From the very beginning
Before we talk about the invasion of the living dead, we need to remember where they came from. What can be defined as a zombie? This word and the objects of faith denoting it appeared in Africa. Enslaved people brought their beliefs to Haiti.
Zombie is a mythical creature. According to legend, this is a corpse that was revived with the help of witchcraft rituals after burial. Witches have great powers and can make the dead move. This statement is also found in the voodoo religion. The rituals performed by sorcerers are aimed at enslaving the walking dead. After death, he does not have his own will, it is only a body that moves along the earth and serves the owner. When the Americans sailed to Haiti and heard about the beliefs of the local population, they brought the legends home. So they became the basis for creating stories and then horror films.
Cloth
If you are a lady who is accustomed to crepe de Chine, veils and stilettos, go to the jock neighbor opposite. He will probably have an outfit suitable for you. Oops... don't go to the jock, he's probably already converted and you're unlikely to be able to handle him. Better to go to a student. He probably has an oak leather jacket that he inherited from his informal uncle. Those who once hung out at Sphinx remember very well that the leather jackets from Tarkus in the 90s were simply wooden. This means that such a jacket can be used as armor against zombie bites.
Don’t go to your informal neighbor, he will most likely be alive, and he won’t just give you his jacket.
Wear comfortable leather boots on your feet; it is better to get ankle boots. Sneakers, in principle, are also suitable.
But seriously?
If we are talking about survival in an apocalypse, we need to consider the topic more thoroughly than taking ancient legends as a basis. Scientists believe that zombies really exist - these are people under the influence of potent substances that provoke a death-like state. They may be mistaken for dead and buried. Waking up in a coffin, a person experiences extreme stress. He knows that he is dead and has no place in society. If he manages to escape, he still strives for the cemetery, where he believes he belongs.
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Experiments have been conducted to study the behavior of such people, and they are quite successful. True, according to some, zombies are decaying corpses that move thanks to magic. It would seem that they are dead, which means they have no needs, but legends say that they are driven by hunger, and the main delicacy is the brain of a living person. When bitten by a zombie, he himself becomes the same.
A guide to surviving the zombie apocalypse or how I beat zombie games
What are zombie games anyway? Essentially, this is the destruction of crowds of slowly moving and decaying half-corpses using various methods. Moreover, often this process occurs so absurdly and stupidly that the hand involuntarily falls on the forehead. And sometimes the clap of a wet palm on the skull is accompanied by obscene exclamations, which cause illogical and stupid actions of the main character or other characters. It seems that game developers consider players to be narrow-minded ordinary people.
For example, I don’t understand why you should kill another flesh eater with a pistol when there are metal pins or wooden stakes lying around. This is outright nonsense. Or when a character is forced to make his way through a crowd of zombies, although he could easily bypass it. A couple of days ago I finished the second season of “The Walking Dead”, which is filled with this kind of gameplay solutions, but such a great game could be even better!
But what do I have to tell you anyway? And the fact is that if suddenly tomorrow foul-smelling boys and girls come to eat you, then it’s better to immediately forget most of what you saw in the games and listen to the guy’s advice that can help you survive. Yes, you can grin at this point, turn on the track attached below and soak up all the instructions like a sponge.
What should I take with me?
If it suddenly happened that the apocalypse found you in a cozy house/apartment where you lived so well and calmly, then: firstly, you need to immediately realize that this world has been destroyed, the usual rules and laws have lost their force and it is necessary to quickly leave your comfortable home; secondly, you need to gather your thoughts and decide what to take with you.
First of all, you need to stock up on weapons. If you have a firearm, that’s good, if not, then it’s okay, take knives (take everything you have), metal rods and pins, an axe. After you decide on a weapon, think about the necessary supplies, without which you cannot live in extreme conditions of the wild. I will list the most necessary things that you need to take with you: means for starting a fire, medicines (everything you can find at home), tape (a universal remedy), durable and comfortable clothes (put them on immediately), a screwdriver (very useful, believe me), food ( take only those that have a long shelf life and high energy value), a backpack (it’s more convenient to carry everything you need in a backpack), some water (also take cotton wool or cotton swabs/discs to make a water filter in the future), a map of the area, flashlight. Do not overload yourself; the burden should not hinder your movement.
Who should I take with me?
Naturally, you will think that this question is not even worth asking, but, unfortunately, not everything is so simple. Do you think it would be right to gather all your relatives and other loved ones? Error. You need to be aware that all those you love will not survive. It's sad, but it's true.
Please note right away that you will have to say goodbye to your cats, dogs and other pets. In addition, if suddenly you have elderly relatives, then it would be logical to leave them too, because they will be a burden, endangering the lives of others. Dry people, pregnant women and other people who move slowly and get tired quickly fall into this category. In the second group of people you should not mess with, I would include those with whom you were not on very good terms until this moment or had quarreled, even if they are physically strong and resilient. This is due to the fact that in “wild” conditions aggression will only intensify and sooner or later a conflict will occur from which you may not emerge victorious.
I repeat, this is the harsh truth of life, which will go into a completely unusual direction for most and simply, based on logic and a balanced view of reality, you will need to leave those people with whom you will have to babysit, risking your life. Such cruel selfishness. Of course, you don’t have to do this, it’s your choice, but remember that in this case, you are complicating the rest of your life. Then it’s better to lock yourself all together in some room and fill it with carbon monoxide.
And if you absolutely refuse to consider the latter option, then select into your group only those people who will be able to take care of themselves and help in some way. For with all the horror happening around, it is worth clearly realizing the benefits of certain actions and actions taken. Well, having decided on this, let us now move on to another, no less important, question.
Where to run?
After you have thought and understood everything at least a little, you need to decide where to move and mentally plot the route. My advice to you is to run to the police station, gun store or military unit in order to get some firearms and ammunition. You will definitely need it later during skirmishes with other survivors or for shooting zombies (as a last resort). You should run there first for one reason - you need to have time to get some kind of weapon. Not only you, but also other survivors will need guns, so you should hurry to get at least something.
By the way, I do not recommend staying too long in such places, since the number of dangerous people and zombies there will be large. They just ran in, grabbed a few popular guns (this is important, then it will be easier to find cartridges), threw more ammunition into the backpack and disappeared. Oh yes, you need to grab some binoculars if you find them, and something else useful like gunpowder, explosives (if you get into a military arsenal), etc. It's also worth bringing a tent.
After you're done with the firearm, it's time to think about provisions and head to some store, preferably a small one. For foods, take high-calorie bars, canned food, and the like (remember that the main thing is energy value, low weight and long shelf life).
When you finish eating, run to the pharmacy (you shouldn’t run to the hospital for the same reason because of the number of local zombies) and collect the most necessary medications: for bandaging and disinfecting open wounds, antibiotics, etc. Take more, there is a chance that medical supplies will be in short supply before everyone else.
Why run?
Let me remind you once again that you need to RUN! And not recklessly, but deliberately and in short dashes. If you have the opportunity to move through the sewer, then be sure to do it, because most likely you will not meet zombies there, and few people would even think of going there.
When you rush through the streets, be sure to take note of all the details and rooms that may contain various supplies necessary for survival. I found an untouched pharmacy - I marked it on the map, it might come in handy later.
If you, like me, read my writing slowly and the music stops playing, then here’s a little more for atmosphere:
How to kill?
Everyone already knows the best and quietest way - a strong blow to the skull with a sharp object, since the brain is the weak spot of walking corpses. But you shouldn’t get hung up on this, because at the right moment there may not be a suitable item and you’ll have to improvise. And this is where my advice will help you. True, before you start furiously bashing your brainless head, think about whether it’s worth doing this at all when you can quietly hide? Yes, this particular outcome of events is very effective and silent.
If it turns out that a fight cannot be avoided, then it is necessary to assess the situation and draw appropriate conclusions regarding how to proceed. First of all, in the absence of suitable objects for breaking the skull, you will need to somehow overwhelm the bodies of the zombies and only then crush the heads with the help of your legs. Or you can crush their heads on various corners, walls, tables and other surrounding objects. The choice of one or another method of destruction is purely individual and depends on the build of a particular creature and your physical capabilities. You can improvise, but do not forget to adequately assess this or that situation.
As for people, everything is much more complicated, but I would not advise you to do this, only as a last resort, perhaps. Try to avoid them and make contact only when absolutely necessary.
How to get around?
With this matter, everything is elementary, you have seen this process more than once in films or games, everything is shown there correctly, it seems to me. It is advisable to move within the city not in complete darkness and not in the daytime, but at dusk. If you are moving in a small group, then you need to send one or two people ahead for reconnaissance and follow them. In addition, scouts should not move too far away from the main group and should periodically contact it. In the case of a single move, everything is much simpler - attentiveness, short dashes, not staying in one place for a long time, avoiding places where people are likely to be present.
Where to migrate?
It’s dangerous to stay in the city, I think this is clear to you without further explanation, so you need to choose a place where you can live without fear of a zombie attack and eliminate as much as possible the likelihood of encounters with surviving people. For starters, a suburb or holiday village is suitable, where you can prepare for life in places remote from populated areas and collect everything you need for this. It would be a good idea to take with you some seeds of unpretentious vegetables that can be grown without problems (zucchini, pumpkin, cereals, etc.).
Once you're ready to move out, be sure to think about the best place to move. I would suggest a wooded area with a large body of water nearby (preferably near a river). Now I’ll explain why I would settle in such a place. Firstly, the river is a source of food and water, as well as an excellent way to travel. Secondly, if you build a large raft with an anchor, then in this way you can protect yourself from unwanted contacts with the dead and people (this is especially important at night). Thirdly, if there is a forest around, then you can get game, firewood, wild plants, etc. in it.
I would not advise moving too far from populated areas, you never know what you might need and so that within one or two days you could return to look for the necessary things. If you can’t build a raft, you can sit in the trees and build a platform there.
How to contact?
It's about contacts with people, of course. I already mentioned above that the likelihood of contacts must be minimized, since in the conditions of such an apocalypse, evil people will become even more evil, and good people will cease to be kind. Perhaps, initially everything will be as before, because for some time there will be enough food and other things for everyone, but subsequently the usual relationships between people will gradually slide into primitiveness and, in the end, everything will come to the laws of nature, where the fittest will survive.
So, if you suddenly feel the urge to turn to a stranger for help, then ideally it would be a good idea to study him a little, quietly observing his behavior. And after it becomes clear that he is not aggressive and adequate, seek help. Otherwise, look elsewhere for help. If time is running out and there is no time to make observations, then everything depends on your ability to persuade, evaluate and lie. Yes, the last one is the most important, it seems to me.
When you turn to a person for help, make sure that he under no circumstances finds out about the location of your shelter, no matter how good-natured he is. Even if he himself does not rob you, there will always be others who will loosen his tongue and visit you. Remember that people are more dangerous than zombies.
In conclusion, I would like to draw attention to the fact that when writing this, it was taken into account that the conditions would be ideal: zombies are slow, the time of year is summer and you are not a hopeless scum. And I frankly don’t understand why scriptwriters of games/series/movies rarely set the goal for their heroes to completely exterminate zombies, because this is not so difficult and, as it seems to me, the best option.
PS What are your actions in the event of such a disaster?
So what should we do?
The zombie apocalypse is the end of our world. Zombies have captured it and are prowling everywhere, the population is infected, there is no hope. What happens when the last one is eaten? Zombies cannot die - they are already dead. They will probably continue to walk like this, arms outstretched, until the end of the Universe comes. Scientists believe that a real zombie apocalypse will be very different from what is shown in the movies. And this largely concerns the appearance of zombies - they will not rise from their graves. These will probably be people who are sick with something. The apocalypse will last for months and years, and the infection will spread slowly. Is it possible not to become its victim? The first rule is to create a substantial amount of supplies. You need to find a shelter and collect as much supplies as possible. Dried fruits, bars, instant food, fresh water, and everyday items will come in handy. You need batteries, including solar batteries, a flashlight and medicine.
Who are Zombies
Zombies are the same undead creatures only capable of moving. They cannot think, nor can they feel. But they always want to eat. And they want to eat you. Therefore, the main task is not to get caught in Zombak’s teeth.
The undead move slowly, so it is easier to run away from them than to engage them in battle. If it so happens that the Walker is very close, and his bloody muzzle with a grin is about to bite you, don’t yell, concentrate and aim straight for the brain. The brain is the control center for all the desires of zombies, or rather, one desire. Kill the desire to devour - destroy the dead thing.
Zombies don’t know how to open doors or overcome obstacles, so when a monster appears, hide and climb higher. Then you’ll come up with something - a stake in the crown or an ax to the back of the head. If you have a knife, it's better to aim for the eye. It's more reliable.
What should you pay attention to?
The first and most important thing is clean water. If a zombie apocalypse happens, drinking water sources will fail and no one will be able to clean them. If things go badly, you need to stick to your usual habitat. It is easier to find shelter here and hide from the infected. Stock up on fuel in advance. If an attack occurs, energy resources will immediately become scarce, because production will stop. During a zombie apocalypse, you need to avoid crowded places - shops, entertainment centers. Here you can become a victim not only of zombies, but also of a healthy person. The further you are from the crowd, the safer it is.
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Preparation
You need to collect a survival kit in advance. It should be in an easily accessible place. The set of things is sufficient for a 3-day survival. We need medicine, fresh water, matches, a lighter, a flashlight, batteries, a radio, canned food, candy bars, a can opener, a filter for water purification.
The survival kit includes documents, a compass, a map with water bodies and the road network, warm items and shoes, earplugs, binoculars, and a multitool. It is recommended to add a sleeping bag, a mining shovel, a hammer, a large ball of rope, and a comfortable backpack to the kit.
Stable protection
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, it is impossible to survive without shelter. The best shelter is outside the city, prepared in advance. If it is not there, you will have to show maximum ingenuity to save yourself. The most dangerous places in the city are basements, and the cities themselves are a source of increased danger. Zombies are poor climbers, so high places provide better protection. If there is shelter, the first task is to get there, then get in touch with the survivors. You need to be invisible. No open fires! Zombies have an excellent sense of smell. If there is no shelter, go to the forest. At first, the zombies will occupy the cities, where there is more food for them, and only then switch to the forest belts. By this time, the survivor of the first wave will have already found a safe, remote location.
First aid kit
Remember, you and I wanted to go to our neighbor’s grandmother? So, the time has come. The main thing here is not to overdo it - pills for blood pressure and stroke are unlikely to be useful to you in your future active life. In general, heart disease will become a thing of the past. Maybe grab a little validol for the first time to get used to the zombies.
Take your painkillers, antidiarrheals, smecta, but your main task is to find antibiotics.
Having water and antibiotics can make you a powerful and rich person in the future.
Therefore, go to the nearest pharmacy for antibiotics, and the sooner the better. Grab all drugs that end in - cin, - lin (penicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, vancomycin, neomycin, monomycin and others).
And go away, go away...
What to study?
You need to master the skills of hunting and cooking using a minimum of items. Making a fire is not easy, it is better to learn in advance. Soon there will be no matches and lighters left; we will have to remember the ancient method.
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It is believed that during a zombie apocalypse, survivors will quickly become excellent hunters, soon form powerful troops and be able to deal with a wave of sick people. To do this, you will have to find a weapon effective against the walking dead. To organize resistance, you need to get in touch with the survivors. Soon there will be camps where everyone will be gladly accepted - no one will refuse a beginner, even an inexperienced one.
Survive and win
One scenario involves a virus outbreak that causes people to become very violent. If this happens, medicine will be needed, vaccines will be needed. At first, ordinary people will have to hide from the sick, maintaining combat readiness day and night. You need to know how to fight the enemy. It is believed that the best way to defeat a zombie is to cut off its head. This will work against both infected and walking corpses. You will need a sharp large axe.
Rifles and shotguns are useful, but you'll have to stock up on ammo. The machete is a close combat option. Military and tactical knives are easy-to-use items, very sharp and capable of saving the owner when the situation gets heated to the limit. Finally, a baseball bat - for those who did not have any weapons. Having everything at once will not work, and there is no point. You need to choose one thing and always keep it on hand.
Food
The issue of food in the first days will not be so acute. The stores haven’t been looted yet; you still have a package of pasta, chips and cookies lying around your house. Hold out for a while. But it’s better to make supplies in the first days of the end of the world, while you can still grab something.
First, go to your neighbors, they, most likely, have already turned into zombies and your insides are now much more relevant and tastier for them than a couple of cans of stew.
First, visit the apartments where families with children lived. The percentage that their refrigerator is full of food supplies is much higher than that of the old lady on the second floor. We'll visit the old lady later.
Remember! You need proteins and carbohydrates - nuts, biscuits, cookies, stew, pasta, cereals. Pack everything in plastic bags, it will be better preserved and easier to carry.
Any chance?
As soon as the zombie apocalypse has begun, you need to take action, otherwise you won’t survive. Throughout the war you will have to improve your skills - only this will help you escape. What's next? If you manage to survive and the apocalypse ends, the survivors will find themselves in a devastated world where everything is destroyed. It can drive you crazy. You will have to learn to live without light and other amenities, grow food with your own hands, and build houses. It will be a slow start, but one day things will definitely get better! However, let's hope that the zombie apocalypse will bypass us.
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse according to science
One day this day will come. The zombie apocalypse. An epidemic will begin that will turn people into the living dead. Some will devour others, thereby turning them into their own kind. You, of course, have seen all this in films and TV series about zombies. You may even have come across “zombie mob” parades, when a crowd of people made up and dressed in rags walks down the street, staggering and growling.
All this, of course, is very nice.
But what if the world really collapses and you find yourself in the middle of a real zombie hell?
We have absolutely serious and deeply scientific recommendations in this regard.
University professors Timothy Verstynen and Bradley Wojtek love two things more than anything else: zombie movies and brain science. They decided to combine both, and wrote the book “The Zombie Brain. A scientific approach to the behavior of the walking dead."
In it they (among other things) share with us the rules of survival in a zombie apocalypse.
Forewarned - forearmed!
Rule of Survival #1 : Don't fight zombies. Remember that they have no neural pathways left to form an emotional response to pain. What we call pain is not so much a physical sensation as an emotional one. Zombies can feel pain, but you can cut off a zombie's arms - it doesn't have the neural resources to react to that. If you can't shoot a zombie in the head, it's better not to start a fight.
Survival Rule #2 : Hide and be quiet. In the walking dead, the medial temporal lobe most likely died and the parietal lobe was damaged. This means that they suffer from ADHD (consciousness deficit hyperactivity disorder) and, therefore, they have great problems with attention and memory. Zombies have lost the ability to encode new memories and are very easily distracted. If you can find a quiet place to hide, the zombies will forget about you the moment something more obvious grabs their attention.
Rule of Survival #3 : Distract them. As we mentioned in Survival Rule No. 2, this is not difficult to do. But damage to the posterior parietal cortex leads to a clear difficulty in reorienting attention. This means that they are completely at the mercy of what will capture that attention. Therefore, firecrackers and grenades will help you: they are quite suitable as a distraction if you launch them at the approaching walking dead.
Survival Rule #4 : Run away from them. This advice applies if you are faced with SDSG-1 zombies (slow zombies). Possible damage to the cerebellum made them slow and poorly coordinated. Therefore, zombies with SDSG-1 cannot run fast. In fact, Peter Washington uses this technique for escaping a room full of zombies in Romero's Dawn of the Dead. But keep in mind that SDS leads to constant excitation of the reticular activating system, so zombies can continue to hobble for a very long time. They will be like the tortoise to the hare in Aesop's fable if you are not careful.
Rule of Survival #5 : Don't try to reason with them. SDSH is accompanied by a massive disruption of speech chains in the brain. This means that the zombies are unable to understand what you say and cannot respond. And the chronic activation of the “beat” system interrupts any feelings, which means: only two things are understandable to zombies - rage and hunger. This point is constantly violated by people who try to convince newly converted loved ones by telling them: “Do you remember me, Johnny? This is Susan. I’m your sister... Ahhh!”
Rule of Survival #6 : Imitate them. “If you can’t beat them, join them.” We have determined that zombies suffer from an inability to recognize faces, possibly due to severe damage to the ventral optic tract. Therefore, their recognition of people is based solely on other features, such as gait or voice. If you're faced with a horde of undead creatures and have nowhere to run, do what Shawn and his friends did in Shaun of the Dead: act like a zombie. If you imitate them well enough, you will pass through the crowd unnoticed. You don't need to play like you're winning an Oscar, just let the walking dead know that you're one of them and not a tasty person.
That's it, friends. If one day science figures out how to stimulate the brains of zombies to cure them, great. In the meantime, we can use scientific knowledge to increase our chances of survival. By taking what we know about the healthy human brain and understanding the zombie brain, we've developed ways to cope and survive a zombie apocalypse. Science has saved your ass again.
The Zombie Brain: A Scientific Approach to the Behavior of the Walking Dead
Timothy Verstinen
