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tylerbattler |
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1. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 11:44 AM EDT
Are you agreeing or disagreeing?If a zombie goes by sight and hearing...and you set off a flash bang firework...wouldn't that still count as sight and hearing? Do you find this valuable? |
PedroAsani |
2. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 12:56 PM EDT
"Are you agreeing or disagreeing?Myself, it could go either way, as there are plausible explanations for and against. For: Noise is noise. If zombies are attracted to sounds, then they will be attracted to the sound of fireworks. They will carry far, particularly with the cloud cover normally around on autumn months. Same with sight. Bright flashes of light that can be seen from miles around will be likely to draw in large numbers of zombies. Against: If zombies have any vestiges of memory, then they will be able to differentiate between sounds. Some will alert them to the presence of their prey, such as footsteps or speech. Others they will ignore as ambience, or incidental noise. And I think fireworks could fall under that category. Do you find this valuable? |
Zee-Man |
3. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 3:04 PM EDT
Looking to lesser creatures already here. A simple sound is enough to cause alert. Sustained and repetitive sounds cause action. The same with visual stimuli. Herd beasts react differently from scavengers. Smaller animals react differently than larger. Proximity plays a big role also. For instance, deer will barely react to a single step. They will come to alert for a few more steps. Steady walking will cause them to head for cover.Let us assume that zombie attraction is the reverse of skin-flight instinct. A single firecracker would likely not be an attractant. Like any other single noise such as caused by a falling object or, wind blown door, zombies probably will be alerted. A sting of firecrackers would be much more of an attractant. A single skyrocket with flash and report, from a distance would probably be noticed. Thirty minutes of sky rockets every few minutes would surely attract every zombie within a mile or two. If the attraction mechanism is more akin to that of predators, then I would expect zombies to be attracted to sounds that are particularly human. In which case a single flash bang would still not be enough. A boom box playing music, on the other hand, would be a powerful magnet. A single door slam would be background noise, whereas a sledgehammer pounding through a door would attract immediate response. Do you find this valuable? |
Jamez820 |
4. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 7:07 PM EDT
The sound of fireworks will actually reverberate even more without the sounds of vehicles and such drowning it out, fire one off at 1pm then fire another off at 1am, quite a difference except both will incorporate angry neighbors.
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Zee-Man |
5. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 7:55 PM EDT
"The sound of fireworks will actually reverberate even more without the sounds of vehicles and such drowning it out, fire one off at 1pm then fire another off at 1am, quite a difference except both will incorporate angry neighbors."It will not reverberate more in the silence. The amount of mechanical energy does not increase. It may be masked by other sounds, but it is not diminished. Speaking from an unqualified position, the mechanical energy may be reinforced by the additional sounds if there were appropriate harmonics. Maybe someone can add to this while I go see if this is correct. Do you find this valuable? |
nightcreeper78 |
6. RE: The Firework
Apr 4 2012, 8:57 PM EDT
"It will not reverberate more in the silence. The amount of mechanical energy does not increase. It may be masked by other sounds, but it is not diminished.At night hearing is amplified since eyesight is diminished. It's an intriguing occurrence in the human sensory system. When one of the 5 senses are impaired the others pick up the slack. To some degree noise pollution plays a part. If you are around a lot of noise constantly you become immune to it and sometimes your hearing can actually be damaged from it. I've noticed since I work in a large city with all the noise and come home to the middle of nowhere my ears ring. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
