Friday, July 27, 2012

Zombies and Cannibalism in the News

According to this article, there have been at least eight instances of cannibalism and face-eating in the last couple of months. If bath salts are not to blame, then what is the factor at work? I have to agree with the author that this cannot be explained as merely marijuana. In the history of the world, there has been a great deal of marijuana usage without people biting off the faces of others. I am not conspiracy-minded by nature, but something strange is going on here. Mass hysteria?

Pandemic Simulation Video Game

The game Pandemic II challenges you to destroy the world. Are you up to the challenge or will you let a bunch of monkeys in lab coats defeat you?

Cross-Posted to theBellman and the Safety Neal's Fireside Chat.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Zombiepocalypse Rifles

In the zombiepocalypse, rifles are an important tool for survival. Rifles allow one to fight off zombies as well as human marauders. Additionally, rifles can be used to hunt game. Of course, rifles have some deficits. The sounds may attract zombies. Rifles rely on bullets, which will likely be in short supply. Rifles and their ammunition are heavy. Different rifle designs have trade-offs. Bolt action rifles are very reliable and typically are highly accurate, but are slow on follow-up shots. Semi-automatic rifles are quicker on follow-up shots but require cleaning. A scoped rifle can also be a challenge to use in close quarters combat. Of course, caliber is a significant issue. Small caliber rifles will be useful for hunting small game such as rabbits and squirrels but will be of little use on zombies.