In Post-Apocalyptic Earth Would you Survive?

[Cusefan]

Re: In Post-Apocalyptic Earth Would you Survive?

It's by Max Brooks...a lot of library's have it so you might be able to check it out. He also wrote the superb " The Zombies Survival Guide" which I find is worth owning.

I actually read that book, it makes for excellent bathroom reading

[Bullit]

Re: In Post-Apocalyptic Earth Would you Survive?

It's by Max Brooks...a lot of library's have it so you might be able to check it out. He also wrote the superb " The Zombies Survival Guide" which I find is worth owning.

Sweet thanks I will try to find both.

[JBH3]

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Zombie Apocalypse is easy.... they are gortesque sub-human lifeforms, dispatch of them as you would a cockroach or some other creature which you find digusting.

But as Cuse has mentioned below...that's when survival is put to the REAL test. I say if there is to be any semblance of civilization I would work together to survive w/ someone.

Whether you think you will survive the apocalypse is irreverent, the opening event will take down the Majority of the population. Think about it, what would kill billions of People in a Short period of Time , Illness, Nuclear war, Famine? All of these will kill indiscriminately thus surviving will not be a matter of wills but blind luck.

Assuming you did survive the Opening round of the Apocalypse, It basically comes down to if you can kill. If you can kill another human being to survive then you will live that much longer. Without any semblance of order, The strongest will live, the weakest will die. Could you kill another person for a bottle of water?

Just thinking about this really makes you think how well we really have it. People used to live in caves, man. That's incredible to think about.

Exactly. The most basic of needs for humans 100-200 years ago were hard to come by. In Today's world we take those basic needs for granted.

And that is why you will not live very long. Why would you pick a gun with so many moving parts, The M-16 Family of guns break down quite a bit. You gotta go with something German or the good ole fashioned Ak-47.

Yea... the M-16 has to be cleaned way too damn much. The AK would be a suitable option.

You know the gun thing is a catch 22 to me...

A. The sound alone announces where you are if you have to use it. And if it's zombies or scavengers...not a great thing.

B. Ammo. That's gonna run out and then you're back to putting yourself in iffy situations to get more.

My sidearms.

[ODogg]

Re: In Post-Apocalyptic Earth Would you Survive?

I actually already have two hand guns w/ammo and a LOT of water and firewood right now.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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I actually already have two hand guns w/ammo and a LOT of water and firewood right now.

You know something you want to spill the beans on?

[ODogg]

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Haha, not really, I just watch too much discovery channel - end of the world stuff. Oh and a lot of zombie movies too!!

[DaveDQ]

Re: In Post-Apocalyptic Earth Would you Survive?

Something that is interesting to me is if everything was indeed destroyed, would we be able to recreate the things we have now? I think what would be a huge shift would be the immediate realization of what is necessary and what isn't, so there wouldn't be a direct need for an Iphone. However, how many of us know how to tend a garden or hunt and fish? Can you make fire? Of course, this is assuming that we are starting from absolute nothing.

But, it does steer you in the direction of appreciating the specific necessities that are at our disposal right now.

[ODogg]

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DaveDQ - The only reason right now many of us don't know how to do basic things as you mention in your post is because there are so many people simply in existence that we can all be very specialized. Kind of like if you had 1 doctor in a town he has to be a jack of all trades but if you have 50 they can all pick specialties. I just wanted to point that out because so many people think of how disgraceful it is that people can't do the basics...it's not because people don't care to, it's because we live in a specialized society.

With that being said, if we took a huge population hit we'd have to go back to the basics and everyone would have to learn most, if not all, of them. We'd go back from being specialists to being jack-of-all-trades. But in time, we'd get enough population that it wouldn't be necessary for everyone to know how to farm, build fires, build housing, etc.

[DaveDQ]

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DaveDQ - The only reason right now many of us don't know how to do basic things as you mention in your post is because there are so many people simply in existence that we can all be very specialized. Kind of like if you had 1 doctor in a town he has to be a jack of all trades but if you have 50 they can all pick specialties. I just wanted to point that out because so many people think of how disgraceful it is that people can't do the basics...it's not because people don't care to, it's because we live in a specialized society.

With that being said, if we took a huge population hit we'd have to go back to the basics and everyone would have to learn most, if not all, of them. We'd go back from being specialists to being jack-of-all-trades. But in time, we'd get enough population that it wouldn't be necessary for everyone to know how to farm, build fires, build housing, etc.

That's a good point, but I think it relates more to the basics of essential life skills than to specific trades. I agree that the positive now is that we have a place to go to that specializes in one particular area (rather than general practice). But basic things like cooking and knowing what is edible and how to prepare it is something many know not of.

The point that would apply to me is that such a situation (apocalypse) would force me to learn and evolve. Where it wasn't important or necessary for me to know how to do a specific essential before, if I want to live it is absolutely necessary for me to learn and master it.