Of all the things to jump out at me in this article ... What culture has punctuation marks as part of their name?
Not only that, apparently the British don't even understand the most basic principles of zombie physiology. "Shaun of the Dead" notwithstanding, the news story features a photo of someone playing a zombie with a huge spike sunk into his head. While I'll agree that complete and total destruction of the brain is the best way to definitively stop a zombie, sinking about half of a large iron spike into one's skull is better than doing nothing.
No, no, no... EVERYBODY wants to use fire. It'll work...eventually...but in the mean time you've got hundreds if not thousands or hundreds of thousands of mobile torches lighting everything around you, including your hideout of last resort, on fire.
Zombies have many advantages: 1. Every normal person they kill potentially becomes a new ally for them. 2. They require no logistical support nor weapons. 3. Grievous wounds do not put them out of commission; only destruction of the brain will stop them. 4. They don't require sleep. 5. As they escalate in numbers in urban areas, they cause social breakdowns which lead to violence and death among normal people, accelerating the creation of zombies. (Feedback loop: the more they kill, the more they kill.) 6. They have no command and control to knock out; they have no strategy (save for eating your brains) to foil. In a world where people die and become zombies, yes, zombies are ultimately going to win unless the zombies starve to death fairly quickly.
#7 - They can truly engage in "Total War." Many times throughout human history, people have claimed to be engaged in "Total War" where the entire nation was committed to the cause. But, is that true? Every man, woman, and child devoting every thought and action? 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? No. Zeke never has to stop for rest, sleep, food, or even to go to the bathroom. Zeke doesn't need a day off to go to church. Zeke will continue to pursue forever until he's dealt with.
I can't wait for the day some smarty pants scientist creates a nano-machine for brain surgery that goes haywire, multiplies, and takes over the brain of the person on the table. Computer Zombies! They're EVERYWHERE!!!!
1 warning to Elwood for linking to a page with this image: There are things in this world much scarier than zombies.
