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| Jazorama03 | Zombies & Movement | 2 | May 31 2011, 2:07 PM EDT by barret_zombie_bane | ||||
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Thread started: May 28 2011, 3:45 PM EDT
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Okay, this is combining what I've learned and common knowledge of biology regarding zombies and movement:
Zombies are human beings taken over by a virus. The virus takes control of the brain and therefore, the entire body. We all know this to be an established part of zombie knowledge. Now, with movement, there is no possible way for a zombie to move quickly. The human body requires a constant supply of energy to perform movement and in order for us to obtain that energy, we must consume food and liquids. Zombies do consume living flesh and blood, but since the body is in fact a corpse and the cells can not perform cellular respiration, the amount of energy for fast movement such as running, jogging, swimming, sprinting, jumping, or doing a flip by one's self is impossible for a zombie. The amount of energy that the zombie gets from the flesh is only enough to continue moving at a pace no faster than a moderately paced walk.
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| xxNuclearWinterxx | The Truth and Final truth. | 5 | Dec 5 2009, 12:02 PM EST by PedroAsani | ||||
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Thread started: Nov 7 2009, 2:20 PM EST
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The truth is,there are zombies and they can NOT move fast. they,after infected,lose their blood by throwing up all by draining into their stomach then puking later. The Solanum virus is a self-effiecent virus.They do not need water or air because solanum provides a substitute for air and water. that is why if u shoot them in the arm they dont die.Their brain is the only functioning organ in their body which allows motor skills possible. If they still had blood they would move less clusmy and much faster. And their brain stem is they thing moving the body so that is how you destroy one. And they are not techincally zombies they are "solanum infected humans" which resembles the horror flick zombies(which are really dead not human).they are humans with rabbies on steroinds.Good luck if "z-day" comes.
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| dooran | The cause of zombies | 3 | Oct 22 2009, 5:46 AM EDT by PedroAsani | ||||
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Thread started: May 16 2008, 9:55 PM EDT
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The information in the thread involves the brain stem controling motor functions. I must say, that it seems the most logical process would involve some kind of virus leading to the destruction of the cortex: the part of the brain that controls higher thought, leaving both the brain stem as well as other parts of the brain active, leaving only the primitive instincts of hunt, kill, survive. Saying that they are DEAD is kind of misleading, because once they are dead, they are dead, and some virus won't re-activate the brain. They are just, for all intents and purposes, dead to the world, with no perception beyond their continued hunt. Also, saying they can go without sleep, or that bleeding will make no difference, also doesn't make any sense. If the blood stops flowing to muscles, the cells die, and they don't move, no matter how much a virus tells them to. Blood WILL matter. So will sleep, as the tissues of the body will simply over-strain and die without rest. Zombies, like humans, will need to rest, or they will just collapse without it.
But all this leads to the very unpleasant solution that zombies will be FAST. They will be as fast as they were in life, only now they will be willing to chase you down to the point where they can no longer physically keep running.
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| TaurusTrap | Here's what I think. | 14 | Oct 22 2009, 1:03 AM EDT by MickeyTatem | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 18 2009, 9:01 AM EDT
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No matter how the virus or parasite was created, an infected person that becomes a zombie will go through stages.
1- A newly infected person still has a complete and functioning body, minus rational thinking. Zombies will probably be able to run and move quickly, but average human behavior will be replaced with violent and swift insanity. 2- After the body dies, which would be because it isn't getting any nutrients or any of the things that an animal needs to live, it will start to decay at the rate of any average dead body. This means that the body and all that it is composed of will slowly die, including muscle tissue, which will result in slower zombies as time goes by. 3- Towards the end, zombies will most likely be almost completely harmless. They will have hardly any muscle and no energy to keep them going. The virus will most likely die soon after, resulting in a finally dead zombie. I really hope I'm wrong though, because if any threat as serious as a zombie were to come about, I hope they won't be able to run. We would have no chance.
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| TallestRed | full rigor on zombies | 3 | Jul 28 2009, 5:39 PM EDT by John_234 | ||||
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Thread started: Jul 28 2009, 3:47 PM EDT
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when a person dies their muscles go into full rigor 24 hours after death, so does this mean a zombie will be stuck for a few hours aa day and night after death?
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| Zombie_bob | A simple theory on zombie movment. | 14 | Jun 9 2009, 3:43 AM EDT by Zombie_bob | ||||
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Thread started: Jun 7 2009, 11:00 PM EDT
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We all know the theory of once bitten we become infected and eventually die, thus becoming a zed to spread. But this argument of fast or slow is purely situational. It depends on the victim. Even if the Zombie has been dead he cant move with out blood, the blood will pump when signals emitted from the brain tell it to causing muscle contractions. So depending on the state of the Zed, the range of motion will very, if he was shot in the heart and bled, but but still turns then he will be slow mainly only neck and head movement. If, say, it was a person that was non fatally bitten (say the forearm) and then turned, the his circulation system is still intact. Giving you a fast Zombie. Now once they area Zombie they will inevitably decay. as the happens, lactic acid will build up in the muscles ensuring slower movement. but until that point there is an extreme possibility of facing a very fast Zombie. It all depends on the condition of the hosts body and the freshness of the Zed.
I would add this to the Zombie 101 page in greater detail but it is locked, But I can go in great length about the Zombie anatomy on theory. If you want to know more message me with a email address and I can send what i got so far.
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| The_Dragon42 | zombie control | 0 | May 6 2009, 8:14 AM EDT by The_Dragon42 | ||||
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Thread started: May 6 2009, 8:14 AM EDT
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IT is more likely that the zombie will be controlled by some sort of parasite rather than a virus. This is because unlike viruses, parasites actually have some sort of complex thinking ( compared to viruses which sole goal is to infect individual cells rather than a new host). Parasites on the other hand can to some extent control some basic brain functions eg- zombie snail (above video). Also parasites are classified as acutual animals and have a somewhat of a will to live. and as shown in the video show total disregard for the host body when attempting to transmit to another host.
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| The_Dragon42 | movement | 2 | Apr 28 2009, 8:27 PM EDT by inu-dude25 | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 28 2009, 3:54 AM EDT
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The nerves work through a series of electro-chemical reactions, forgeting the enigma of how a zombie brain works IF it could function there is no reason (unless the nerves controlling them have been damaged) that breathing and/or heart would not resume as normal. Then we would end up with a second race of infantile (but most likely unable to learn), canabalistic humans.
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| RICO7 | from a survivalist point of view | 0 | Apr 16 2009, 7:32 AM EDT by RICO7 | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 16 2009, 7:32 AM EDT
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my logical side tells me "hey its dead, it has to be decaying, thus making it slow"
my Eagle Scout side replies "fuck it, why take a chance?" |
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| Toasterr | the thing to remember is | 1 | Feb 18 2009, 3:09 PM EST by ALMostFoul | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 18 2009, 2:53 PM EST
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the most likely form of zombie would probably be similar to that of the 28 Days Later zombies, since voodoo (magical) zombies are just downright silly, and since nothing can be animated if its dead and decaying,
the most likely scenario would be that a pathogen causes people to lose their minds and attack anything that moves (rage virus theory) as interesting at the T-Virus is, even if there was a virus that could re-animate dead cells, the creature wouldnt be able to move, it would simply be a corpse-shaped mass of re-animated cells on the ground back the the rage zombies, they would be quick moving (as fast as a human can sprint) and careless about pain or self-preservation they would be subject to the basic human laws that they cannot survive more then 2-4 days without water and 1-2 weeks without food before succumbing to dehydration or starvation being that a pathogen that makes you crazy is more likely then a pathogen that re-animates the dead or causes gross mutations then this is the most likely Z-Day we will face; quick moving, but not long lasting zombies holding out two months would likely mean survival (then again the surviving the collapse of society and such might be a different issue) so yes i believe they would be fast
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| vacumgod | Super sensory zombies just don't exsist by conventional means | 1 | Jun 1 2008, 2:57 AM EDT by SuperSoldierRCP | ||||
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Thread started: Jun 1 2008, 2:55 AM EDT
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It's pretty much a known fact that our conventional grey friend is carrying some type of infectious sickness that is transferable only by fluid contact.
Now, when someone is bitten, they get on that slide towards death rather quickly, hours, maybe even a day. But when the rest, their corpse is soon reactivated, how or why? we do not know, thats just how zombies work. Now, humans have pretty crappy hearing compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, and our sense of smell is also rather lacking, we can pick of certain strong scents, but only if they are in great concentration, like a room filled with smoke, or a stovetop cooking beef stew. Of course, our senses work to their finest when our body is free of infection. If someone was infected it would be quite possible for the victim to first undergo a series of allergenic reactions, (stuffy/runny nose, clogged up ears, puffy eyes) the bodies white bloodcells are simply trying to do their work fast. Now, the time in which the victim flat lines to which the victim rises is usually under 10 minuts according to our most trustworthy sources (film), there wouldn't be enough time for the body to fully relaxe, to a certain extent, your body would still be fighting, well, now, loosing the infeectious battle. So, in short, a Zed's ears and nose would probably be clogged up from an old sinus problem, or congelled zombie gunk, either which way, I think it would be quite hard for zombies to hear one another's moans, and it would be rather difficult for a zombie to smell human "essence" from hundreds of feet away (unless you haven't showered for months, then maybe ;)
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| Renegade13 | Decay | 0 | May 30 2008, 11:56 PM EDT by Renegade13 | ||||
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Thread started: May 30 2008, 11:56 PM EDT
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I think that the motor skills will decay as the zed decays and will eventually become an ordinary skeleton.
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| Ejiki | Runners | 2 | Apr 30 2008, 11:57 PM EDT by iamMetaluna | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 28 2008, 2:15 PM EDT
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Okay. Its is possibly for the virus, if highly evolved, to make the newly dead run. But then you have to take in the fact that the virus is controlling a human body which after a certain amount of time after death goes into rigor mortis and is stiff. When that happens, no matter how evolved or mutated a virus is, the body is going so be hard to operate with the stiffness. So it's only possible in the early stages for a zombie to really "run" without much resistance from the muscles.
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| Alternate_Foodsource | I think it's completely possible for both. | 0 | Apr 18 2008, 9:24 PM EDT by Alternate_Foodsource | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 18 2008, 9:24 PM EDT
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From what I have gathered from the sort of general zombie characteristics they generally seem to alltogether ignore pain or not feel it. Going on the idea that they are possesed of infected by something that causes them to no longer be living and seek human flesh some zombies should have the ability to run. They would be less coordinated but what really prevents them from being able to run other then an injury or decomposition? I think a fresh zombie, one who has just changed and is of middle age should be able to run. Now on the other hand since they ignore pain they possess the capability to full out run for ridiculous amounts of time. Doing so would eventually cause injury in their leg muscles though because they would probably run waay to hard. This would probably be a reason for a once fresh zombie to be unable to run.
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| The_Professional | Captain Jackass | 0 | Mar 27 2008, 10:55 PM EDT by The_Professional | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 27 2008, 10:55 PM EDT
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Nice comment DiabloZ, "STOP LIVING IN THE MOVIES", when your theories come straight out of 28 Days Later. Next time you want to knock someone's theories, make sure yours don't follow the same formula. Everyone's theories come from movies, books, games etc. You need to relax and just get over yourself.
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| ikillzeds | possible | 0 | Feb 24 2008, 9:46 PM EST by ikillzeds | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 24 2008, 9:46 PM EST
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it is very possible because viruses today evolve why cant this one though it may take very long but yes,it could happen
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