So I ran across this photo on Facebook
and read how everyone was saying, “Oh it’s real, it’s real!” and I saw it was from 9Gag and though of course it can’t be real. But with further reading of the comments I discover people trying to prove that yes, this is real, by posting links to various sources. (Which you can see http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/20120529/346346_zombie-attack-miami-man-eating-face-photos.htm and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLy1bk0Ps7E&feature=related ) I was a bit skeptical about all this- the links provided made it look like a real zombie attack (which would be cool yet alarming) which I wasn’t fully buying because, hey, there is a scientific explanation for almost everything; so I decided to do some independent research.
What I came up with is:
But what I don’t understand (Keep in mind I’m not an expert.):
- The sources don’t mention how the drug reacts with the body, the chemical makeup of it and why it causes this sort of behavior. They really don’t give a good description of the drug either, not how it’s ingested, nor what it looks like. They say the street name for it is Bath Salts and compare it to LSD, but avoid mentioning the actual name of it.
- That drugs give you superhuman powers now. Come on now, he gained strength,aggression, and pain tolerance. What kind of drug is this? I mean, sure, people do stupid and dangerous stuff under the influence, but how many of you can honestly say you’ve been shot and not felt it, and were so strong (stronger than you normally would be) it took 6 people to forcibly move you? As far as I know, drugs don’t do that. To some degree, sure, but this far?
- He was eating this guy’s face. Normally when there is a fight, a few punches get thrown. But eating someone’s face?
- The complete lack of coverage on the victim. Seriously what happened?
In any case:
Reports say the attacker was finally shot dead after many tries. Logic tells us the cops may have misfired, and shot somewhere non-lethal (such as the leg instead of vital organs), but if not we’re dealing with walkers.
They mention that, ”If you are selling this LSD to people, unsuspecting people, on the street and somebody ends up dying as a result, you will be charged.”
and also people under the influence of this drug are very dangerous and I encourage you to run the other way and contact authorities.
Do not take this drug.
As far as this guy being a zombie goes, it is very unlikely. However, as I cannot find information on this drug, can always blow things out of proportions and say that maybe this drug will start WWZ, and it’s time to get your guns ready. We can dream, right?
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