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Shambler 13/10/04(Fri)16:37 No. 4824 ID: 5d5bc0 [Reply]

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I finally got an opportunity to watch WWZ last night, and, yes, I was disappointed. Anybody else feel that the movie was a wasted opportunity to tell a great story, bore remarkably little resemblance to the superb novel, and spent far, FAR too much time delving into the angst and showcasing the nobility of Brad Pitt's boringly conventional, formulaic character?

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Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)00:29 No. 4830 ID: 4f15e1

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Shambler 13/11/03(Sun)06:50 No. 4875 ID: 687488

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>>4830
What are these weird symbols?

World War Z Luis Gardner 13/11/08(Fri)20:56 No. 4880 ID: 1fa12e

Well, I think it was a realistic movie, bur you're right it's not a great movie. I'd rather watch 28 months movie.

Survivalism, hygiene, and human sexuality Shambler 13/02/24(Sun)08:43 No. 4363 ID: 3c081e [Reply]

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In the event of an apocalyptic event like the ZA, It would stand to reason that the survivors are not all showering everyday.

Assuming basic hygiene standards for health need not be discussed (hookers bath?, basic decency of living?) So where are you all on what's left?

I used a picture of Fidel because of his iconic beard. Anyone who knows the story behind it will basically explain it as "they were fighting in the hills. No one had time to shave".

Long and short of it: We all know about pheromones, no need to bring that up. Water may be in short supply, or at least needed to be boiled. So I imagine shaving, or even bathing might not be the highest priority.

Would you still want to eff when we are all dirty, smelly, hairy?

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Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)00:35 No. 4833 ID: 4f15e1

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>>4363
Human sex is a lie.

Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)08:02 No. 4836 ID: f31927

I think after a while we would because we just wouldn't care and it would become necessary for survival

Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)09:42 No. 4837 ID: aff890

>We all know about pheromones, no need to bring that up.
I'm not sure what you mean by not bringing this up; are you assuming that everyone knows about it and how it's supposed to function, or that everyone knows humans can't detect pheromones and has no relevancy at all?

The vomeronasal organ responsible for detecting pheromones lose all neural connections after the embryonic stage and the organ itself normally atrophies away afterwards; so not only can humans not interpret pheromone signals, most can't even begin to detect them.

That being said, humans are one of the rare species that mate for pleasure. In a world where most forms of entertainment are unavailable or too dangerous to engage in, sex would pretty much be the only source of "fun" in town.

Shambler 13/03/31(Sun)21:30 No. 4491 ID: 1c9f3d [Reply]

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/zom/, I'm a military vet, and I know a thing or two about first aid in the field, but what was never clear to me is how to control severe arterial bleeding in the neck. In almost all cases of severe bleeding you would just apply a shitload of pressure to the wound and pinch off the artery at a higher point, but replicating this in the neck will shut the brain's blood supply down and will kill your patient. The best thing I can think to do is to clean the wound as best you can and suture it on the spot, but with uncontrolled bleeding this presents additional complications, not the least of which would be the swelling causing the sutures to pull free, potentially making the wound worse.

Anyone have any knowledge or experience with this?

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Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)00:33 No. 4831 ID: 4f15e1

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>>4495
You're making stuff up, bro.

Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)00:34 No. 4832 ID: 4f15e1

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>>4605

Shambler 13/10/09(Wed)01:19 No. 4835 ID: 591639

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I feel like perhaps too much attention has been given to the GIF I posted, and perhaps not enough on the question itself...

Shambler 13/09/30(Mon)17:55 No. 4812 ID: cb9fa8 [Reply]

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When does our hobby become survivalist paranoia?

I'm talking to the preppers here, rather than the horror fans.

>http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20743663?q=subject%3A%22Arafura+Sea+--+Navigation.%22&c=book

I just caught myself looking at sailing directions should I have to escape my continent.

Now I think that's a sign of a problem.

Anyhow, Mr. Abbots gonna use drones on that border anyhow.

Shambler 13/10/04(Fri)05:48 No. 4820 ID: 5d5bc0

You can look at it in one of two ways.

A: A person becomes a paranoid survivalist because he is clinically...well, paranoid. He is mentally ill, a psycho, a whack-job, a nut-case, and if self-medicating his broken psyche by purchasing MREs by the pallet gets him through the day, then good for him.

B: He becomes a paranoid survivalist because it is FUN! We're talking fun toys, here; the weapons, the radios, GPS, camping and hiking gear, and all the other shit associated with survivalism, is fun to play with. It is an expensive hobby, sure, but not as expensive as some. Also, if the zombies ever DO beat down your door, then your $100K collection of Renaissance paintings isn't going to be nearly as useful as my old AK47.

THE GAME Martyn Grim 13/07/30(Tue)06:11 No. 4740 ID: 435599 [Reply]

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The lack of CYOA threads here is disturbing. Here's some OC I whipped up. Enjoy.

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Shambler 13/09/20(Fri)02:37 No. 4797 ID: 0efd22

>>4740
No rifle grip firearms? What the fuck OP?

Martyn Grim 13/09/20(Fri)03:35 No. 4798 ID: 435599

>>4797
This was intentional. Too much variability to cater to everyone and cover the basics as well. Seemed easier to reduce the decision to hashing the differences between quality models of a specific type of gun (pistols), rather than rely on the vagueness of generic titles like "Shotgun", "Rifle", "Pistol" to cater to everyone (including someone looking to break the system).

Those who wish to rely heavily on firearms would be wise to choose the bandolier or bag-of-holding, and take on Jill as a partner.

CandleJack 13/10/01(Tue)03:15 No. 4813 ID: 2ea14f

>Fire Ax

I'm not going to be melee-combating zeds if I can help it, so I'm going with this for its utility value. Not very useful, however, unless you apply magical properties such as "never gets dull/corroded and is unbreakable", though. All items in the top row can be found lying anywhere, so it's silly.

>Glock 9mm

Just a simple gun, more for defense against other humans than zeds. Why the heck would I want something with hard-to-find ammo and huge recoil just so I can feel like goddamn Clint Eastwood? However, its utility is also negligible unless also magical (ie: never runs out of ammo); I'll pick up other firearms somewhere else.

> ATV

A nice middle-ground of size and complexity. The humvee is too large/complicated to be useful, and the dirtbike too small to carry much cargo and/or passengers easily. I can easily find parts for and maintain/repair the ATV myself, something I can't do with the hummer. Segway is retarded: there will be nowhere to charge the thing two days after civilization collapses, and it's too delicate to survive in the dust out there.

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Shambler 13/07/15(Mon)14:37 No. 4723 ID: 680693 [Reply]

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Shambler 13/07/28(Sun)10:02 No. 4738 ID: ca12bb

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the ron paul revolution of course

it doesn't have to be like this, he tried to warn us, why aren't we stopping it?

Shambler 13/07/28(Sun)10:04 No. 4739 ID: ca12bb

Youtube just a glimpse into the terrifying future should he succeed

man the barricades, grab your 2nd amendment shotguns and get cracking

Shambler 13/09/29(Sun)07:52 No. 4809 ID: 572183

>>4738

Revolution? more like evolution of the zombie virus.

Shambler 13/09/07(Sat)15:10 No. 4789 ID: cb9fa8 [Reply]

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>http://inhabitat.com/auriga-leader-cargo-ship-gets-power-from-solar-panels/

This is THE only way to survive.
There is no other.

Somebody crowdfund this.

Shambler 13/09/20(Fri)08:46 No. 4802 ID: bc2ae1

"propelled in part by the suns rays" sticks out in the article, i suspect it still needs fuel to move, it's just the electrical grid is powered by solar energy.

Shambler 13/09/21(Sat)03:04 No. 4803 ID: 94000d

>While other ships have used solar panels before to power small electronics like auxiliary lights, the Auriga Leader is the first craft to direct solar power into the ship’s main electrical grid. Energy from 328 panels is helping to power the ship’s thrusters, hydraulics and steering gear, providing about 10 percent of the ship’s total electricity usage.

On the bright side when your ship runs out of fuel and you're doomed to drift until your supplies run out/sink/run aground, you'll have plenty of power to watch porn.

Time has past Shambler 13/08/26(Mon)23:55 No. 4778 ID: 9b3a52 [Reply]

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If you waited long enough on some island or in Canada wouldn't all the zombies rot away after 20 years or so

They need the flesh to move so they cant be skeletons.

Shambler 13/08/27(Tue)15:05 No. 4779 ID: d23a51

Depends on what your preferred zombie fantasy is based on.

Oddly specific version of rabies? They'll starve to death in a few months, if that.

Overly complicated reanimation virus? They'll rot away in a couple years, faster if said virus doesn't discourage flies from laying eggs in the walking corpses.

Hell-has-overflowed apocalyptic zombies? Science goes out the window, can't count on the zombies rotting or ever running out of energy, you dun be fucked.

Shambler 13/08/29(Thu)08:57 No. 4783 ID: ca12bb

not if you find a chainsaw, or play heavy metal while dancing with an axe

or what if you just lit california on fire and helicopter'd into the burnt out area while the fire continues to spread everywhere cleansing the world with flame for your glorious most triumphal return?

Shambler 13/08/31(Sat)11:43 No. 4785 ID: 9b3a52

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find a island or mountian

problem solved

there is no need for /zom/

/zom/ Contingency meet up. Shambler 13/07/12(Fri)08:19 No. 4718 ID: 0c4f7f [Reply]

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In case of any disaster from zombies to massive power outages, I ask /zom/ its thoughts on meeting up at a designated area solely for any fellow survivor here.

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Shambler 13/08/23(Fri)03:07 No. 4774 ID: 3c2118

>4773
It's a good initial location but the real problem comes when every other survivor location within distribution range comes looking for their chunk of power. You'd be foolish to think they'd all play fair or cater to your demands.

>Even if it's offline, it'd be easier to get working again than most other power generators
Wrong, so wrong. Really, any of these sort of locations are safe as long as you don't touch shit unless such touching is under the control of someone suitably qualified to do so.

Shambler 13/08/23(Fri)23:53 No. 4777 ID: d4fc4c

>tfw in france
>tfw english and I hate the french

Well at least the french are too preoccupied sucking each other off to have anything to do with zombies.

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Shambler 13/08/27(Tue)16:03 No. 4780 ID: d23a51

>>4773
> Even if it's offline, it'd be easier to get working again than most other power generators

Not really, take a gander at this:
http://www.nettedautomation.com/news/n_78.html

Basically everything in that is a bit of information you need to monitor and understand to ensure one of your turbines doesn't catastrophically explode, which generally leads to other turbines being damaged and the power house being flooded (which renders /everything/ useless) - and that doesn't even cover the knowledge required to clean and maintain the turbines themselves, or the operation of the reservoir itself (debris buildup and flooding are two major issues).

It's also likely there will already be a military unit and engineers stationed in a hydroelectric dam; the military will need the power to keep their bases running (even if they have their own generators it'll still be more limited in fuel than a hydroelectric dam, wind farm, or solar farm), keep civilian routes of communications open, and make taking back zombie-infested cities (if possible) easier if operations can run 24/7 rather than whenever the sun is up.

You'll probably be able to find refuge in that situation, but at the same time the Law of Zombie Outbreak pretty much demands such a situation means an overwhelming horde of zombies will be knocking at the doorstep at any moment.

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