10 Facts About Zombies in the Real World
Who is known as the "father of zombies," which article in Haiti convicts for zombification, what are your chances of survival in a zombie apocalypse? ... We've compiled an interesting list of various facts about zombies.
1. "Zombie Syndrome" - a psychological disorder where a person is alive but believes themselves to be dead. They eat, drink, and their body functions normally.
2. The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus can turn ants into zombies. Spores that land on an insect's exoskeleton germinate and infiltrate the insect's body, directing it to a location where the fungus can best thrive. Upon arrival, the ant dies, and the fungus begins to grow.
3. Ants can also zombify themselves. By forming a closed circle, ants, which move in single file, can run in circles until they die from exhaustion.
4. Director George Romero is rightfully considered the "father of zombies." No other director or screenwriter in the history of cinema has produced as many zombie films as Romero.
5. According to Haitian folklore, zombies can be cured by feeding them salt. This won't bring the person back to life but will calm them in the grave.
6. In Haiti, there is even a criminal code article number 249, which equates zombification to murder.
7. If there were a battle between zombies and vampires, the latter would undoubtedly emerge victorious. Vampires are highly mobile, prone to regeneration, and capable of strategic thinking.
8. Killing a cockroach is harder than killing a zombie: zombies need their heads to see (they can't think), but a cockroach can live perfectly well without its head.
9. Scientists believe that if zombies were real, they would be perpetually hungry because they have lost part of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain responsible for the feeling of satiety.
10. Your chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse can be calculated using the formula (bN) (S / N) Z = bSZ, where N is the total population, S is the number of susceptible individuals, Z is the zombies, and b is the probability of infection.
