Author Topic: Top 10 Survival Tricks for When the Zombie Apocalypse Hits :: Lifehacker (Read 35789 times)

lanux128 · « **on:** August 07, 2011, 07:38 AM »

Zombie apocalypse is always a fascinating (albeit fictional) subject. Lifehacker rehashes some of its best tips to survive a zombie onslaught for a list of "top ten" tips.

Over the years, we've shared a ton of tips for keeping yourself safe and healthy during an emergency. Here are some of our favorite clever survival tricks.

Okay, so these hacks aren't exclusive to zombie-related emergencies, but let's be honest: it's the one disaster we all know is inevitable. Regardless of the emergency at hand, these tips can keep you alive when disaster strikes.

• http://lifehacker.co...mbie-apocalypse-hits

tomos · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2011, 08:38 AM »

reminiscent of Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

which was posted by josh here a while back

rgdot · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2011, 11:14 AM »

Wouldn't it be fun if this article was posted 'just when we needed it'

4wd · « **Reply #3 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:37 AM »

I use 'Danger! 50,000 Zombies!' as my bible when it comes to zombies.

Deozaan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:50 AM »

Wouldn't it be fun if this article was posted 'just when we needed it'
-rgdot (August 07, 2011, 11:14 AM)

Not really. I don't ever want there to be a zombie apocalypse.

40hz · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2011, 09:13 AM »

I've got an abbreviated manual of my own. It's on a 3x5 card.

It says:

Having an ok plan plus a FN SCAR-H/Mk.17-CQC:

+OK PLAN

is an infinitely better than having a brilliant plan

and no FN SCAR-H/Mk.17-CQC!
------

A good friend of mine suggests this as an alternative:

4wd · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2011, 12:05 PM »

Not really. I don't ever want there to be a zombie apocalypse.
-Deozaan (August 08, 2011, 05:50 AM)

I do, at least you always know where you stand with a zombie.

Unlike the current human population of this planet, all a zombie wants to do is rip your head off and eat you.

A good friend of mine suggests this as an alternative:
(see attachment in previous post)

-40hz (August 08, 2011, 09:13 AM)

I've never thought that a chainsaw is a good choice, considering the amount of blood you'd end up with over you, you stand a good chance of contracting the zombification virus....plus 2-stroke engines have an annoying habit of not firing up just when you need them most.

I think a Atchisson Assault Shotgun with 32 round rotary mags would be a better choice.

Also, never underestimate the effect of a well made molotov.

fenixproductions · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2011, 12:36 PM »

I wonder how quick would be Europe* gone in comparison to to USA…

*) Except CH where you can own a gun without special magic.

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2011, 01:07 PM »

I think a Atchisson Assault Shotgun with 32 round rotary mags would be a better choice.
-4wd (August 08, 2011, 12:05 PM)

That get's my vote!

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2011, 01:13 PM »

Also, never underestimate the effect of a well made molotov.
-4wd (August 08, 2011, 12:05 PM)

This is a booking photo (I swiped off a news site) of a woman that attacked a guy in Datona Beach with a molotov cocktail.
Molotov Cocktail.jpg

I can't look at it without laughing (for an hour). Talk about the ultimate poster-child for flat out nutz.

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:18 AM »

Also, never underestimate the effect of a well made molotov.
-4wd (August 08, 2011, 12:05 PM)

This is a booking photo (I swiped off a news site) of a woman that attacked a guy in Datona Beach with a molotov cocktail. (see attachment in previous post)

I can't look at it without laughing (for an hour). Talk about the ultimate poster-child for flat out nutz.
-Stoic Joker (August 08, 2011, 01:13 PM)

That photo just screams "They are coming, and they are not pleased, What has been seen, cannot be unseen"

Molotov Cocktail.jpg

J-Mac · « **Reply #11 on:** August 12, 2011, 11:17 PM »

Some of my favorite zombie quotes:

"They're coming to get you Barbara!"
- Johnny, Night of the Living Dead (1968)

"I don't know what's happening to me. I'm not alive. I'm not dead. I'm just...I'm just so lonely."
- Julie, Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)

"If we hole up I want to be somewhere familiar, I want to know where the exits are, and I want to be allowed to smoke."
- Ed, Shaun of the Dead (2004)

"Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. It gets up and kills. The people it kills get up and kill."
- Doctor on newscast, Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Night of the Living Dead- Original - 1968:

Johnny (in a creepy voice): They're coming to get you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it! You're ignorant!
Johnny: They're coming for you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it! You're acting like a child!
Johnny: They're coming for you!
[Points to the cemetery zombie]
Johnny: Look, there comes one of them now!
Barbara: He'll hear you!
Johnny: Here he comes now! I'm getting out of here!

(Of course immediately after Johnny's last line there, he utters his REAL last line, which was something like, "Aaaarrrghhhh". Ah, the good old days of cinema!)

Jim

4wd · « **Reply #12 on:** August 20, 2011, 06:30 PM »

Burt Wilson: I thought you said if we destroyed the brain, it'd die!
Frank: It worked in the movie!
Burt Wilson: Well, it ain't working now, Frank!
Freddy: You mean the movie lied?

app103 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2011, 04:17 AM »

This hilarious movie has too many quotes to list and it would probably spoil the enjoyment, but this is my favorite:

“Dude, your mom just ate her own eye.”

rgdot · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2012, 04:31 PM »

http://www.mapofthedead.com/

mwb1100 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2012, 07:23 PM »

Except CH where you can own a gun without special magic
-fenixproductions (August 08, 2011, 12:36 PM)

A little off the topic of the undead, but I was under the impression that in Switzerland you had to get a special exemption to *not* own a gun.

mwb1100 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2012, 07:27 PM »

I thought that the weapon of choice was going to be portable computers:

4wd · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2012, 07:33 PM »

http://www.mapofthedead.com/
-rgdot (April 17, 2012, 04:31 PM)

Cool! Good to know I'll get some shooting practice in where I'm living

They seem to have missed listing a gunsmith in my area though.......oh well, the less people who know about him, the more ammo for me!

Renegade · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2012, 07:57 PM »

http://www.mapofthedead.com/
-rgdot (April 17, 2012, 04:31 PM)

That's excellent!

http://www.mapofthedead.com/
-rgdot (April 17, 2012, 04:31 PM)

Cool! Good to know I'll get some shooting practice in where I'm living

They seem to have missed listing a gunsmith in my area though.......oh well, the less people who know about him, the more ammo for me!
-4wd (April 17, 2012, 07:33 PM)

I'm counting about 5 gun shops in Melbourne on that map.

Except CH where you can own a gun without special magic
-fenixproductions (August 08, 2011, 12:36 PM)

A little off the topic of the undead, but I was under the impression that in Switzerland you had to get a special exemption to *not* own a gun.
-mwb1100 (April 17, 2012, 07:23 PM)

Hahahahah~!

When I was a kid, you could buy guns at the local K-Mart.

4wd · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2012, 08:23 PM »

They seem to have missed listing a gunsmith in my area though.......oh well, the less people who know about him, the more ammo for me!
-4wd (April 17, 2012, 07:33 PM)

I'm counting about 5 gun shops in Melbourne on that map.
-Renegade (April 17, 2012, 07:57 PM)

When the apocalypse comes I'll be sure of a ready supply of ammo from the knowledgeable people at:

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 17, 2012, 08:36 PM »

They seem to have missed listing a gunsmith in my area though.......oh well, the less people who know about him, the more ammo for me!
-4wd (April 17, 2012, 07:33 PM)

I'm counting about 5 gun shops in Melbourne on that map.
-Renegade (April 17, 2012, 07:57 PM)

When the apocalypse comes I'll be sure of a ready supply of ammo from the knowledgeable people at:
(see attachment in previous post)
-4wd (April 17, 2012, 08:23 PM)

Its amazing how many fellow Doconians have zombie apocalypse plans! Myself, I have a detailed plan of how to secure the huge indoor market thats very close to my home, and contains enough supplies to last for quite awhile in such a situation, and very very easy to secure. That, and the gun shop in the adjacent town...that will come in handy

4wd · « **Reply #21 on:** April 17, 2012, 11:07 PM »

Myself, I have a detailed plan of how to secure the huge indoor market thats very close to my home, and contains enough supplies to last for quite awhile in such a situation, and very very easy to secure.
-Stephen66515 (April 17, 2012, 08:36 PM)

You've just made yourself a neon hi-vis target to every gun-toting, kill-happy, "I want what you've got!" freak.

I prefer stealthy......of course a Stryker^w would help.

Deozaan · « **Reply #22 on:** April 17, 2012, 11:40 PM »

In case of a Zombocalypse, my plan is to join the undead army.

It's best to be on the winning side.

Renegade · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2012, 11:51 PM »

In case of a Zombocalypse, my plan is to join the undead army.

It's best to be on the winning side.
-Deozaan (April 17, 2012, 11:40 PM)

Bwahahaha~!

app103 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 18, 2012, 07:07 AM »

This is my Zombie Apocalypse weapon of choice.

_{I have no plans on becoming zombie food or infected, and thereby attacking my family, friends, or neighbors. Since attempting to survive a zombie apocalypse would be a futile endeavor, it only makes sense to have some control over how you die. The gun holds a single bullet, which is all I would need to ensure that I won't jeopardize the survival of the dummies that think they actually have a chance.}