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5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen

cracked.com — Our culture is full of tales of the undead walking the Earth, from our religions to our comic books. But, some sort of zombie apocalypse isn't actually possible, right? Right? Guys? Actually, yes. It's quite possible. Here's five ways it could happen, according to science.

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  • Pilomotor, on 11/11/2007, -6/+442Dugg up like a graveyard.
  • ienjoythebeach, on 11/06/2007, -1/+187Zombie stories are the reason I use digg.
  • rootsthatruin, on 11/06/2007, -1/+153Fending off scores of zombies sounds like a beautiful weekend activity to me.
  • CraigJ, on 11/06/2007, -3/+155Cracked.com, for all your scientifically accurate stories!
  • Sairynn, on 11/04/2007, -0/+132In some ways, EQ and WoW players already are zombies.
  • Frei, on 11/06/2007, -1/+122I knew this survival guide would come in handy.
  • Pilomotor, on 10/31/2007, -4/+103What, were you afraid your tremendous wit might be overlooked if you didn't throw in some profanity?
  • chrisatwork, on 10/31/2007, -1/+96Maybe "buried like a corpse." Come on man
  • saltywings, on 10/31/2007, -4/+98Great article and truthfully, how bad would being a zombie really be??? Sit around all day and do nothing... doesn't sound so bad to me, you even get to terrorize a few people. The future looks promising...
  • Masefield, on 11/08/2007, -9/+98"Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican."
  • f4nt0m4s, on 11/06/2007, -2/+72*grabs shotgun*

    /diggs
  • Arcesius, on 10/31/2007, -4/+65way to be spiteful for no reason....
  • drakenlot, on 10/31/2007, -8/+69Damn, I'm tempted to bury it cause it's Cracked.com, but man, we have to inform the populace of the impending World War Z.
  • joebrender, on 10/31/2007, -2/+62If a Zombie could play Everquest or World of Warcraft, I might be willing to think about it...
  • whiteninja, on 10/31/2007, -0/+54I had a dream the other night, and in this dream I figured out the only way to stop a zombie apocalypse; Robot Army.
  • floridiot2, on 10/31/2007, -1/+49lol, graveyards aren't buried.
  • jspegele, on 10/30/2007, -4/+49"People just don't know when to take things seriously"

    I really hope that was just an attempt at sarcasm. This is a cracked.com article about a zombie apocalypse. I'll repeat. Cracked.com. Zombies. Apocolypse.
  • Radan, on 10/30/2007, -1/+45They do. We call them "goldfarmers".
  • f4nt0m4s, on 10/30/2007, -1/+44don't worry, we'll find the nearest mall and set up camp
  • inactive, on 10/30/2007, -1/+42calm down there fella, we are all armed pretty heavily
  • Azap, on 10/30/2007, -1/+41Dug for the repeated ominous use of the word "yet"
  • MtheoryX, on 10/30/2007, -3/+39Leave it to digg to turn a sci-fi zombie discussion into a browser argument.
  • braddock8, on 10/30/2007, -9/+44You think so? What about when those zombies are your friends and family? Are you truly ready to see grandma feast on the brains of your best friend? That's what we're talking about here.

    This is precisely why the human race is doomed. People just don't know when to take things seriously.
  • AmICoolNow, on 10/31/2007, -4/+38That's enough PUNishment for one day.
  • MibuKyo, on 11/03/2007, -0/+34Graaaaaaiiiiiiiiinssss....
  • mr3looc, on 11/04/2007, -1/+31Thank God for Max Brooks, without him and his extensive research into how to survive the zombie holocaust, we'd all be screwed.
  • Zaneris, on 10/31/2007, -0/+27Yes he did, the toxoplasmosa gondii made him do it.
  • wendelgee2, on 10/31/2007, -0/+27ahem...it's called a "boomstick."
  • CountBlah, on 10/30/2007, -0/+26Shaun actually.
  • MtheoryX, on 10/30/2007, -0/+26You know, if you really think about it, that's about the only way that would actually work.
  • TopherT, on 10/30/2007, -0/+26Wouldn't YOU be pissed if some voodoo ***** zombified you?
  • WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -1/+26If hitting "next" 4 times puts you in a state of prostrated exhaustion, perhaps a trip to the gym is, indeed, in order.
    You don't like it? No one is forcing you to click it ^_^
  • zanvann, on 10/30/2007, -0/+24Quite hilarious, well written and contained some interesting links. Been a while since I've seen that on digg.
  • Bostocks, on 11/08/2007, -17/+40I wouldn't mind the multiple pages if their new design wasn't broken in safari.
  • SlipstreamLucas, on 11/05/2007, -0/+23i always read these comments AFTER i spend all my money on weapons :(
  • inactive, on 10/30/2007, -2/+25No no no. You send in the Ninja Pirates.
  • sjbdallas, on 10/31/2007, -1/+23How bad? I'm pretty sure zombies dont' have feelings, just a mindless desire to kill non-zombies and eat brains. So even if you could sit around or play WoW, you wouldn't really be enjoying it.
    What you REALLY want to do is rub some blood on your shirt and shamble around pretending to be a zombie, that way you can get away with doing the zombie stuff and enjoy it because you're not one.
  • DemonWasp, on 10/31/2007, -1/+22Am I the only one who's already writing a list of where to go, what to get, and where to flee to in the event of zombie attack?

    Hmmm...now how about a decent zombie videogame for the PC? If someone can recommend one, that'd be awesome.
  • pbaehr, on 10/30/2007, -3/+23No, you didn't.
  • spiffyfitz, on 10/30/2007, -0/+20This is the enemy's bioweapon?!
  • AmICoolNow, on 10/30/2007, -1/+21That sounds like an awesome idea for a movie.
  • chris9902, on 10/30/2007, -0/+19You could apply that to so many events in life.
  • Shiftgood, on 10/31/2007, -1/+18Fact: I have already told my friends and loved ones that i want to be buried 'just incase' zombies do happen.
    /Zombies are so freakn sweet
  • jazboy, on 10/30/2007, -0/+16mongeese
  • sjbdallas, on 10/31/2007, -0/+16You mean rather than cremated? That way you can be reanimated?
  • wendelgee2, on 10/30/2007, -0/+15I'm so going to kill my dentist.
    On the other hand, he gives me free toothbrushes. I guess he's a decent guy, all in all. I'll just go back to sleep.
  • squeekme, on 11/03/2007, -4/+19Just go straight to #4. Neurotoxins. That IS real life zombies!!
    "What is definitely true is the story of Clairvius Narcisse. He was a Haitian guy who was declared dead by two doctors and buried in 1962. They found him wandering around the village 18 years later. It turned out the local voodoo priests had been using naturally occurring chemicals to basically zombify people"
  • jggr, on 10/30/2007, -1/+16Have you heard of sarcasm? Perhaps your detector is misaligned.
  • ghosttown80, on 10/30/2007, -0/+15Max Brooks is so ahead of his time
  • drakenlot, on 11/08/2007, -1/+16til someone lobs your head off.
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