
Damn, off topic- I've spent my whole life trying to prove zombies CAN exist... I've never had someone ask me why they can't though...
You sir, have stumped me...
Actually yesZombieDroid said:Hey,
In social studies we have to do a dialectical essay on a topic with opposing sides. Naturally, I chose to write about 'Zombies: Is it possible for them to exist, or not?' I found alot of information about how zombies can, scientifically, exist, but none about how, scientifically, they cannot exist. Does anyone know any good websites, links or ideas? I REAAAAALLLY need help
http://www.lostzombies.com/group/thecampionvirus
Ignore the title of the campion virus, it's just the name we have for the infection for our film. We needed something that could work in reality, ie back up by science to prove that zombies or at least something that fulfills the appearence of zombies (both fast and slow) can exist
We got a guy with a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics to get a theory that would work on paper and tie in with the film, so now our film is legit and zombie can exist
the only fake part was the 98.9% reanimation success rate, it would actually be somewhere like 2-3% but that wouldn't be cool for a movie ;p
look in the link aboveThatLankyBastard said: