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Inspired by a discussion JoeP and I had on the phone after his post on the 10000-year old zombies, I still felt it best to start a new thread on this important topic, as it is less history, or even popular culture (maybe science?) than pressing matters of general interest and deserved its own topic.
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Pressing matters of national and civil defence, public health, and the preservation of law and order!
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The consensus (or my argument anyway)
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Can possibly be further separated into
a. slow
b. fast
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Exactly. Why are there no normal-speed zombies? That would provide better cover and disguise whether they are trying to infect others or simply eat people.
Wait ... maybe there
are ... and their disguise is almost perfect
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Also, brain-eating makes no sense from a biological perspective if the pathogen resides in the brain, as it would try to make the subject infect others, but leave brains as intact as possible. Therefore the "Braiiiins!" zombie is completely unrealistic.
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Additionally, eating someone's brain tends to make them
dead. And not undead. I think realism is not the primary criterion we should be applying ...
Clearly, "Braaaiiins!" zombies are turned by having their own brains eaten, and although they no longer need them they then have a futile compulsion to restore their powers of thinking by eating other people's brains.
