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For questions about undead creatures, typically depicted as mindless, reanimated human corpses with a hunger for human flesh.

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Would a trench filled with mercury stop zombies in their tracks?

Besides all the other considerations, Mercury is highly dense, meaning it is fairly easy to float on it... and though your zombies may be clumsy they may still figure out how to increase their shoes footprint …
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Zombie diet, why humans?

Zombies are basically human rotting bodies. To keep them together, they need to supply spare elements taken from a human body. …
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Knocking Out Zombies

The zombies are not actually unconscious, just incapable of moving, which is practically equivalent. …
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Why Wouldn't The Military Intervene with a Zombie Apocalypse?

In "normal" countries the military does not meddle with public order affairs. Cops are there for that, and should be better trained at engaging civilians in a more civil way. This is already a reason …
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Why would you build slow moving vehicles instead of faster ones?

Because when you are in hostile territory with no decent roads, a slow moving vehicle is still better than a toppled up or broken AND standing still vehicle. If you are crossing a hostile territory yo …
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Can You Protect Yourself From Spores With A Bandana?

It depends on the size of the spores. If they are bigger than the gaps in the thread of the bandanna, the bandanna will stop them and you will be safe. If they are smaller, the bandanna will not sto …
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What is the safest way to camp in a zombie apocalypse?

Movable palisade kept in place by the weight of the wagons, wagons disposed in a circle, then use barbed wire of military type on top of the palisade. For additional safety when the ground allows it, …
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Why would the military use tanks in a zombie apocalypse?

Zombies go for the flesh of the humans. Tanks are really hard to open cans, and are proved capable of running over bodies. … They made a good protection for the humans they carry inside tasked with killing the zombies. …
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Defending Castle from Zombies

A good old moat will do its job of keeping attackers away (image source) Then your defenders can focus on taking rid of those accessing the bridge, and as the battle of Thermopylae has shown, good …
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How to design an advanced deadman's switch for the "vitality impaired"?

Vampires, ghouls and modern zombies have different features, but they all move (if they didn't, well, all horror stories would be pretty boring, or their human protagonists even dumber than today. …
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How could the Girl Scouts prove that Twinkies will trigger the zombie apocalypse?

They are present day teens. I am pretty sure they know how to make a podcast or posting a video online. They can replicate the process with a small critter (it's easier to handle, it doesn't hurt a …
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How Could Zombies fit in a natural ecosystem?

This can very well be the case for your zombies: some individuals have immunity against the zombovirus, and can keep the infection under control, while just a few are effectively zombified (you need your … zombies to be generated, don't you?). …
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Killing undead fish underwater

Fire doesn't burn underwater not exactly true. There are many chemicals which react really energetically with water and under the sea there is plenty of water. Take some strong acid or base, loc …
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Zombies with mostly busted brains

Have you ever heard that a snake head can bite even after it has been severed from the body? Well, it's not a figure of speech, it can happen. Same with fishes, they can still bite after they are dead …
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Where do you flee when the zomghost-quarantine fails?

These zomghost do not stand fire, electricity and UV light. UV light can be generated if you have electricity and a UV lamp, fire can be generated if you have wood. Having electricity relies on ot …
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