Call it crazy, but some people think zombies are sexy. Jenna Jameson played a naked undead creep in Zombie Strippers, and ZRS Researcher, Scott Parks, even wrote a poem about his decidedly unhealthy crush (see: ZILF by Scott Parks). Now Sourpuss Clothing is making a strong argument for zombie-as-sexpot with their “Zuvembie Vertigo” design. This super soft, black women’s tee has an oversized v-neck cut in the front and back, because it’s never the wrong idea to show a little skin. To check out this shirt, or any of the other great styles at Sourpuss click HERE.
The debate over which is better for zombie defense, a shotgun or hunting rifle, is not new (see: Robert De Niro vs. Bruce Campbell). Now HipSoul Clothing has adding its two cents with this “Zombie Killer” t-shirt. White silkscreen on a thick black tee let’s the world know you prefer shotguns for undead extermination. To see all the rest of HipSoul’s stuff click HERE.
If you’re like me, when you see someone shuffling down the street with a lumbered gait, you don’t assume he’s just drunk or injured, but instead you think, “Uh-0h, a ZOMBIE! I gotta get home and put my survival plan into action!”
In fact, the concept of “zombie” is burned so deeply into the public’s psyche, that we should have a clear advantage over the oblivious characters regularly shown on the big screen (see: People in Zombie Movies Live Under Rocks). But media expert, James Norton, 
suggests that in a non-catastrophic zombie outbreak, our enhanced awareness may actually cause more harm than good.
According to Norton, a key indicator of the level of panic and resulting societal breakdown in a crisis is our ability to access and rationally process new information.
“If we can’t get near constant updates on the situation at hand, our minds will jump to thoughts of a doomsday scenario. And because we already have an understanding of zombies, people will behave as if the end of the world has come even if the infection is small and contained.”
Highlighting the potential problem, Norton cites a Market Research World study showing that the public’s trust of official government information is at the lowest point in history. Traditional news outlets rely heavily on the government for updates in a public health disaster, so people will tend not to believe their televisions.
Furthermore, if schools close – a likely precautionary measure – 80 million children will suddenly be added to the huge number of adults already frantically searching the internet. Nearly every networked computer will be attempting to get online. The system will be primed for a crash, leading to increased panic, rumor and speculation. Shoot first and ask questions later will quickly become the rule of the day.
So if you ever hear reports of a dead person waking back up again, don’t knock on your neighbor’s door to shaw the news. You may get shot through the gut, just in time to find out that it’s nothing but a false alarm.
In 2005, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) set up a network of training institutes across the country designed to strengthen the nation’s readiness for catastrophic public health disasters. On condition on anonymity, ZRS recently spoke with the Director of one such facility to discuss several zombie doomsday scenarios.
According to the Director, measuring the impact of infectious disease comes down to four measurable factors: Susceptibility, Exposure, Infection and Recovery (or 
Death). Known as the SEIR Model, when applied to a zombie outbreak these variables give a more clear picture of how the undead could infect the entire planet. But it wouldn’t be as easy as you might think.
“Even assuming the entire world is susceptible, if zombiism is only spread through a bite or some other close bodily contact, then you have an obvious exposure problem. And despite what movies like 28 Days Later suggest, the faster the infection spreads the less likely it is to impact a large population.”
The fact is that a lightning quick virus is not only scientifically unrealistic (see: The Zombie Lag Time), but it would draw too much attention in the early stages to ever represent a serious global threat. Instead, a zombie virus would likely need to have a long latency period, allowing it to infect a wide range of people across the planet before any symptoms appeared.
Unless it was able to take root in this manner, our expert says it would be considerably less conerning from a public health standpoint than existing airborne dangers like the Swine Flu.
Thanks to The Oatmeal for this hilarious overview of the likely steps involved in a catastrophic zombie outbreak:
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