What is a Zombie?

If your reading this post you have done yourself a great service. By understanding the enemy one can understand what they are up against.

Zombies are the undead. Simple yet complex.

It has been said that Zombies are super strong or fast or any number of things however this is not true. They are limited by what the body could do while it was living, as well as the fact that over time it will break down and decay. Zombies can push a body past the limits a normal human could. They can walk for months or even years without stopping to rest... provided their legs don't fall off.

Zombies cant grasp simple things like tools or climbing. Basic motor skills are not passed on to the zombie. Using ladders and even stairs is a problem for them. They have poor balance and hand eye coordination. Did I mention they move so slow you could out walk them?

Some strong suits zombies have are their amazing ability to find humans. Its as if they can tell by using all their senses where a human is. Zombies don't seem to rely on vision as much as humans do as they can hunt in utter darkness and even can hunt without the use of eyes. Their grip is amazing. Once a zombie has you in its grasp it can hold on. God forbid you get attacked by a zombie that was once a person who put a lot of effort into their grip! Their sense of smell and hearing is well beyond that of a human. I think personally the reason zombies can tell humans apart from other zombies is that they can one, smell you and two can hear you breathing.

The only way to kill a zombie is to destroy the brain. I will go into weapons in a later blog. Severing the head also works but it leaves the head still active and could cause someone to get a nasty bite on a foot if they don't notice the head.