A little disturbed about the news today. The
BBC is reporting that scientists have modelled what would happen should a zombie infestation actually occur.
Now, anyone who knows me will be aware that I am TERRIFIED of zombies. I have an irrational belief in them, and one of the first things I look for in a new home is the ability to defend it from an attack of the undead - as well as suitable exit routes.
Suffice to say, the news alarms me.
"If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. ... [O]nly frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures."
However, there is a good point "To give the living a fighting chance, the researchers chose "classic" slow-moving zombies as our opponents rather than the nimble, intelligent creatures portrayed in some recent films." Phew. Those fast ones are even more terrifying.
A commentator suggests "that some of the assumptions made in the paper might be unduly alarmist. "My understanding of zombie biology is that if you manage to decapitate a zombie then it's dead forever. So perhaps they are being a little over-pessimistic when they conclude that zombies might take over a city in three or four days," he said."
So that's OK then.
