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10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 7:48pm On Mar 28, 2017
a zombie is a fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a human
corpse . Zombies are most commonly found in
horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore , where a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic. Modern depictions of zombies do not necessarily involve magic but often invoke science fictional methods such as carriers, radiation , mental diseases, vectors , viruses , scientific accidents, etc

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 7:54pm On Mar 28, 2017
Humidity is Hell

if you come to jos city in December, you would understand the definition of cold....now imagine a human body being exposed to such extreme weather...or the heat season in Bauchi...The word "stifling" doesn't quite capture the misery of triple-digit temperatures paired with humidity levels higher than a hothouse.
The long and short of it is that Earth's unrelenting weather would take a toll on zombies in a plethora of ways. High heat and humidity speed the deterioration of rotting flesh by providing perfect conditions for the proliferation of insects and bacteria, which decompose anything they set their enzymes to. The dry heat of a desert would suck zombies dry as husks in a matter of hours.
The bone-cracking depths of winter would cause zombie bones to be become more brittle and fragile than they already are. Even the slightest blow or stumble could make their skeletal systems completely collapse, perhaps even under their own weight.
That's not to mention deterioration caused by ultraviolet sunrays, hurricane-force winds, sheets of rain and hail, or mountains of snow. Of course, all of this foul weather may be why so many zombies prefer the relative safety of basements, dungeons and abandoned prisons.
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 7:59pm On Mar 28, 2017
They're Kinetic Catastrophes

We're all mechanical animals of sorts, our locomotion made possible by the links between
muscles , tendons, skeletal elements and much more. When part of that system goes awry, we don't move much, if at all. That makes it all the more puzzling that so many modern-day zombies are perfectly capable of movement even when their flesh and bones are dangling and flopping.
And yet, here are all of these zombies staggering around (sometimes with frightening speed), seemingly oblivious to the impossible physics driving forward their rotting, shredded muscles and broken bones. That's even before you consider their lack of brains.
The human central nervous system controls all of our muscular activity by firing electrical signals from the brain to muscle cells, which twitch in response to the gray matter's commands. Many zombies appear to suffer from massive head wounds that would render any brain completely non-functional, making the idea of forward motion all the more implausible.
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 8:09pm On Mar 28, 2017
Impossibly Immune

Viruses , fungi, bacteria and other microscopic invaders have plagued humankind since the beginning of time, shortening our lifespans and often make our lives miserable. Yet it wasn't until the 1800s that we finally figured out that the tiniest of invaders, such as smallpox or HIV, are often the most dangerous of our biological enemies.
Our immune systems, brimming with the weaponry of white blood cells, lay waste to infections and keep us alive ... for a least a while. People who suffer from immune system deficiencies struggle with all sorts of problems.
That is the plight of zombies, too, because they have no immune systems to speak of. With their ample fleshiness, zombies are a perfect breeding ground for untold numbers of bacteria, fungi and viruses that would make short work of their hosts, devouring them from the inside out. And seeing as how they're zombies, that's probably a good thing.

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 8:17pm On Mar 28, 2017
Metabolic Meltdowns

We humans eat food so that we can convert chemical energy into the activities that keep us alive, from breathing to reproduction. It's our
metabolism that maintains these processes.
Metabolism is an overarching term encompassing all of the chemical reactions that happen within our bodies.
In theory, zombies consume brains because they, too, require sustenance that perpetuates their ability to function. There's just one problem — zombies aren't actually alive. As members of the undead society, they lack metabolic capabilities of any kind.
The nutrients that humans consume begin to break down the moment we start chewing up a slice of pizza or quiche. Our stomachs take over from there, converting those nutrients into calories that we need to stay alive.
Zombies, on the other hand, have no metabolism at all. Even if they could magically summon the energy to chomp on some tasty brains, their stomachs (if they even have stomachs) couldn't provide a chemical pathway for nutrients to convert to energy, leaving the undead rather inanimate and, well, lifeless.

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by sonofthunder: 8:48pm On Mar 28, 2017
Lol... quite amusing.
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 9:32am On Mar 29, 2017
Sensory Underload
(I want to eat your brains … but I can’t see where you are.) grin

Vision, hearing , touch, taste and smell are all key to our survival. Without our five senses, we'd roam this Earth aimlessly and for a very short time, eating poisonous plants, slamming our heads into every door frame and undoubtedly stubbing our toes on every coffee table, too.
Because zombies are perpetually disintegrating, it's difficult to understand how they'd perform any of the vital actions necessary to hunt yummy brains. As they began to rot, the soft tissue of their eyes would be among the first organs to fall apart, leaving zombies grasping blindly for anyone unlucky enough to wander into their blackened hands.
Their eardrums would warp and tear and fall in tatters, as would the rest of their auditory system. Deaf and blind, zombies would then fall back on their sense of smell, which would likely be overwhelmed by the stench of their own organ meat stewing inside their gut sack.
That means zombies would need to feel their way through the world. In large numbers, a few would certainly nab victims from time to time, but fully functional humans would be able to avoid these monsters in most situations.

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 9:40am On Mar 29, 2017
tongue Not Exactly Bird Flu

Nature has devised some ingenious and horrifying ways to spread germs. Take measles, for example, which is spread by coughing and sneezing. It's a disease so contagious that around 90 percent of people who come into contact with an infected person will also become ill. It's an insidious virus, too, as it can live for around two hours outside the body, hanging in the air, just waiting for a hapless person to inhale it and start the replication process anew.
Then there are zombies, which have to bite people to spread their contamination. There are an array of issues with this sort of propagation, starting with the fact that it's terribly inefficient.
First, the zombie has to somehow grab a person long enough to inflict a bite. This is a tough proposition for a creature that may be missing an arm or leg, making it challenging to chase down terrified prey. Second, the act of biting consumes enormous amounts of time and energy, two things that rotting zombies are not really known for. And three, biting requires close physical contact with a victim. In a time when survivors will be ever vigilant and hard to find, those cold and slow zombies will be hard pressed to press flesh with any of their warm-blooded cousins.

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 6:02pm On Mar 29, 2017
Time Heals All Wounds, But Not Zombies


Before the advent of antibiotic creams and pills, simple scrapes and cuts were a treacherous endeavor even for healthy-as-a-horse humans. Cuts allowed dirt and germs to get a little wiggle room and make their way into your innards. But with proper hygiene, including wound rinsing and hand washing , most people eventually recovered from these kinds of injuries, although the healing process took longer and sometimes resulted in long-term side effects.
Whereas humans have tissues that can regenerate and heal themselves, zombies do not. Their wounds, no matter how mild or severe, are permanent. Imagine, if you will, a paper cut that not only doesn't heal, but actually becomes wider and deeper by the day. As the flesh continues to divide, the bone is revealed, and eventually the last drooping flaps of flesh fall to the ground.
A small scrape would blister into peels of skin that sag and slide right off of a zombie's body. Skin charred by burns would curdle into a goopy, grimy mess. And all of this decomposition would be for the best — no one wants to be a zombie for long, anyway.

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 6:05pm On Mar 29, 2017
Zombies Probably Can't Poop


Your stomach is a muscular bag that has a capacity of roughly 30 ounces of liquid and solid matter. People who eat large meals regularly may stretch that capacity to some degree. And those who go on steep diets may actually shrink their stomachs.
Suffice it to say that zombies are not likely to join Weight Watchers anytime soon. Zombies are the competitive eaters of the monster world, inclined to stuff themselves at each and every brain buffet they can find.
There are some problems with this style of consumption, and it has nothing to do with a zombie watching his figure. Instead, it has a lot to do with wherever that food winds up.
Because zombies aren't known for their fully functioning bodies, they may very well have gaps in their digestive system somewhere between their mouths and anuses. Gaping holes in this route make it impossible for zombies to derive any sort of benefit from their meals at all.
Of course, because so few parts of zombies' bodies work, there's a good chance that the brains they eat will just hit a dead end (pun intended) where the esophagus hits the stomach. As the zombie dines on more and more brains, the undigested glop of chewy stuff would just ferment, bubbling gases and eventually bursting through the walls of the zombie's stomach( hehe I wouldn't like to see that)
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 6:11pm On Mar 29, 2017
cheesy
But of course, that probably won't happen. For the time being, no virus or radiation leak or fungal infection has caused the world to be overrun by and undead horde.
On the bright side, you'll probably never have to run for your life as hundreds of dead people stumble and mumble and groan all around your and your family, clawing at your face and trying to eat your brains. Sadly, it also means you'll never have the chance to put your sophisticated zombie survival plan into action. Either way, zombies are a physical impossibility. Nothing short of some pretty amazing jazz FEEL FREE TO ADD YOURS!
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 6:18pm On Mar 29, 2017
credits:
science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/10-reasons-zombies-are-physically-impossible10.htm

Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by Moviecharge(m): 6:59pm On Mar 29, 2017
The can't use mobiles
They cant sing
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by Nobody: 11:36pm On Mar 29, 2017
OP, have you read "World War Z" by Max brooks

The man actually sets out to igneniously counter all your assertions.

Good read.





Scary stuff though... sad sad
Re: 10 Reasons Zombies Are Physically Impossible by lordpf: 3:18pm On Mar 30, 2017
SirWere:
OP, have you read "World War Z" by Max brooks


The man actually sets out to igneniously counter all your assertions.


Good read.






Scary stuff though... sad sad




the authors idea for the zombies in his book is heavily based on most animal behaviours for example, they are able to climb atop of one another to form a "pillar" of zombies to allow them to cross a high wall, a characteristic taken from ants. The zombies also behave like viruses themselves, as their only interest is in spreading the infection -- they have no interest in consuming or even
attacking their prey(which is unlike the original brain eating habits of zombies) ; once they manage to land a bite on a victim, they will lose interest in that victim and immediately chase after another person. While they will grab at a victim they are very dependent on their jaws; snapping their jaws at those they hunt. At first they look like recently deceased bodies with pale eyes and black veins on their bodies. After some time, they degrade and appear
more like stereotypical zombies, though they are still fast, they would eventually fall due to one of the above listed factors..

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