[Ultimate Ultan]

As a person who spends too much time thinking about Zombies, I'm wondering just how much of the threat they would be?

I mean their only real method of attack is a frontal assault, they have no learning capacity, so a trick used on one can be used on them all. If we're talking about the old school Zombies, they are very slow. The can't use any tools and or weapons and only have the bodies to attack with.

So other than there being so many of them, they would be a relatively easy foe for humans to fight against.

What do ye think?

[ScumLord]

Zombies on their own are fairly easy to deal with, they have poor strength, there's no way they could inflict all that much damage but they don't need to as their real objective is to pass on the disease.

I think the real problem they will cause is putting a stop to international trade, if that where to happen for more than a week the entire world would fall apart as companies can't get supplies and people can't get food.

People have always travelled and exchanged culture it's what made us unique from the possibly more intelligent Neanderthals. If we can't travel and trade our way of life is fudged.

[Ultimate Ultan]

How would it stop international trade? Because countries would block it to stop infection? There has been international trade way before the invention of the engine, people would just have to go back to using sail power again.

Have you read the book World War Z? In it they use music to lure the Zombies out and then pick them off. It got me thinking that you could have a dirigible with a shooting gallery to hover over a city, play music and take the Z'ds out from the sky.

Just like we didn't fight our way to the top of the food chain to eat tofu, nor did we mange to do that with out being the most creative species out there. While there would be many dificulties, I think that a Zombie apocolypse could be survived.

[degrassinoel]

Originally Posted by Ultimate Ultan

How would it stop international trade?

in a word, Quarantine.

ye remember how foot and mouth caused a stir a few years back? multiply that by a hundred. The first thing any government is going to do is try to contain the threat. It would ultimately end up in a city-wide/country-wide blockade or quarantine.

[Ultimate Ultan]

True about quarantine, but as trade is so important, and once knowledge of the disease and how it is spread is known, then I think it would allowed again. They might have to isolate and observe people, but it could be gotten around.

Anyway, we'd be lucky in Ireland that we have more than enough food to feed people. Also, we could use Ethanol as a substitute for petrol.

[degrassinoel]

trade is important but we can live without a lot of it. Probably all of it. but MAN its gonna be Harsh without teabags!

[Ultimate Ultan]

Ha! We'll have to find a new Mark O'Polo to head off to china and bring back tay.

[degrassinoel]

yeah i dont fancy any homegrown tea here in fairness, i think kenya is the next nearest country to trade for tea :/ i could be wrong though

[ScumLord]

Originally Posted by degrassinoel

trade is important but we can live without a lot of it. Probably all of it. but MAN its gonna be Harsh without teabags!

The disease will spread quickest through public transport like airports, ports, train stations, so the staff at these places will be likely to become infected in the early days. That would effectively reduce nations ability to import export and keep public transport going.

People won't be able to just use sail boats instead as they won't be allowed to land at their destination if navies are preventing you from doing so. This will create a knock on effect, if companies can't import things as simple as screws, glues, paper or any replacement parts there work essentially will have to shut down. If companies can't employ then the companies and their employees can't pay tax which makes it difficult for the country to respond to the zombie outbreaks.

While Ireland can technically feed the nation with the food we produce it won't be a varied diet and will more than likely consist of milk and beef up until the farmers can't produce large amounts any more because they can't run their equipment because they can't get the replacement parts for their milking machines.

The world can't support 7 billion people without the modern transport network running smoothly. At best it can support 1 billion.

[Tzar Chasm]

acording to this map we can get tea in Portugal

thats not so Far

Coffee on the other hand

Thats gonna be a bit more of a trek

[ScumLord]

Originally Posted by Tzar Chasm

acording to this map we can get tea in Portugal

thats not so Far

Coffee on the other hand

Thats gonna be a bit more of a trek

As long as the GPS system stays going it should be doable but I wouldn't like to try any long range travel without it. All those skills have been lost.

[Tzar Chasm]

Not at all, I sail a bit and I can tell you that those skills are fairly straightforward, North South is relativley simple, East West may be a bit more of an issue but its Doable with a bit of practice, GPS is a brilliant invention tho, and those satelites should remainin Orbit for Decades

[Ultimate Ultan]

Okay, well now I know that us Irish are ready for Zday! Bring on the undead!

[Zomg Okay]

I think you guys should have a look into the fact that a short supply of tea frightens you more than the zombies themselves. You might end up risking your lives for a few teabags.

[ScumLord]

Originally Posted by Zomg Okay

I think you guys should have a look into the fact that a short supply of tea frightens you more than the zombies themselves. You might end up risking your lives for a few teabags.

And end up getting the wrong kind of teabag.