The illogical nature of zombies
This is a list I've created from watching zombie movies and tv shows over decades
NOTE: The Walking Dead franchise disproves some of these examples BUT ONLY when it is convienent to the plot
Why does a zombie need to eat if it's dead? Instinctual needs aren't just limited to food, water, shelter, need for clothing and reproduction are also instinctual needs
Why is it a zombie only decomposses until it looks skeletal? after that point, they no longer decompose
The human body, left out in the open, depending on the ambient temperature will rot VERY quickly, to the point that muscles detach from the bone in days and all flesh is gone in weeks, esp. with animal or even insect predation. Meaning a zombie apocalypse will be over in 2 months tops if no new fresh bodies are added to the population
why don't scavenger animals feed on zombies? Sure, a zombie might eat larger scavengers like hyenas and vultures, but even flies don't feed on them
why doesn't zombie ever smell of rotting flesh? thousands of zombies might gather around a human refuge, but it's only very few frachises even acknowledge any smell to them on only when the script demands it
why do zombies never stumble over ANY terrain? Woods, rocks, street curbs, it never affect how a shuffling zombie keeps it's balance
How and why do large numbers of zombies ever travel in groups, or even find the last remenants of living humans, they can't speak or communicate in any way, but thousands of them can find the last few surviving humans. Even if the just stumble onto a sanctuary of humans, that's a hit or miss option for a group that can't even tell each other that "Hey, living people over here!"
How do zombies find living people? They can't smell them since a zombie doen't breathe and their own rotting flesh could overwhelm that smell anyway. They can't see them since the eyes cloud over within hours of death. they might be able to hear them since the ear might still function for a while after death but they couldn't determine if that would be a living or dead person next to them anyway
Why don't zombies ever finish their meal? They'll eat someone till they die and leave that corpse when it turns into a zombie but the rarely finish a victim off
If they eat someone, the flesh goes down their throats, but they can never digest food or expel waste like a living person can so you'd think that their stomaches would eventually explode from the sheer volume of flesh they eat but they never do
How can a group of zombies, no matter how many of them, break into any barrier when a living group of people can't, esp. given their decomposed nature? any barrier, wood, steel, concrete, etc. over about 4 1/2 to 5 foot tall should make it impossible to cross, depending on the strength and/or maintainence of the barrier
Why is it that the only way to "kill" a zombie is trauma to the brain? a zombie's brain is a dead organ and should be no more vulnerable than any other body part but if you destroy it's brain, you "kill" the zombie
what is the best place for a small group of people to seek refuge from a zombie hoarde? you need a large building, with few entrances that you can barricade, plenty of food and readily available weapons. the best places would be a Super Wal-Mart or similar "big box store", perferably with it's own electrical generators
Why is it that you hardly ever see a zombie animal except in the Resident Evil/Biohazard film franchise and these zombie dogs and crows move so much faster than the zombie humans
Why is it that in every single zombie franchise, film, book or other medium, the people who are survivors have never, EVER heard of what a zombie is or how to kill it or how to safeguard against it? Movie zombies have been around since at least the since the 1950s and voodoo zombies have been around a lot longer. But no one in a zombie franchise knows what to do about them for awhile
Scratches often result in infection, but being splattered and covered in zombie goo almost never does
We never see zombie epics set in frigid climates. Even if we made virus-apologies for the working of a zombie, cold temps will still freeze flesh, stopping mobility
What is the best vehicle to drive through an area of heavily populated zombies that you need to go through? Well, it depends on your needs
A main battle tank or ANY tracked vehicle of any era can easily go through a hoard of zombies, especially if it has some type of plow or road grader blade on it, it protects it's passengers and easily kills any zombie in your way but tanks and other tracked vehicles are notorious fuel hogs, a fully fueled M1 Abrams tank only has a range of about 300 miles max
A stryker vehicle might be a better choice if you want speed, range, protection, firepower and maximum capability for carrying survivors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker
Why is it that on many zombie franchises that someone in the group, usually one of the main characters either gets bit or a loved one gets bitten and they hide their condition from the others until they unexpectingly turn, usually during a zombie attack, resulting in another main member of the group getting bitten when they shouldn't have been?
If you know of any other inconsistancy in the nature of zombies that aren't listed here, please let me know so I can add it to my list