Canadians Create Mathematical Model For Successfully Surviving Zombie Apocalypse

Since there's no hockey on some Canadian mathematicians have shifted their efforts to creating a mathematical model for surviving the zombie uprising. And you said nothing good ever came out of Canada! That guy, right there -- he's the one that said it. GET HIM, CANUCKS!

Anyway, the model focuses on modern zombies, which are "very different from the voodoo and the folklore zombies." It takes into account the possibility of quarantine (could lead to eradication, but unlikely to happen) and treatment (some humans survive, but they still must coexist with zombies), but shows that there is only one strategy likely to succeed: "impulsive eradication."

"Only sufficiently frequent attacks, with increasing force, will result in eradication, assuming the available resources can be mustered in time," they concluded.

Pfft, I came up with a better model than that. It goes like this: me + shovel = zombie - head. Zombie - head = that zombieskin rug I've always wanted in front of the fire place! Now, who wants to make out on top of it?!? I'm not sick, you're sick.

Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack [wired]

Thanks to Dahbie, who will survive the apocalypse no matter what because of jet propulsion (I'm coming with you).

• Will You Survive A Zombie Apocalypse?, The Flowchart (SPOILER: No, No You Won't)

  March 22, 2010

  This is a flowchart used to determine if you'll survive a zombie apocalypse. This is only a tiny piece of the thing though because it's giant so click THESE PINK WORDS to see the whole damn damndy damn. So? You're a goner aren't you? Well let me give you a little piece of ad... / Continue →
• Augmented Reality Zombie Hunting Game

  June 19, 2009

  This is a video of an augmented reality game designed by the Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab and the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta. It's called 'ARhrrrr', which, despite sounding piratey, is actually a zombie game. It's pretty cool too. You play the ga... / Continue →
• What We've Learned From Zombie Movies

  March 17, 2011

  I learned they make it harder for me to sleep at night. Note: Slightly larger version HERE but you still won't be able to read the ultra-fine print. This is an infographic summarizing the weaponry used in some of the most well-known zombie movies of the past few decades. Bas... / Continue →