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Originally posted by DJMessiah
Scientifically speaking, a "true" zombie like in the movies would be impossible. As soon as the body has started decomposing, the muscles in the body would be too stiff to move, and there would be no circulation from the blood vessles in the bodies, meaning there would be no vision, taste, or feelings.
zom·bie also zom·bi n. pl. zom·bies, also zom·bis
A snake god of voodoo cults in West Africa, Haiti, and the southern United States.
A supernatural power or spell that according to voodoo belief can enter into and reanimate a corpse.
A corpse revived in this way.
One who looks or behaves like an automaton.
A tall mixed drink made of various rums, liqueur, and fruit juice.
Originally posted by Knights
Originally posted by DJMessiah
Scientifically speaking, a "true" zombie like in the movies would be impossible. As soon as the body has started decomposing, the muscles in the body would be too stiff to move, and there would be no circulation from the blood vessles in the bodies, meaning there would be no vision, taste, or feelings.
Please can we define the term zombie:
zom·bie also zom·bi n. pl. zom·bies, also zom·bis
A snake god of voodoo cults in West Africa, Haiti, and the southern United States.
A supernatural power or spell that according to voodoo belief can enter into and reanimate a corpse.
A corpse revived in this way.
One who looks or behaves like an automaton.
A tall mixed drink made of various rums, liqueur, and fruit juice.
Hollywood has taken a hold of the stereotypical zombie like creature. It is relatively easy to disapprove Hollywoods accounts of such creatures, look behind the mask and let the discussion begin...
Originally posted by DJMessiah
You can also point to the fact that when bodies are fitted for burial, they are drained of their blood to ensure they're dead (yes, I'm talking about real life, not the movies).
Originally posted by Psyclon9
But seriously, if there was a virus, chemical or biological weapon that could turn humans into zombies what percentage of the population would be affected?