Zombie outbreak? Hide in the Rockies

[Panich52]

Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and Informs real disease modeling

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/5d5NzlnO1vI/150227112753.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the undead.

[djean111]

1. Interesting.

My grandson's plans for the Zombie Apocalypse assume we would not have time to get far, we just consider whether to try and make it to Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart or Costco or Target or Sam's Club.
Criteria are access to food, water, medicine, clothing, blankets, weapons, batteries, gasoline, generators, how easy to break in to the building, can glass windows and skylights be defended or reinforced.

No, we don't really believe in a World War Z, but fun to evaluate the variables.

[leveymg]

2. I suggest a skyscraper penthouse bunker - set the lower floors ablaze to keep the zombies out. ;-)

They're afraid of fire.

[djean111]

3. Good idea, but kinda short-term. :-O

[leveymg]

4. If you want longer-term housing, try a Minuteman Missile silo.

Chairs are pretty comfortable for extended lounging but careful about the buttons and keys on all those old-fashioned computers. Those big cylindrical things might also present some safety issues.

[djean111]

5. I am pretty sure the 1% have all that sort of thing nailed down for any eventuality.

But yes - enough provisions, and perfect! Not many here in Florida, though.

[leveymg]

6. Actually, any old bomb shelter would probably work.

Just don't eat the canned biscuits in the original containers.

[djean111]

7. No shelter is complete without - Twinkies!

Never was sure if Woody Harrelson was just playing himself in that movie. And - best Bill Murray cameo EVER!!!!!!

[leveymg]

8. Wasn't that a 1987 Moon Pie Malkovitch ate in Red Two?

Why does the question of preservatives enter so often into the Armageddon equation?

[leveymg]

9. Murray should've been shot just for wearing that Argyle golf shirt . . .

[Javaman]

10. I actually ate some of those. LOL

My dad worked for the dept of sanitation in NYC. One day, he comes home with this giant silver tin.

It was survival crackers from the fall out shelter they had at the plant were he worked. (this was about 1970). The expiration date was sometime in the 1980's.

I ate them. They were fine. Not the best thing in the world, but with a little peanut butter...

[leveymg]

11. Good tip. We'll all make sure to bring lots of peanut butter to the Apocalypse.

The Talking Heads even referenced peanut butter as a basic survival tool in Life During Wartime:

[Javaman]

12. Love that song.

and hit myself in the head for not realizing the inadvertent reference.

LOL Cheers!