Re: The Ranting/Debate Thread
Zombie Mosquitos: Everything's fucked.
The problem wouldn't be an undead insect per se... but rather a mosquito or flea or some such carrying the virus much like the bubonic plague or West Nile.
Thing between zombies and dinos... dinos are easy to deal with. It's a large creature that can be taken down easily with modern weaponry. They'd also fit into their own ecosystem and yadda yadda... dinos aren't an issue when it comes down to it.
Zombie however... zombies are always a problem. Let's just ignore the whole flesh eating bit for just a moment. Lets talk about the cause. Many modern zombie scenarios involve some form of virus (even the undead ghouls of Romero fare) that either brings a person back from the dead or gives them highly zombie like qualities (L4D, 28 Days Later). This is a huge problem, as a virus that comes out of no where, we have zero defense against. Is it a natural bug spread by fleas and mosquitoes? Is it a biological weapon spread through airborne methods, through the water pipes and so forth?
That's the issue with zombies. The virus can come from anywhere, and you can't be fully prepared for it. And how contagious it is could be an issue, and even where in the world it pops up. Some third world shit hole in Africa currently embroiled in civil war... no one's going to care and it could quickly spread throughout the continent and internationally through smuggling, international aid groups, missionaries etc.
That's why I think a zombie apocalypse is a much scarier prospect than a dinosaur one. Everyone focuses on the side effect of a zombie apocalypse, the zombies themselves, and thinks that's it, ignoring the virus itself for the most part.
