Scientists Conclude That Zombie Attack Would Lead To End of Civilization
Scientists who built mathematical models to study the likely outcome of a zombie attack have concluded that an invasion by the walking dead would lead to "a collapse of civilization, with every human infected, or dead."
They predict that in a city of 500,000 people, zombies would outnumber the susceptible population in about three days.
"An outbreak of zombies infecting humans is likely to be disastrous, unless extremely aggressive tactics are employed against the undead," stated researchers from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University in a paper entitled "When Zombies Attack."
Since decapitation is generally considered the best way to deal with this specific type of undead plague, the team consider humanity's best hope to be a swift counter attack. "The most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit hard and hit often."
“Only quick, aggressive attacks can stave off the doomsday scenario,” the team warns.
Are you prepared?
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