zombie apocalypse could be possible

PCP is a hell of a drug....

This reminds me of my days as a young Private. We used to have a connex (big metal shipping container) at work that had "ZOMBIE PLATOON" stenciled all over it, as it used to belong to a platoon whose mascot was a zombie.

We would bring girls by work to pick something up and have them wait outside. We'd always tell them to stay away from the box with the experimental zombie platoon in it, cause they could smell you and it would get them all worked up and its such a pain in the ass to get them to settle down again. Needless to say we'd stick a guy in there to moan a little bit to get them to come investigate, then thrash around until we came out all pissed off cause they woke up the zombies.

Not a bad practical joke and we probably did our part to perpetuate the myth that the Army is experimenting with the military application of reanimated corpses.

Daturas and other dissociatives have been used in Haiti to turn people into zombies. I think if you take too much of it, you'll turn into a plant and you'll need carers for the rest of your life

This is exactly what I was looking for on this site, more people to talk on the topic of zombies with.
I've come up with some what of a plan, maybe not the best one, but It's something that's simple and adaptable.

@invisiblewoman - you should check out the movie "The Serpent and the Rainbow"

It's a great movie, about an anthropologist who goes to Haiti to search for the drug they use to make real-life zombies, and ends up in all sorts of trouble with the Duvaliers, and getting zombified himself if I remember right – it's been a long long time since I saw it.

Really cool, really scary movie

the thing is that if zombies is a possability sure there is going to be a lot of loss but youve really got to think about the possitive other wise you will lose your mind. max brooks says that the best thing to do is keep a positive outlook other wise you'll lose your mind due to the trauma. and in a situation like that with all the moaning and # its not hard to lose your mind due to the feeling of hopelessness most wont be prepared in that sense due to the shock or they dont think they could lose there minds but the truth is its easyer than you might think for enstance a when i lived with my parent my moms husband put me through some pretty extreem torture and i almost lost my mind so i feel the best thing to do is to find both entretainmen and contentfullness other wise your practicly worse off then they are.

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Of course it's possible, what with the lax security and dodgy goings on at government labs. I'm sure any "zombie" or things needed to make one would come from a lab (28 days later etc) This seems like the most possible version of events, take a look at Bluetongue and foot & mouth, both are supposed to have escaped from a government controlled lab. Who knows what other nasties they have stashed away itching to burst out on the world

well that and there are not very carefull those scienist i mean think about all the diseases that have been started in labs if there was to be one i think that it would start there

Uhhhh... see the problem I have... with this...

You need working organs man! They just don't have working organs!

This means no muscles, brain, blood flow, blood would probably even dry up.

I mean uh.. believe what you want by all means but uhm.. (cough cough)

I just don't get the whole zombie thing.

That's why I think that it'd be something more along the lines of a 28 days later type disease.

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Actually it's a real chemical, pharmaceuticals bought the patent, it's based on several hallucinogens, neuroinhibitors, poisons, etc.. The blowfish is one main source of the neurotoxin, I believe some sort of frog and snake were others. Anyways by an ancient traditional medicine mans formula (and later a lab based formula) they administered it to the targets. you'd have a 50/ 50 chance of survival. Everyone you know witnesses you die, modern technology can't detect any activity or vital signs, you're declared legally dead and are buried ( better hope you're not cremated) Then you are brought back by those who uninter you during the cloak of night. You regain your faculties over time but obviously, you suffer massive brain related symptoms (oxygen deprivation and all). You are slaved out to the Witchdoctor for a time, or permanately. You can buy your freedom through favors also, which is why they comply with commands, in exchange for their freedom, or under the belief that by doing so they will be released. They are closely monitored by those in the know. And to the shocked world that knew them to be dead, they are the dead reborn, or zombies.
As to being shot 15 times or more to no affect, try high doses of Angel Dust for the same ability. The brain is so disconnected it doesn't realize the limb or system has ceased to function, operating on the primal last thoughts of the user.

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No it's not.

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There have been documented cases of real-life zombies.

Here's a blog article about this stuff, including the work of anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston (Tell My Horse) and ethnobotanist Wade Davis (The Serpent and the Rainbow).

Basically, Davis' theory, based on his study of the powders Haitian witch doctors prepared to make zombies, is that the process involves powerful neurotoxins (that's where the pufferfish and toads come in) that paralyze the victim and slow their heart rate and breathing to the point where they can be declared dead. Remember, we're talking about people dying in mud huts here, not in modern hospitals attached to ECG, EEG, and blood pressure monitors.

A couple days later the body is exhumed and if the dosage was right, the neurotoxins have worn off. The victim can then be used as a slave by dosing them regularly with datura, which renders them docile and subservient.

It's not likely that this will lead to a real-life zombie apocalypse, though, because although datura will rob the victims of will power, it will not turn them into violent cannibals

Davis' theories are controversial and only partly accepted, but do you really think the CIA didn't pay close attention when he brought his powders back to the U.S.?

Here's a "How Stuff Works" link too: How Zombies Work

This reminds me of the "Rage" virus from the 28 weeks/days films. The UK population didn't become "zombies" but simply became absolutely filled with hate and violence. Like some kind of lab experiment that got out of confinement.

YouTube Link

Has anyone seen Jacob's ladder? The film mentions a US experiment during the Vietnam war, which was allegedly tested on monkeys. When applied, the monkeys became savage killing machines, biting each others tails off, gouging their eyes out.

If this is true, maybe the principle is not as "sci-fi" as we all might believe.

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Remember "The Serpent and The Rainbow"?
www.youtube.com...

I would agree that if all the domestic preparations are not for a pandemic or false flag ops. then it most definitely must be for a Class 3 Zombie Outbreak.

I have a Voodoo Doll Program that you make the Doll and name it (I have made one, but have reason to make one more), and you can stick virtual pins in it and chose deseases or ailments, broken bones and such to use when puting the curse of the doll proxy.

I never did find out if it worked, because I haven't seen the person I made a doll of since. Hmmm....Maybe it did work and that is why.

With all the threads, posts and all the forums...There is something about Zombie Threads. Strange but true, it is. Zombies could become real, it all depends on God and his sence of humour.

Source: 5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen (Language warning!)

Actually, that link leads to the first page of a five page article detailing... well, you're not undead, you get the picture. The snip I quoted is on page 2, I chose that bit because somebody mentioned that particular zombification process earlier.

Odd thing about Cracked... it's a comedy site, but it's actually pretty informative. They do their research. And then they make fun of it. And it turns out they really did come up with 5 plausible zombie scenario inducing problems. And then made fun of them.

Off topic: I post regularly on another forum that deals specifically with all things zombie. They have an entire section dedicated to undead survival and defense - albeit as a form of entertainment. If it wouldn't be spamming, I'd link to it here. If anyone is interested, send me a PM or something.

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lol ...the work of demons...

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oh cmon give us a break. Enough with the dogmatic crap already

I am not being "dogmatic" nor do I subscribe to any particular religious system. I am far enough from organized religion to be considered an enemy by its makers. Though, in your case, it may be informative to realize who exactly created religion.

At any rate, you can believe whatever you want. However, on the day that you do actually meet a demon face to face (and it will happen sooner than you could believe) you will be sorely surprised. I do hope for your sake that I am there to help you at that time. If not, best of luck to you.