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How would you kill them

posted 8 years ago by noahheyn-91049
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I get that they can't be killed with the standard destroy the brain, and burning them spreads it. But what do you think is the best way to kill/stop these kinds of zombies

[–] Tri0xin 8 years ago

Fire doesn't spread it. Watch the movie again.

The best weapons to stop the zombies from The Return of the Living Dead are Napalm (lots and lots of Napalm) and flamethrowers. Fire is the only way to kill him.

[–] noahheyn-91049 8 years ago

Actually yes fire does spread it. Remember when they cremated the yellow cadaver, the smoke caused it to rain and the whole graveyard reanimated

[–] Tri0xin 8 years ago

Actually yes fire does spread it. Remember when they cremated the yellow cadaver, the smoke caused it to rain and the whole graveyard reanimated

Wrong again.

The fire DID NOT cause the rain. After Ernie cremated the cadaver and the split dogs, it just happened to rain, sending the contaminates back to earth. But the fire didn't cause the rain. It just happened.

[–] noahheyn-91049 8 years ago

Sorry

[–] Jean-Claude-Seagal 8 years ago

Lightsaber

[–] junk-987-190526 8 years ago

"why kill em' at all?" <as i pull up on my zombie driven sleigh>

[–] Son_Of_A_Bitch_Must_Pay 8 years ago

Well if u remove the heads from the body the Zombies are pretty much screwed 

Channel Six News, they'll finger anything with a pulse!

[–] DrAdamBricker 8 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61_Vulcan

[–] intelligentsupermodel 8 years ago

But the bomb at the end had the same result...it rained and more cemeteries were contaminated. Would the chemical just stay in the sky until it rained? If so burning is not a good solution.

If NOT (you could burn them as long as it wasn't going to rain) then a flamethrower or bomb would be best.

Or a whole lot of acid.

[–] shipwreckdelgado 8 years ago

Fire does spread it. The rain is caused by the chemicals reacting in the clouds. The movie actually shows this happening when the crematorium is used fir the first time. Then when Frank burns himself it rains again. It again rains after the bombing. Burning releases the chemicals in the atmosphere. Which has the reaction of a violent storm that causes it to rain. The chemicals are then returned to tbe ground. Causing skin irritation and the reanimation if the dead. It's pretty clear in the movie.

[–] Tri0xin 8 years ago

Fire does spread it. The rain is caused by the chemicals reacting in the clouds. The movie actually shows this happening when the crematorium is used fir the first time. Then when Frank burns himself it rains again. It again rains after the bombing. Burning releases the chemicals in the atmosphere. Which has the reaction of a violent storm that causes it to rain. The chemicals are then returned to tbe ground. Causing skin irritation and the reanimation if the dead. It's pretty clear in the movie.

Wrong again. Fire doesn't spread it. It happened to rain during cremation, resulting in the particulates falling back to earth, thus infecting the Resurrection Funeral Home. If it would not have rained, everything would have been fine.

And no, the chemicals did not cause the rain. That's just stupid.

[–] Dirty-Barry 8 years ago

Round them up with armoured bulldozers into shipping containers (Holes drilled into the bottom and top for air to escape and water to enter)

Load on to container ships.

Dump the containers into the Marianas Trench or any other deep-sea trench.

Problem solved.