Domestication?
in a world overrun by the walking dead,and the population of the living dwindling,any reasonable survivor must agree that the likeliness of killing off each and every one of the infected is nearly impossible.this is where my proposition comes in-i have been studying the work of a russian scientist by the name of Ivan Pavlov,perhaps you've heard of him?He is most noted for his work of the nervous system and its response to stimuli.he had trained dogs to respond to certian stimuli,such as a bell.when they heard the bell,they knew food was coming,so their mouths would being to water. i believe the same principal can be applied to the 'undead'. though they are essentially dead,they still respond to basic stimuli as you and i [and even Pavlov's Dogs. . .] would...if we can train them, domesticate them, to ignor that stimuli that causes them to attack,with the purpose to feed, [seeing as they have no real need for sustenence. . .] we can therefore eliminate the threat that they cause,thus making it considerably easier to dispose of them safely.
Tags: domesticate, ivan, pavlov, stimuli
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on -
just like animals,i believe they would be able to be tricked.who says we'd have to serve them the living?im sure they'd settle for just about anything if they are held in captivity and 'starved'.do you honestly think i'd sacrifice my own for this cause?or perhaps even use the limbs/parts of the recently deseased.there are always alternatives.
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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and do enlighten me...what would you suppose?do you honestly believe the handful of living would be able to wipe out the ever-increasing undead?
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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eh v.v im trying here lol ^^;;; i just found pavlov's work very interesting,and thought how it would apply to the undead,should that day ever come...but think about it.they were once us,and we,too,werent always domesticated.but in many popular zombie fiction,the undead still posses many human attributes.who's to say they couldnt be reverted to some extent?i mean,have you seen day of the dead?there was one zombie,bud,ido believe,who retained much of his humanity.if just one could prove me right,id be satisfied. . .
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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no two people are the same.some are more dense than others.who's to say those characteristics go away,even in death? im just saying here -.-
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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besides,i know for a fact right now that i would NOT be able to withstand the physical demands of an outbreak,for many reasons. the best place for to me to have any hope of saving humanity [or at least myself -.-] would be in a laboratory or even just doing research in a library...a problem this big cant just be taken care of with brute force and BOOM HEAD SHOTS! -shrugs-
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Permalink Reply by Mr. Hayter on -
The "BOOM! HEADSHOTS!" Made me smile.
You're absolutely right, of course, there need to be people looking for a long-term solution. And there are also people who can't nessacarily help with the short-term solution (staying alive.)
I volunteer to be your bodyguard while you unravel the mysteries of undead-ness.
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Permalink Reply by CrapBob on -
I think your concepts are valid but I must respectfully disagree with the last one. The ONLY way to deal with a problem of this magnitude is with eradication. I think your approach would do well to thin the herd but without those "BOOM HEAD SHOTS" your library and lab would end up a buffet for the undead. That being said I find your ideas intriguing enough that I'd volunteer to provide security to augment your research, I still get to kill zombies and you survive long enough to see if this works... win win.
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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to both mr.hayter and crapbob:
id be more than honored to have you guys help me out in any way,especially if it means saving my ass [haha] and im glad you both at least are interested in my work^^ i think a balance of gunpowder and research will get us very far,as opposed to just one or the other.
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Permalink Reply by NaTaS on -
I believe that at least a handful would be able to go into hiding long enough for most of the zombies to erode naturally.
just like bacteria in a dish. you get a % of die off and around 3 - 9% of the bacteria will evolve enough to survive.
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Permalink Reply by Jack Cosmos on -
I wonder though, would this apply to the Zombies as well? When they start dying off of 'Hunger' or decay, will the virus begin to evolve or mutate?
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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ah ha i love that movie xD but yes.the problem there,was that they were being supervised by jackasses.haha sides,im just bored and felt like seeing what people had to say on the topic =] i just wanted to see what people would think of the possibility of domestication,as a last resort,if anything.id rather go down trying to make a difference than never even stand a chance trying to fight,when we would easily be outnumbered.
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Permalink Reply by Britt Nephilim on
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lol well in a sense,zombies are pretty much big dogs.if you have a large dog,then you probably know what i mean.[i have two lol] if there is food available to them,they will continue to eat it,until it is gone,even if they are not hungry at all.you have to either take the food away from them,or teach them not to eat it,as you can imagine,this is especially difficult if it is a treat,such as tablescraps,or in the zombie's case,us.
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