The official Zombie Apocalypse Thread

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Fuckers. Someone tell me if it's worth buying

Heh! I will come December. You've waited 4 years! What's another few weeks?

[timmae]

I've got nothing. But I did see a fabulous story on WGN this afternoon...

Lake Michigan full of zombies after haunted house barge partially sinks | WGN-TV

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Any thoughts?

I have still been playing Bayonetta.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Well, Dead State officially launches today.

I will likely try to play some tonight.

I shall report back!

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Well, Dead State officially launches today.

I will likely try to play some tonight.

I shall report back!

Cool beanz.

[Kodos]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/s...ans-death.html

Looks like I will be near the epicenter when it all starts.

A ‘Reversible’ Form of Death? Scientists Revive Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs.

The pigs had been lying dead in the lab for an hour — no blood was circulating in their bodies, their hearts were still, their brain waves flat. Then a group of Yale scientists pumped a custom-made solution into the dead pigs’ bodies with a device similar to a heart-lung machine.

What happened next adds questions to what science considers the wall between life and death. Although the pigs were not considered conscious in any way, their seemingly dead cells revived. Their hearts began to beat as the solution, which the scientists called OrganEx, circulated in veins and arteries. Cells in their organs, including the heart, liver, kidneys and brain, were functioning again, and the animals never got stiff like a typical dead pig.

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The group, led by Dr. Nenad Sestan, professor of neuroscience, of comparative medicine, of genetics and of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, was stunned by its ability to revive cells.

“We did not know what to expect,” said Dr. David Andrijevic, also a neuroscientist at Yale and one of the authors of the paper. “Everything we restored was incredible to us.”

Others not associated with the work were similarly astonished.

“It’s unbelievable, mind blowing,” said Nita Farahany, a Duke law professor who studies ethical, legal and social implications of emerging technologies.

And, Dr. Farahany added, the work raises questions about the definition of death.

“We presume death is a thing, it is a state of being,” she said. “Are there forms of death that are reversible? Or not?”

The work began a few years ago when the group did a similar experiment with brains from dead pigs from a slaughterhouse. Four hours after the pigs died, the group infused a solution similar to OrganEx that they called BrainEx and saw that brain cells that should be dead could be revived.

That led them to ask if they could revive an entire body, said Dr. Zvonimir Vrselja, another member of the Yale team.

[Edward64]

Holy crap!

EDIT: CNN article https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/03/healt...scn/index.html

[Edward64]

Interesting poll.

Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness 2023

When it comes to being prepared, Wyoming is the number one state ready to take on zombies. In case of a zombie apocalypse, it’s definitely an advantage to not live in a populated state and a mountainous state in the West would be a great place to avoid zombies (and other people). You could live off the land, and with a weapon stockpile, you’d be likely to make it through the apocalypse, at least until they discover a cure.

Other than Vermont, don't disagree about the Top-5. Vermont is close by heavily populated states.



Some other fun polling results

[Ryche]

Lightsaber is the obvious choice for weapon.

[Edward64]

I didn't think of that but you are absolutely right.

Don't have to worry about your sword/axe blade getting stuck on a skull accidently.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Ryche

Lightsaber is the obvious choice for weapon.

Even better, if you're in a zombie apocalypse, you can deliver Obi-Wan's line: "Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

SI

[Edward64]

Some good zombie movies coming out next year+. Hope there is a resurgence beyond TWD spinoffs.

25 Years Later
Train to Busan 3
Return of the Living Dead


FWIW Netflix “Happiness” is a Korean zombie series. It’s not in your face zombies, has an interesting plot, and although slow to develop, does have a lot of character building. On Ep 5 now and there’s more and more zombies.

If you like the genre, give it a look.

[Edward64]

I'm calling this some sort of squirrel zombie behavior ...

It is weird. All I ever see are squirrels eating acorns and stealing from my birdfeeder (they can do some amazing acrobatics to get to my birdseed).

California squirrels show carnivorous behavior for the first time, scientists say | CNN

Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few species known to have done so. Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study.

[Kodos]

Have you heard about the zombeavers?

[Edward64]

Hmmm, 4.8 / 10 on IMDB.

It's on Prime. Saw the trailer, does not look that promising.

[Kodos]

I enjoyed it for the stupid fun that it was.