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Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:48 am**

http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/08 ... ?art_pos=8

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/zombies/

Check out chapter 4:
https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/ ... ts_id=9750

"What do you do when zombies attack? Turn to a mathematician to come up with a model for the spread of a zombie infestation, of course! Students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have published a paper in a book titled Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress detailing how to model the spread of a zombie population and various complications in managing the spread of the infestation. They even give humans a fighting chance in some cases! The original paper (PDF) can be found at their professor's website."

So, in a city of half a million, it would take three days for humans to be outnumbered. At least we now got numbers to prepare by!

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:33 am**

Three days just to be outnumbered in a city? Must be modeling Romero zombies, not the 28 Days Later variety...

EDIT: and now that I think of it, if after three days word hasn't spread ahead of the infection, I'd be shocked. And once you know what's up, no reason to fall into it.

-Rench

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:10 pm**

I agree... must be shamblers. The rage style zombies would spread like wildfire. Either way, it's gonna be a big mess.

UTMC

Scientists model the zombie epidemic!

Scientists model the zombie epidemic!