Important scientific finding

[OwlHoot]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8206280.stm

If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.

That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada.

They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures.

The scientific paper is published in a book - Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress.

Meanwhile, India and China get their researchers working on space travel, weapons research, alternative energy, pharmaceuticals, IT services and manufacturing.

Sometimes "frivolous" research pays dividends longer term.

[eliquant]

I read Max Brook's (son of Mel Brooks movie director) "World War Z" which describes the world after a zombie holocaust through a series of interviews with various people. One describes the battle of 'Yonkers' were all the U.S. military made a high tech stand with their advanced weapons, it was a screw up, artillery just shredded the creatures with their brains intact and they all kept advancing and the yanks all died. (this book is soon to be made into a movie by Brad Pitts production company).

You just need excellent marksmen and people supplying them with magazines of ammo just in time, "you got to shoot them in the head".

Incidently he also wrote "The Zombie Survival Guide" which looks like fun.

Some guy made a zombie movie recently named "Colin" for next to nothing (i.e. people doing him some big favours).