One of the most divisive questions of the new millennium is certainly the controversial “Should zombies be set aflame?” To its proponents, this method of undead elimination combines all the best traits of other strategies while adding a few not found elsewhere. Fire can be used from a distance, doesn’t require as much precision as a firearm, and completely incinerates the zombie thereby leaving no possibilty of a surprise ressurection. Perhaps the greatest advantage of fire is that it will sometimes spread to surrounding zombies, allowing for larger then normal zombie casualties with a minimum of effort.
Despite these impressive claims, there are a growing number of critics of this wanton approach to zombie destruction, foremost among them the Zombie Information Council. The Council believes that setting a zombie on fire, while it will neutralize the threat eventually, actually increases the possibilty of bodily injury or death in the short-term. These flaming zombies not only possess a ravenous craving for human flesh that enable them to temporarily ignore the searing heat that has engulfed them, but can and will set any potential victims aflame if caught, making escape from a grappling zombie nearly impossible. Perhaps most importantly, fire isn’t exclusive to zombies, and may spread to the adjoining environment. With the collapse of society, there would be no groups in place to extinguish the flames which may wipe out entire neighbourhoods, even cities.
I leave the question to you. Is setting fire to zombies a safe and viable alternative to other methods of undead eradication, or does it only serve to create insanely dangerous hordes of flaming zombies?
If my opions are as follows:
1. Eradication of the human race via zombies
2. Eradication of zombies with fire which leads to the razing of a city and a possible high number of human casualties.
I choose fire baby. Besides, I think you over-estimate the chances of a flaming zombie setting a potential victim ablaze. If it’s on fire, it just that much easier to see it coming and avoid it.
If things really get that bad and both our towns get incinerated, I’ll let you sleep in my tent. For a price of course…
I’m a big fan of flaming arrows myself.
Plus, when the zombies hit, I’m not going to be staying any city long enough to care if it gets burned down or not.
if you’re too fuckin slow to outrun a flaming zombie, your ass deserves to get torched! I say the molotov cocktail is the new bullet to the brain in zombie eradication!