Can Zombies see in the dark?

Johnnycat · 01-15-2008, 08:41 PM

Just wondering if killing all lights and using night vision would be any help?
I assume that, being undead, they do not radiate heat.

billy · 01-15-2008, 08:57 PM

a starlight scope would work

SpecOpOperator · 01-15-2008, 09:10 PM

From what I've read, they're sight is heightened but there is no proof or anything written about them having any kind of night vision or anything like that.. what they rely on is their sense of smell, hearing and sight which all are a little better than the living

Mooseman684 · 01-15-2008, 09:15 PM

They Have an extraordinary sense of Smell...they can smell your brains from a great distance...

Broadside · 01-16-2008, 12:12 AM

I would think that being dead, that it's a possibility that they may be able to detect the bioelectrical impulses of living organisms. Of course it's hard to test that from on top of a mall roof.

Big Dog · 01-16-2008, 07:57 AM

Well, if "Shaun of the Dead" has it right - Zombies hunt by sight. Kinda like 'sight-hounds' - they key on movement.

JSnover · 01-16-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Dog

Well, if "Shaun of the Dead" has it right - Zombies hunt by sight. Kinda like 'sight-hounds' - they key on movement.

I think the same was true in "Night of the Living Dead." They seem mildly curious about everything, until they detect movement; Then it's ON!
Come to think of it, their night vision may be better, considering their negative reaction to bright lights or flames.

BPierce · 01-16-2008, 10:41 PM

Big Dog has it right, motion is the big thing. They smell so bad themselves they can't depend on scent for much of anything. Like humans their hearing gets worse as they get older. If they are really tattered and missing body parts they won't have much hearing at all. While their vision is quite good they are handicapped by lack of mental acuity and often not really able to understand what they see. The reaction to motion however seams to be hard wired into what brain they have left and the least bit of motion usually precipitates an attack.

Does anyone have information on the "zombie stopping" qualities of various firearms?

stitchclimber · 01-16-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BPierce

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Does anyone have information on the "zombie stopping" qualities of various firearms?

I think theres a whole thread on that fyi.

ArkansasHunter · 01-16-2008, 11:24 PM

I think Hollywood makes them do the impossible LOL

Troy · 01-17-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

I think Hollywood makes them do the impossible LOL

c'mon now, don't be like that!

ArkansasHunter · 01-17-2008, 12:37 AM

I'm the bubble buster LOL

Troy · 01-17-2008, 12:46 AM

killjoy!

billy · 01-17-2008, 06:06 AM

wet blanket!

irish murphy · 01-17-2008, 06:20 AM

There is one simple cure for this,BLOW Their heads clean off and they cant see didely squat.

samuel · 01-17-2008, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooseman684

They Have an extraordinary sense of Smell...they can smell your brains from a great distance...

If they home in on the smell of brains I should have no trouble evading them. sam.

ArkansasHunter · 01-17-2008, 08:43 AM

Me either Sam LOL

toolman · 01-17-2008, 09:59 AM

Hhhmmm, I wonder if zombie-vision is any cheaper than night-vision, that might come in handy for varmint hunting.

jmp8927 · 01-17-2008, 11:36 AM

To start with, zombies have heightened senses all around...then after a week of no baths and eating people's brains, they can't smell anything but themselves. After a month or so, their screaming, loud grunts, and the screaming of their victims damages their ears to the point that they can't really hear very well. After running through sharp wires and such in an uncaring frenzy to catch a human skins them til there isn't much left, their sense of feeling goes down. After that, all they have left is taste and sight. Since they don't read and don't sit in from of a computer or tv screen, their eyes stay in good shape(until a victim claws them out right before they get their head torn open) and their taste usually stays pretty good. However taste doesn't come into the equation because they smell so bad that the air around them taste like themselves as well.

BPierce · 01-17-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

I think Hollywood makes them do the impossible LOL

So true! Like everything else they do, Hollywood strays far from the truth when portraying zombies. What I was wondering about is that sort of "herd mentality" often atributed to zombies. Do they really have some kind of ESP so that if one zombie senses you they all do like in the movies or is that just more "Hollywood"?

01-15-2008, 08:41 PM	#1
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billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	a starlight scope would work __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

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Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,245 Trader Rating: (0)	They Have an extraordinary sense of Smell...they can smell your brains from a great distance... __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

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Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,059 Trader Rating: (0)	Well, if "Shaun of the Dead" has it right - Zombies hunt by sight. Kinda like 'sight-hounds' - they key on movement. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

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billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	wet blanket! __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

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SpecOpOperator Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 57 Trader Rating: (0)	From what I've read, they're sight is heightened but there is no proof or anything written about them having any kind of night vision or anything like that.. what they rely on is their sense of smell, hearing and sight which all are a little better than the living

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Broadside Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0)	I would think that being dead, that it's a possibility that they may be able to detect the bioelectrical impulses of living organisms. Of course it's hard to test that from on top of a mall roof.

01-16-2008, 10:41 PM	#8
BPierce Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minnesota (Becker County) Posts: 140 Trader Rating: (0)	Big Dog has it right, motion is the big thing. They smell so bad themselves they can't depend on scent for much of anything. Like humans their hearing gets worse as they get older. If they are really tattered and missing body parts they won't have much hearing at all. While their vision is quite good they are handicapped by lack of mental acuity and often not really able to understand what they see. The reaction to motion however seams to be hard wired into what brain they have left and the least bit of motion usually precipitates an attack. Does anyone have information on the "zombie stopping" qualities of various firearms?

01-16-2008, 11:24 PM	#10
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	I think Hollywood makes them do the impossible LOL

01-17-2008, 12:37 AM	#12
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm the bubble buster LOL

01-17-2008, 12:46 AM	#13
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,502 Trader Rating: (0)	killjoy!

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irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Trader Rating: (0)	There is one simple cure for this,BLOW Their heads clean off and they cant see didely squat.

01-17-2008, 08:43 AM	#17
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	Me either Sam LOL

01-17-2008, 09:59 AM	#18
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,354 Trader Rating: (0)	Hhhmmm, I wonder if zombie-vision is any cheaper than night-vision, that might come in handy for varmint hunting. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

01-17-2008, 11:36 AM	#19
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,101 Trader Rating: (0)	To start with, zombies have heightened senses all around...then after a week of no baths and eating people's brains, they can't smell anything but themselves. After a month or so, their screaming, loud grunts, and the screaming of their victims damages their ears to the point that they can't really hear very well. After running through sharp wires and such in an uncaring frenzy to catch a human skins them til there isn't much left, their sense of feeling goes down. After that, all they have left is taste and sight. Since they don't read and don't sit in from of a computer or tv screen, their eyes stay in good shape(until a victim claws them out right before they get their head torn open) and their taste usually stays pretty good. However taste doesn't come into the equation because they smell so bad that the air around them taste like themselves as well. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.