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I need help to understand Zombies.

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Cocolapew · 09/01/2021 00:15

In Zombie films if a Zombie bites you, you become one, but what about the people who Zombies devour? Surely they can't become a Zombie with missing limbs, how would they chase anyone if they had no legs?

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Mypathtriedtokillme · 09/01/2021 00:31

Dh banned me from watching walking dead with him when I pointed out that the Zombie apocalypse would be over in about a fortnight after the maggots set in.
Considering maggots can eat 60% of a human body in a week.
But the resulting fly plague would be revolting!!

ImagineWords · 09/01/2021 00:29

The ones who have had their guts eaten are usually the ones you find half dead on the floor/front of a car. Weak but still have bite left in them, a double tap should suffice. Arms or legs missing they either stay put or scurry along. Any damage towards the brain whatsoever causes instant death as the brain controls the spinal cord and nervous system ect... My question is why do they feel hungry when they are dead ?😶

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Cocolapew · 09/01/2021 00:24

What about if they lost all their limbs?

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Cocolapew · 09/01/2021 00:23

@RJnomore1

There’s been a great deal of thought given to this on mn in the past.

I learned I don’t need to run fast just faster than the person next to me.

And you need an OFRS..(oh fuck ruck sack)

That's why I thought I'd ask the experts Grin
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Cocolapew · 09/01/2021 00:23

And why are they such shit runners, apart from the ones in World War Z. Is there a hierarchy of Zombies?

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MrBrightside1980 · 09/01/2021 00:23

[quote Poorpigletsrevenge]@LegendDairy but Zombies eat brains. So why don’t most zombies have their heads missing?[/quote]
Only in Return of the Living Dead.

RJnomore1 · 09/01/2021 00:21

There’s been a great deal of thought given to this on mn in the past.

I learned I don’t need to run fast just faster than the person next to me.

And you need an OFRS..(oh fuck ruck sack)

tabulahrasa · 09/01/2021 00:21

“Surely they can't become a Zombie with missing limbs, how would they chase anyone if they had no legs?“

They drag themselves about with the other limbs...

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Cocolapew · 09/01/2021 00:21

In Zombieland they were eating guts etc, do they still become Zombies with bits missing then? Nobody just dies after a Zombie attack?

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Poorpigletsrevenge · 09/01/2021 00:21

@LegendDairy but Zombies eat brains. So why don’t most zombies have their heads missing?

Poorpigletsrevenge · 09/01/2021 00:19

You’ve blown my mind. I’m going to have to spend some serious time thinking about this.

LegendDairy · 09/01/2021 00:18

Zombies don't eat people entirely they just want a bite to turn you into a zombie and a zombie isn't dead till you hit it in the head so they'll just crawl after you leaving the legs behind.

You got red on you.