Junkhead Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I've watched a few of them lately, like the "28 Days later" movies, "Dawn of the dead", "I am legend", etc. and I was wondering...if zombies supposedly eat humans, how are they able to eat them of a bite transforms them into a zombie? They don't eat their kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I've wondered that, too. I don't have as technical an explanation for this as I would like as far as ESTABLISHED ZOMBIE CANON goes, but I assume they stop eating somebody once they've turned. People would only get cleaned to the bone by the average slow zombie type if they're taken down by a horde, or if their head gets eaten first. Zombies usually seem to be retarded enough that they don't learn well, though, so I assume the average zombie doesn't destroy someone's head before they turn, hence their numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Starwind Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Maybe it takes a bit for them to transform into the zombie? I know in some stories the person gets bite, has a fever or something, dies, and then comes back to life as a zombie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Banzai Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Well in 28 ____ Later, they don't eat people. They just try to kill them. In fact all the zombies die at the end of 28 Days Later because they starve to death, since they don't eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) In Dawn of the Dead, I'm pretty sure the guy who dies saying "I'm gonna try not to come back" takes a bit to become a zombie. Also, presumably if a certain amount of damage has been done to their body by the time they die, they won't become a zombie. Edited May 14, 2012 by Hawkeye Hank Hatfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What I thought. Zombies eat brains not the whole body. Maybe nibble on something while you run away, you might be armless or have a few holes in you. You turn into a zombie from the infection later. Zombies don't need food to survive they're already dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 If I was a zomie, I would eat people. It would be a shame letting all that good food go to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 I dunno Hank Fenrir has a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I wasn't trying to contradict him. Generally, zombies seem to like tearing and biting but I haven't noticed a lot of chewing or swallowing from them, so it seems like they just kill, don't it. I was just saying that if I was a zombie, I would do things differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 You've never been a zombie, so how would you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I guess I've never seen a zombie thing where zombies actually ceased functioning without eating, that could easily be another thing that depends on the universe. I think the average zombie usually at least has an urge to eat, even if it doesn't do anything for them, though I don't usually see the zombie digestive process talked about. It's just one fake attempt at a source, but the Zombie Survival Guide's idea is that they have an urge to eat living flesh, and only stop functioning eventually because their bodies have lost any ability to heal, so their muscle is just worn down by the environment to the point where they can't move. That's also just the shambling variety, though, so the deal is even less clear for zombies like the Left 4 Dead ones who can mutate and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 You've never been a zombie, so how would you know? You've never been me. If you had, you'd know that I'd know. (⌐_) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 I guess I've never seen a zombie thing where zombies actually ceased functioning without eating, that could easily be another thing that depends on the universe. I think the average zombie usually at least has an urge to eat, even if it doesn't do anything for them, though I don't usually see the zombie digestive process talked about. It's just one fake attempt at a source, but the Zombie Survival Guide's idea is that they have an urge to eat living flesh, and only stop functioning eventually because their bodies have lost any ability to heal, so their muscle is just worn down by the environment to the point where they can't move. That's also just the shambling variety, though, so the deal is even less clear for zombies like the Left 4 Dead ones who can mutate and shit. 8O You've never been me. If you had, you'd know that I'd know. (⌐_) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 qed zombies make no sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 There can be fun in trying to force them to make sense, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Do zombies go to the bathroom? I still stick my original points. So I don't think they do, some might have a hole where their stomach is so they can't even get food through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 There can be fun in trying to force them to make sense, though I've tried having one of these before. There's always the one asshole. In this case it was me. I'm so sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Do zombies go to the bathroom? I still stick my original points. So I don't think they do, some might have a hole where their stomach is so they can't even get food through. Do we typically see human characters in zombie movies go to the bathroom? If they have a hole where the stommach is they don't even need to go to the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Do we typically see human characters in zombie movies go to the bathroom? If they have a hole where the stommach is they don't even need to go to the bathroom. Human characters have nothing to do with zombies going to the bathroom. Also, there is the stall scene in zombieland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Human characters have nothing to do with zombies going to the bathroom. Also, there is the stall scene in zombieland. The point is that, in answer to your original question, Do zombies go to the bathroom? The answer is principally a matter of speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) I've tried having one of these before. There's always the one asshole. In this case it was me. I'm so sorry. [spoiler=Don't worry about it, there's a hater in all of us. We can be forgiven for letting him out occasionally] Edited May 16, 2012 by Rehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The answer is principally a matter of speculation. Then we should speculate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 [spoiler=Don't worry about it, there's a hater in all of us. We can be forgiven for letting him out occasionally] that is probably the second best gif i have ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack of the Dead Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I hate zombies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I hate zombies. dafuq? How? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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