Even Rick Grimes and his crew wouldn�t be able to save humanity in the zombie apocalypse, at least according to a new study from the University of Leicester.
Even Rick Grimes and his crew wouldn�t be able to save humanity in the zombie apocalypse, at least according to a
Researchers at the institution determined how long humans would be able to fend for themselves before falling victim to grisly, flesh-eating zombies.
Those carrying out the study used a formula to determine how long it would take for even the bravest, sturdiest humans to succumb to their zombie foes � and while it may feel like a lowball, trust us, it�s science.
In just 100 days, the study says, around 100 humans would remain. Maybe these are the Ricks and Michonnes of the world. Nevertheless, they�d be quite outnumbered, to say the least.
After six months hypothetically elapsed, the stragglers � like our beloved group from �The Walking Dead� � would die or turn into zombies. The last man or woman on earth would be vanquished, leaving just our equally beloved �footnotes of history,� in texts that would fail to draw a single reader.
Embedded in the new research, scientists warn that both natural birth and death rates during the �apocalypse� are not taken into consideration. Thus, the rate of extinction, factoring in our customary illnesses and accidents, etc., might be a lot higher than indicated.
The pertinent information comes from a research paper entitled �A Zombie Epidemic,� and warns that the natural death rate is not considered since it would be �negligible� compared to the rapid rate of infection over 100 days.
Source: New York Daily News