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Originally Posted by jinlo
This brings up an interesting point of discussion. Is it possible to avoid detection from Zombies by mimicking their movements? The undead often move in groups (an interesting characteristic in its own right) and it has been theorized that a live human could potentially get lost in this crowd. By utilizing unsteady, shambling movements and emitting a low groan, an uninfected human might hope to be mistaken for just another Zombie.
Many that study the unique physiology of the Zombie are convinced that any such ploy is at best hopeless and at worst just plain suicidal. These researchers point to the enhanced senses of the Zombie. They claim the Zombie is much less reliant on sight, and some believe that the Zombie utilizes its sense of smell much like a bear or a wolf.
Still, avoiding detection in this method remains an interesting consideration. I have spoken to one scientist that hopes to smear the ooze of a Zombie on a living human in order to mask the living scent, and then send the dead-smelling but still living individual into a mass of the undead. Unfortunately, he states that finding willing test subjects has been somewhat difficult.
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I should mention that about 27 years ago, I had a bad case of food poisoning from a frozen pizza. I mimicked the motions and behaviors of zombies, often emitting LOUD groans of distress while in the bathroom, and while tossing and sweating in bed.
Fortunately, since I was single at the time, no one mistook me for a zombie...although I felt like one.
Regarding the idea of sight, it seems to me that if a zombie is badly decomposed, then she may be bereft of eyes. In fact, the eyeballs may be out of their orbit. And the neural pathways..well, that's a whole different story.
We may also question a zombie's use of eyeglasses. If a living person needs eyeglasses to see, doesn't the same logic apply to a zombie? Perhaps all the zombies shambling about only need eyeglasses to improve their vision and would not be so clumsy while pursuing their prey.
By the way, where does the scientist propose to get the "ooze of a zombie"? I admit that the test does have merit, but obtaining the necessary ooze might be problematic (and dangerous) at best.
Don