Zombies in Cold Weather.

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Permalink Reply by randall orry anderson on June 6, 2009 at 12:42pm

yes

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Permalink Reply by Cricket on June 6, 2009 at 12:57pm

I believe that in a harsh winter environment, a zed would freeze, but so would the brain tissue and the virus, stopping it 'dead' in its tracks. As far as coming back from being frozen solid, I am a bit wary.

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Permalink Reply by Rusty Sizzahz on June 6, 2009 at 10:04pm

There are a few "miscalculations" in the Survival Guide. Apparently, body fluids dry up, thus muscle tissue and all organs would also LOSE WEIGHT. Ergo, a week old Z is not as heavy as a fresh one. Discuss.

The geniuses who wrote "Siege of the Dead" realized that all life - including "unlife" - on this planet relies in some way on moisture, water, H2O. You go North, they freeze. Sound chemistry and physics.

There is a "Snap" in the Northern regions before the spring. If you sent parties South before that, it would be like poppin' heads off Dandelions!

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Permalink Reply by Cricket on June 11, 2009 at 11:13am

So they would come back?

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Permalink Reply by pfc. andrew gutierrez on May 9, 2012 at 2:20pm

Some viruses must b kept permanatly cuz of the threat they pose. U cant freeze a virus to death u have to burn it. And after death the brain with no oxygen is already damaged. Yet does not stop zombies from hopping up.

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Permalink Reply by DR Elder on May 10, 2012 at 6:09am

Anything that cannot generate its own body heat will in fact freeze. Some smaller life forms to include certain fish and amphibians do freeze solid and survive the process, There is however no known case of a mammal doing this. When human tissue freezes ice crystals form on a cellular level which rupture the cell membrane. This causes the tissue to become necrotic and gangrene results. Short answer is barring a supernatural agency they will freeze, and when they thaw there will be no viable cells to reanimate. This does not preclude the virus itself surviving in the tissue, and reinfection via contact with infected tissue, infected objects and surfaces, or reinfestation of areas via migration from more temperate areas is possible and flare ups are to be expected. 

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Permalink Reply by iakoiatastéris on May 10, 2012 at 9:45am

I think they would actually have to freeze solid. Usually when people die of exposure it's not because they've frozen solid, it would take a lot to freeze a zombie.

Also, freezing would damage the cells in the brain, and if the brain is what's required to survive (as far as a zombie can, that is) then I think that a lot of frozen zombies would not come back again.

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