The Zombie Survival Guide
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<div class="IPBDescription">Complete Protection from the Living Dead</div>heh, saw <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/1400049628/reviews/102-8252201-9150529#14000496283201' target='_blank'>this book</a> today.
<img src='http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1400049628.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It got great reviews too. I might have to go pick this one up. :P
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<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It got great reviews too. I might have to go pick this one up. :P
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Braaaaaiiiinnnnnsssss...................
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A good read, so much so it's on my desk right now. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Its pretty interesting, and it looks and is worded like an actual survival guide.
And for our Half-Life fans, they recommend using a crowbar versus the living dead, because you can not only beat Zombies with it, but stab them through their head, and use it for more mundane purposes such as breaking down doors, opening locks, et cetera.
*insert random gorge*
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Thanks for the heads-up! Gonna get my copy asap. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Only 999 easy payments of $9999.99 <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That money wont be helping you where you'll be going if that damn zombie gets a hold of you, dumba**... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It just makes sense....
This book pwns, its hilarious. :D
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>6. The Shotgun</b>
At close range against human attackers, this weapon reigns supreme. Against the living dead, this is not entirely true. A good twelve-gauge shotgun can literally blow a zombie's head off. However, the longer the range, the greater the pellet dispersal pattern, and the lesser chance of skull penetration. A solid slug would have the same effect as a rifle, even at greater range (provided the barrel is long enough), but in that case, why not juse use a rifle? What shotguns <i>do</i> possess is stopping power. The scattering shot acts as a solid wall, whereas a rifle bullet might pass clean through or miss the target altogether. If you are cornered, or on the run, and need time to escape, a good shotgun blast can send several zombies sprawling. The downside of a shotgun is that the large, twelve-gauge shells are bulky and therefore burdensome when traveling and leave less room for other equipment. This must be considered if a long journey is required.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This book has every situation covered. ;)
Only if you have an open wound and there's blood to blood contact. :P
1. buy chainsaw
2. get lots of gas
3. for training play <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/heartofevil/' target='_blank'>Heart of Evil</a>
We had a thread much like that one on these forums. If only someone could find it.
1. buy chainsaw
2. get lots of gas
3. for training play <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/heartofevil/' target='_blank'>Heart of Evil</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>4. Power Tools</b>
Popular fiction has shown us the awesome, brutal power of the chainsaw. Its lightning-quick, rotating teeth can easily slice through flesh and bone, making the strength and skill required for manual weapons unnecessary. Its roar might also give the owner a much-needed psychological boost -- empowerment in a situation where abject terror is a given. How many horror movies have you seen in which this industrial killing machine has spelled doom for anyone and anything it touched? In reality, however, chainsaws and similar powered devices rank extremely low on the list of practical zombie-killing weapons. For starters, their fuel supply is finite. Once drained, they provide as much protection as a hand-held stereo. Carrying extra fuel or power cells leads to the second inherent problem: weight. The average chainsaw weighs ten pounds, compared to a two-pound machete. Why increase the chances of exhaustion? Safety must also be considered. One slip, and then spinning teeth might be slicing through your skull just as easily as your enemy's. Like any machine, another problem is noise. A chainsaw's distinctive roar, even if running for just a few seconds, will be enough to broadcast to every zombie within earshot, "Dinner is served!"<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You see? Had this book not been around you would have been completely unprepared for the zombie strike, and would end up either dead or undead! This book is a lifesaver.
The safest place to be during a zombie outbreak in a city is a cemetary.
The safest place to be during a zombie outbreak in a city is a cemetary. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Care to elaboarate as to why the SPAWN POINT of the enemy masses would be the safest place to be?
EDIT: I have been burned by mantrid. Let my foolishness stand as a warning to future generations.
Actually, what it does say is something like this:
The bodies at cemetaries have been dead for quite a while. During an outbreak, only fresh corpses would be infected, so dangerous places are actually morgues and hospitals.
According to the book, a human can only become a zombie if they're infected BEFORE death.
Only if you have an open wound and there's blood to blood contact. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
any body fluid, if a bit got stuck in your eye, you could well be a gonner
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->That dosnt really follow though. I mean, their has to be a first zombie. A "Zombie Prime" if you like. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yes, but thoses don't come from cemetaries. Face it, how is a zombie going to dig through a wooden coffin and 6 feet of earth with only his fingernails?