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How would you survive a zombie apocalypse? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Or just an apocalypse in general.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think about this a lot.

Basically, in any sort of supply disruption cities will become unlivable very quickly.

Everyone thinks they can go camping and fishing. You could only survive like that for a few days - most fisheries cant support thousands of people from the city.

If you dont already live on a farm, your only chance is to find a farm and offer your Labor and help defending it from thieves and refugees in return for food. Dig in and prepare to be over run by desperate refugees in the coming days. Pay special attention to sanitisation. If possible scavenge medication.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You can easily go without food for a month. So. At least weeks. And if you play it right, with a few fish, some backpacker meals, a bag of rice, and seeds to start growing greens, beans, and corn, you'd be fine for a long time.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's just not true.

Yes, its possible for an adult to not die for a month or so with no food in the right circumstances.

However, your physical and cognitive abilities are severely limited. You're definitely not going to be fighting off other groups or zombies if you haven't eaten for a week.

If the supply chain is interrupted anywhere you can think of to catch a couple of fish is going to be overrun with desperate idiots trying to survive on a bag of rice.

Growing beans and corn is non-trivial. You need good soil and fresh water and fertiliser. Anywhere you can catch a fish, get clean fresh water, and grow something within a few hundred metres is going to be very, very desirable property.

Farms are already set up with all this stuff but they already have a resident with weapons. However, a lone farmer can't defend his livestock and would need to enlist workers.

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[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe it's generally accepted that zombies can't climb, or at least, they are really bad at it. So you basically just need to take the high ground. If you can get up a ladder or something, you would basically be safe and could easily pick off any zombies below with a spear or other ranged weapon.

Long term, I would probably go to the mountains, find a clean water source and plant crops. The mountainous terrain would be a big obstacle and most zombies probably wouldn't even try to go up. For any that do, I could probably set up some traps to lead them off an edge where they would fall back to the bottom.

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[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

[–] muxika@piefed.muxika.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Padded riot gear
Bicycle
Halberd

[–] tacotroubles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It'd be just my luck that I wouldnt die quickly, being forced to trudge through worse and worse conditions.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have some plants and a pan. Soo i'll be save

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Same. How long can you survive on 6 rows of radishes? Maybe push starvation off for an extra day?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are really big plants and grow super fast.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Radishes? They are not that big, but certainly fast growing. Plan to put more seeds down soon, this morning I put in what is hopefully a more efficient irrigation setup.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh i was referencing a game. Plants vs zombies. It has 6 rows for the mutated super plants to grow so I thought you were talking about it too.

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[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would die during the opening credits

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[–] EvasiveSpecies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I might survive the zombies by not going outside like a shut-in but then die from something stupid like accidentally tripping over a rock.

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

By running faster than the people around me.

[–] muxika@piefed.muxika.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Rule 1: cardio

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