How They Should Be Killing Zombies on The Walking Dead! (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

[@Nerdist]

How long do you have to cut off a zombie-bitten limb? NEW mini-ep over on my Insta: instagram.com/sci_phile/ -- KH

[@weedking1984]

Nerdist I'm sorry but I wouldn't mess with people too much in The Walking Dead take their jaws off and take the arms

[@emv...]

Nerdist Throug the eye like Joker? That should work, shouldn't it? ✏

[@mridulpandey3099]

Please make a video on tony stark's ion thruster!!and how it works !!! Is it possible to make a thruster like iron man's?

[@williamoldaker5348]

Nerdist please make a video about a Godzilla sized peacock mantis and how the club's 22. Caliber strike would get higher, would it be higher?!

[@ReziahT]

Sorry nerdist, going to have to thumbs this one down for that horrible sponsor. Drop that trash.

[@TheCammerhammer]

You can hear the excitement in his voice die a little bit as he plugs Battlefront II. It's okay, man. You have to eat to live, and we know they are holding you hostage.

[@connordow7366]

so kill them attack on titan style ?

[@Immortal_Mentor]

I had the same thought haha Shingeki no kyojin got it right :')

[@tannerhanson1601]

1 meter long by 10 cm wide

[@tristonong7049]

Use the 3D mobility gear.

[@marksteve9247]

@@tristonong7049 on zombie? That a little to extreme Don't you think? Levi: "fly killing walkers?" Man this is too easy and i don't like it!

[@brycejonathan384]

When I was in highschool biology we talked about this, well not with zombies but with regular people. My teacher talked about how assassins used to stab a knife through the back of the neck to kill people because they were not able to scream after they were stabbed.

[@davidbeppler3032]

Learned the same thing in martial arts.

[@brycejonathan384]

I was in grade 12

[@ptonpc]

As far as I remember, British Commandos were taught to stab sentries in the back, going through a lung and aiming for the heart, even if you didn't kill them first time, the punctured lung stops them making noise.

[@annasstorybox7906]

I mean... A stab to the nape of the neck is still used by hunters to kill injured animals that for some reason can't be shot (lying on a road where each angle could cause ricochet). It severs the top most part of the spinal cord/ lowest part of the brain stem.

[@helieltonmarcos9399]

The best way of win a zombie apocalypse is just go to a really isolated place and wait till the dead bodies decompose.

[@frederickencioofficial3575]

good thing we on an island

[@couchpotato4082]

erm, yes but in the zombie apocalypse like twd they decompose extremely slowly and can still keep going until their muscles and tendons to move parts around are decomposed then that would stop the zombie from getting around. but to get to that stage would take maybe 20 or 25 years or something which in an apocalyptic world like that surviving for 20 years would be very hard. and then getting to that isolated place your going to need, food, water shelter ect. But if they decomposed even longer lets say like 80 years then if you really wanted to secure the chance for humans to be around in 80 years what you would need to do is just as the zombie virus happened NASA would need make a massive rocket ships that could take a good substantial amount of people, obviosly theyd all be thoroughly tested if they had the virus, but anyway then you would need to travel near a black hole or a place that has a very high gravitational pull making it possible to bend space time meaning that 1 month on that planet might be 7 years on another planet. so then you could settle down on that planet and go back to earth when the apocalypse is over. obviosly this is just a theory and also their arnt any black holes near earth that we can travel to but if their were than you could very well do that possibly.

[@kuno3336]

Also according to TWD the initial disease is airborne and everyone has it. Just dying of natural causes will trigger zombification

[@devannyblanco3309]

@@couchpotato4082 well that is the dead. If we talk about zombies like Korean movies where it is a just a virus like train to busan or like in resident evil where it was a virus being spread that attacks the human nervous system where a human cannot think logically or be in their 5 senses at all. Then maybe it can happen. Viruses can do all kinds of crazy things on humans. A zombie outbreak can be like rabies. Where it makes animals behave in a certain way. But who would want to make a virus that makes humans crazy and without emotions? Only crazy sick people would want to invent something like that.

[@zakosist]

The hard part is finding somewhere that will remain isolated when many people think the same thing, and not become dangerous because of the people. As well as managing other aspects of survival like getting enough food and drinkable water

[@joseantoniolopezcambra1104]

When you sub for nerdist just for because science

[@VonSC2]

... and Musk Watch :) (annnd .. chobot .. so hot ...)

[@christiancsq]

José Antonio López Cambra fact

[@camdensparks524]

Dont we all?

[@Zathren]

I ignore every single notification unless I see (because science) in it. The rest of this channel is hot garbage.

[@MaxRovensky]

TheUnholyOne that Jessica chick is so annoying

[@Cora.T]

Isn't there a scene in season 2 where that scientist explains how the virus or bacteria restarts the brain stem? I believe that he even means/says that it restarts only the brain stem, by that logic attacking anywhere but the neck would be utterly useless since it's dead and non functional since it hasn't been restarted

[@anthonyfreeman9660]

exactly

[@gaberielpendragon]

In the walking dead they show that the only active part of the brain is right around the brain stem, most of the brain is just meat and would be useless to stab into. Walking dead zombies the brain stem is the only target, something that has been irritating me about the series since it started. Worse when they pointed out that is how it works in that universe. Which would also make stabbing through the front of the neck to work just fine as well. Of course you could also slice hamstrings so they can't walk and are stuck crawling, jaw tendons so they can't bite, tendons in the arm pits so they can't move their arms, wrists will make it hard to use their hands, just cause they can't feel the pain, doesn't mean they don't still need those things to function.

[@devannyblanco3309]

So basically the brain still needs to be active but not it's nervous system correct? Yea I think what can be made to create a zombie. I just hope there aren't crazy sick scientists who would want to create a virus to make humans into rabid flesh eating animals who have no sense of humanity at all.

[@DamascusWolf]

3:36 I actually thought that said "don't science, open inside" 😂

[@amazingbro6723]

Lol

[@princedivider5760]

Same

[@ThePheonixOfThe6]

must be hard to swallow that sponsor moment despite current events

[@followtheflood2685]

icemanchong _ I srsly though Nerdist to be one of the good guys.. That doesnt giv in to sponsors

[@ThePheonixOfThe6]

NoTheOtherJonathan im in no way saying they shouldnt have sponsors. Im just saying that they themselves might not feel great advertising a brand that promotes greed in heinous and predatory practices. Its like working for a scummy boss you know is trash (trump's employees for instance) but you still want the benefit of their support so you suck it up. Nothing with what they doing brud

[@moviemaker2011z]

icemanchong _ meh. Starts battlefront 2 is pretty legit

[@fl00fydragon]

The way that i see it is this, simple exposure of this game keeps people outraged, the more people are outraged by ea the more ea's stock will drop as their other titles will feel a pushback as well and with the sponsorship ea is burning it's money All of these increase the delightful possibility of an ea bankruptcy

[@pancakesafterdark3335]

icemanchong _ Fawkoff daddy Trump is bae

[@wswordsmen]

Me on seeing the title: It's a sword. You at the end of the video: It's a sword.

[@thedarkjw6219]

Just happened

[@colinsmith1495]

Said it from the beginning, go for the brain stem between the vertebrae. Not only do you damage the motor center (the part that is evidently still working), you also disconnect anything else that may still be working from the body, and you don't have to break ANY bones if you do it right.

[@ronanhiggz9364]

I am so disappointed that, despite the sponsor, he said the best weapon was "knowledge". We all know what the best we- SUPRISE LIGHTSABER!

[@tejas6440]

Ronan H ikr

[@Nerdist]

The best weapon is always a surprise lightsaber. But if we say that, it won't be a SURPRISE! ;)

[@sharkinahat]

He probably didn't get the surprise lightsaber lootbox.

[@mumblernumber7213]

SURPRISE MICROTRANSACTION!

[@ReziahT]

That sponsor though... SMH

[@pijon4924]

just snap its neck, the zombie can only move using their brainstem isnt that how it works in the twd? and there is no skull to break thru

[@garth3r879]

The only bad piece of advice in this video was plugging battlefront 2. Stab brain stem, or pay $20 for zombie kill.

[@ReziahT]

Garther Yeah it's as if EA think they can market their horrible business ethics away

[@trolololololll]

Earn cards to customize your zombies .Pay to Win apocalypse.

[@azedmain624]

They would have signed a contract before the game went live to the public. The game was quite diffrent in reviews copies and didn't show many signs of the p2w and lootbox nature of the current game. As they would have already signed the contract they can't back out and not promote it.

[@dvklaveren]

They were probably locked in to the sponsorship deal way beforehand. They didn't have much to say about it. Even if they could back out, they probably won't want to, because it would look bad for the other sponsors.

[@greatduck5297]

they may have been paid in advance as well and they may have already recorded it. So it is also possible that they just didn't have any way to get out that was convenient.

[@arsenal_616]

My biggest problem with The Walking Dead (other than the writing) is how wrong they are on how guns and knives work. So very very wrong. Like in every episode.

[@Ordoabchao-x9k]

Arsenal 616 well it's a tmz production, on California. Commiefornians probably haven't seen a gun or knife ever in their lives, im amazed they understand that the trigger makes the boom boom thing to happen.

[@nicholas1888]

Dude they know, most of these people have actually fired weapons and gone through weapons training in real life, actors included - they're upholding the hollywood fantasy. They have to appeal to multiple audiences, including a lot of asia - which are massive consumers of what is essentially bad cinema. If they actually made it realistic they'd turn off their main consumer base completely. They are making the show absolutely as designed for their target audience. Were this show targeted towards intelligent adults with a basic understanding for warfare or morality, then it'd be a complete failure on their part. Just about everyone who makes an action movie is completely and utterly aware that silencers don't make a pting noise, but they do it anyway because it's iconic and cool.

[@alexgipson5363]

Lincoln Frost but do they show the walking dead in asia?

[@gyneve]

Lincoln Frost Subsonic .45 through a good silencer can be pretty darn quiet. When it's through a dedicated suppressed weapon, it sounds a lot like that. But that's pretty much never the case in movies.

[@richardconaway1687]

wouldn't something like a sledge hammer be better in terms of targeting the brain? forceful so it'll still crack skulls but light enough the average person can run with it or swing it at multiple targets. plus you wouldn't run out of ammunition or risk getting it lodged in zombies.

[@unrealworlds5856]

Don't science open inside?

[@lladdirnaes3111]

Don't open science inside

[@kiklopdodo5800]

Same here man

[@Nerdist]

Science breaks all rules.

[@darkchronos22]

damm it you beat me at it lol

[@vatroslavmorbidovic4105]

Yea, me too. xD

[@Skribduex]

The bones would actually be harder after death as it dries out. I remember in one of our combat med courses we were trying to put a Inraosseous drill bit into a hunk of bone from a steak and it nearly broke/overheated the drill. A drill that normally can cut into bones pretty easily.

[@geraldbrooks2763]

Oh you're gonna get some hate about that battlefront 2 sponsorship

[@UnworthyChicken]

Gerald Brooks I wanted to stop watching this video as soon as I saw it

[@ReziahT]

For good reason

[@moviemaker2011z]

Ombro what reason? I have played battlefront 2 and it's really fun. Heck I dare say it has an amazing story and likable characters. What's so bad about it?

[@ReziahT]

moviemaker2011z How about the level of greed and predatory business practices so bad they caused multiple governments to investigate loot boxes as gambling, and caused such an outage at the clear pay to win mechanics that a governing body had to be formed to try and stop the damage bad microtransaction models are doing to the industry. EA plain and simple, spend more effort trying to squeeze their customers for money than they do in actually making a good game. Like it literally has an f2p business model, but they charge full price for it. Now try not to defend them too hard or you'll make it obvious who you're working for... I see you defending them all over this video.

[@ManusDei23]

tbh i disliked the video just because of the sponsor.

[@headshot992]

One thing I've always wondered is how they get some of their smooth-edged bladed back out of a skull (not just TWD, but any skull-stabbing scenes). If you use a blade that's smooth, it can create a sort of vacuum on the blade, making it a LOT harder to pull back out.

[@kingkasper4950]

In The Return of the Living Dead, the film known for introducing the popular concept of zombies eating brains, as opposed to just eating human flesh, they actually know what zombies are!! Spoiler Warning for a movie from 1985 hahaha The 1st 2 ppl that encounter one immediately cut off it's head knowing that that is the way to kill a zombie. Unfortunately the zombies in the movie are not normal zombies and just won't die [similar to the mad z's in the latest seasons of z-nation] However, and even more unfortunately, when they take it to a crematorium to burn the still attacking parts, the smoke goes up into a raincloud that rains and makes more zombies!!!! Super 80's and a super fun romp.

[@jasonc7823]

King Kasper hell yah that’s a good movie and a kind of sequel

[@kingkasper4950]

One of my fav zombie movie by far!

[@javieraguirre9135]

one of my favorites too, i mean this were fucking unbeatable, they wouldnt die even decapitated, dismembered, burned, etc, they have extra force and inteligence, i remember seeing it as a child and the idea still gives me goosebumps, with zombies like this its almost imposible to make it alive its just completely world domination, they should make the continuation of this movie

[@kingkasper4950]

They did continue it! There's 2 more!!! There's actually 2 more after those but they loose their indestructibility and become super weak going down from as little as 2 body shots :-/ [a lot of 2's for some reason hahahha]

[@VitaBjornen]

You even had zombies using tools, implying some level of intelligence.

[@paleoleft]

the weird thing is that the show said the brain stem is the only active part in the walkers but they ignored it

[@WhiteySD]

Man, this video sure did fill me with a sense of pride and accomplishment.

[@AnonJax777]

It took me a second but damn hahaha

[@MickeyCuervo36]

If a zombie is dead, there's no living tissue at all. Obviously. But how long would it take for one to completely decompose to the point of not being able to function? What's causing the muscles to move, and can the necrosis cause them to atrophy? I just wanna lock one in a room with a ton of dermestid beetles and see what happens. I'm kinda morbid like that.

[@Guyver2391]

SongDog7 carry giant containers of maggots

[@thebiglotgamerxd1392]

SongDog7 Good question. Matpat did an estimate on how long it would take for the "original" entire zombie population to decay and be unfunctional but I'm guessing that's not the answer you've wanted. I'd say a full rooting zombie to die is approximately 11 years. Taking various factors of course, if it was in an empty room, made out of ceramic, it would take a while to decompose fully.

[@wattsmith2656]

I've heard classic Romero zombies show an uncanny resistance to decomp. It does happen, but at a tiny fraction of the rate it normally goes or their existence would be measured in days or weeks. Dermestids pose an interesting question. If insects attacked zombies the way they do regular corpses they'd last about a week. Assuming the dermestids aren't inhibited by some intrinsic property of the zombie they'd skeletonize it in hours. You'd get to watch it move around while being eaten.

[@brandyraccoon1473]

Although this isn't as exciting as a gun or sword, the best zombie weapon is a long pole with a windchime tied to the end. In the Walking Dead, zombies are attracted to sound. For other zombies, just use an attractive bait on the end like chum. If you hold this pole, you can redirect the zombie away from you. Best of all, if you tie the pole over a cliff or a rooftop, you have an infinite, repeating zombie killing machine as zombies are dumb enough to walk over the edge in pursuit of the bait and splatter their brains on the pavement below. And you don't need to be anywhere near the action, so you're not putting yourself in danger. Set up a bunch of these all over and soon the zombie hordes will self-eliminate and the world becomes safe again!

[@ImperatorNocturne]

what if they rather want to eat you instead of the bait?

[@i.liketocommentlongcomment8558]

ImperatorNocturne did you read the comment? you dont need to be around for this. hide somewhere then they wont want to eat you. because they wont know you even exist.

[@metamorphicorder]

I had a similar idea reading wwz. Nothing so basic as a carrot on a stick, that im holding, but similar in concept. They still had lots of resources in wwz and the people to use them. They had heavy resources like military weapons and heavy equipment and stuff like that. What they needed was the ability to make a deep and narrow hole in the ground. Think of a cone like a megaphone. Deep and wide but lets say only its width would only be like 5% of its depth. Something like that. Where it gets most of its volume from its depth rather than its width. Then suspend a noise maker or other bait over the hole, and the zombies will simply fall into it trying to get the bait. The hole can only ever empty out to the point that the zombies can climb. After that, they are dumb zombies, they will fall right back in to get the bait. In fact a relatively few of these could be used to concentrate the zombies in any given area to a relatively small zone that could then be cordoned off and dealt with in a pretty manageable fashion. Depending on your zombies of course. It wouldnt work well for most of the z's in a story like we're alive, or smart zombies, or ones that can jump high or climb well. But most of the NOTLD type z's and wwz and twd types would line right up and shamble right on in. Wwz comments are based on the book and not the movie. In fact they did a similar thing in one of the chapters of wwz. I believe it was called reddekers plan or something like that. It involved creating little concentration camps of people that were fenced off throughout the hot zone. These were actual people not infected, but simply bait people. They were actually given supply drops so they could stay alive long enough to simply act as lures and distraction for the hordes so the majority of the population could escape.

[@Teshi39]

The sponsor made soo much sense with the video

[@solonchristopher8949]

Me: *clicks on youtube video* sector is clear Video: sponsored by battlefront 2 Me: SECTOR NOT CLEAR, NOT CLEAR

[@forofs9317]

The best zombie weapon would be the qinglong ji It basically has a pokey poke, stabby stab and a choppy chop

[@juanramos4322]

Also, make yourself some damn chain mail. Just a sleeve or a chain coif would stop most bites from even happening. Human teeth aren't going to last forever without proper care and I doubt walkers are going to the dentist regularly.

[@ImperatorNocturne]

shoudn´t their gums just rot away? and without gums no teeth.

[@i.liketocommentlongcomment8558]

Juan Ramos exactly. i would do everything for a realistic zombie series. i thought the walking dead was going to be realistic and focused ONLY on zombies, but nah zombies werent an issue since like 3 seasons ago. might as well call it balttles against humans or some shit. now its just people fighting each other. i gave up on the walking dead quickly because of that. the best zombies series (well its a book series but whatever) is Zom-b by Darren Shan. The whole series is only focused on zombies and they are the main obstacle throughout the series.

[@skylerhall1537]

That's why I love shows like Z nation where they dont worry too much about the zombies and just wear long pants to avoid little crawlers, it's when they're in a horde that they become a problem

[@metamorphicorder]

Chain mail is really material and labor intensive. Its also difficult to put on and take off. And unless you want hundreds of little potential infection sites due to pinch cuts from the chain mail, you are gonna need some clothes on under the mail, and unless you use aluminum which is possible, its gonna rust. Its also fucking heavy as fuck for a tunic and leggings. The kingdom probably has about the best idea with sports armor like from paint ball. Its agile and offers the greatest protection vs weight and difficulty in getting. Motorcycle racing clothes would also be good for this, but like mail its heavy and hot. It would probably be better at resisting bites though due to its finer weave and resistance to liquid infiltration. Even with mail, infection from a bite would be possible, since a walker is gonna bite down on the mail, pressing it into your flesh and that could still cut the skin with the weld points or rivets if you use riveted mail. Their saliva is ostensibly the vector for transmission and since that would be more or less in contact with the open wound, you would still have some chance of infection from a bite. Motorcycles racing suits are basically like tires, they are fine steel mesh of a sort sanwhiched between layer of a tough material. The material is typically a kevlar composite which is abrasion and wear resistant and somewhat of a moisture barrier. And theres at least two layers of it. Inner, mesh, outer. Thinking of tires. Lots of cultures use discarded tires to make very long lasting footwear. Even using bias ply type tires would offer great bite protection and be much easier to process than steel belted radials. The rubber would be thick enough that very little could bite throufh it much less a human type mouth. You could make some great armor out of tires. But it would be hot and heavy too. Martial arts pu dipped foam sparring gear would also make great armor. Though with more coverage comes more heat retention. Its thick and hard to bite through.

[@Logiwonk]

As a neurologist I like this episode. It should be mentioned thought that blunt trauma to the skull will produce injuries to the brain as the skull hits the brain then the brain hits the back of the skull (coup / countracoup injury). And spinal cord injury can occur without penetrating trauma to the spine, so it might be enough to hit a zombie with a baseball bat high in the back of the neck.

[@Canadian_Zac]

In the Walking Dead, when they visit the CDC, they learn that only the Brain Stem is activated by the Pathogen. So when they hit the front, or anything but the Stem, nothing should happen. It should just take it, it wasn't using that bit anyway, you just took away it's ability to understand spoken communication

[@asherandai1000]

The scientist at the end of season one shows that its only the brain stem (and maybe a little bit above that, i'm not sure on exact brain regions) that is infected and controlling the body. So really destroying the main mass of the brain should have about as much effect as stabbing it in the heart, which is to say: none.

[@CosmicNerdStudios]

FUN FACT Walking dead (comic at least) takes place in a world where zombie films never happened, so zombies never gained huge traction with the general public, so people dont really understand the concept. Hence the lack of the term zombie in the comic/show

[@bryanwoods3373]

Which makes sense. Our understanding of zombies didn't start until Romero. And common knowledge of the voodoo practice is due to movies.

[@Tsurf]

Zombies aren't just a modern idea, pretty much every culture in human history has its own version of the Living Dead, the most (in)famous one being Voodun. The only thing zombie movies did was popularize one or two versions of the undead creature, so in all honesty, some of the more well read members of the cast or those that are traditionalist should have had their own ideas on the whole thing, or at least compared it with what they know.

[@clancuthbertson5860]

Not true. The comic series references the word zombie all the time. Only the TV show clearly avoids mentioning zombie or anything pop culture about zombies.

[@CosmicNerdStudios]

Clan Cuthbertson maybe im wrong, im just basing this off a random interview kirkman did a while back

[@Harabusa200]

the only problem is that in the last episode of the first season a scientist from the CDC explains to the group what the zombies are

[@noahgendron7240]

Too bad Battlefront 2 is pay to win

[@CaidenClass]

No it's not wait is it

[@hanhong2267]

@onalleus cycillyus It certainly was back then, as the cards you got from loot boxes could've given you an unfair advantage over other players.

[@playermaxx1]

Nice video, as always. The Battlefront ll sponsor thingy killed it a bit though. A game that has messed up with its player base with the predatory system that they put in there so they take your money.

[@dvklaveren]

They were probably locked in to the sponsorship deal way beforehand. They didn't have much to say about it. Even if they could back out, they probably won't want to, because it would look bad for the other sponsors.

[@Nadohunter]

Most people on youtube who got a sponsorship from battlefront II were locked into a contract far before the game out. When many youtubers were allowed to demo the game, they didn't see anything that hinted at all of the BS microtransactions. So thats another thing to chock up to EA being assholes, rather than the individual people who were locked into this without knowing that they were gonna pull that BS

[@skrounst]

2:50 That noise Kyle made accompanied by what the animation is depicting was so perfect! Got me good! LOL

[@danielscots]

Oh no. We're gonna have to start paying $10 to watch the last 5 minutes of every nerdiest video.

[@ImperatorNocturne]

don´t forget the kyle hill stances, greeting and outros from the loot chests.

[@NopeNaw]

You mean pay $10 to maybe get the chance to watch the conclusion of the subject in the video.

[@RoflEpicFail]

I love when Kyle makes himself laugh with the animations..lol

[@batman81022]

What about in the back of the neck, at an upward angle Kyle?

[@batman81022]

Oh I guess I should've waited.

[@gustavselin1197]

That was also my first thought as answer to his question at 2:20 since it also would be less protected and instantly immobilize the zom-zom. Thought I was mistaken but 4 minutes later I was actually right :)

[@atjatkatkaktark]

yup that's the simple method

[@carpediem880]

sacduolcno Same thing I was asking myself.

[@valkyr8]

Best place to attack, but least likely target to present itself if you are facing advancing undead. It's like fighting a Sontaran when their weak point is a valve on the back of their helmet.

[@TheZephyrsWind]

I was thinking temple or brain stem this whole time and have thought that for years. Always wondered why TV shows and movies didn't do that.

[@Blind-Eye_Pivot]

Anyone else read the stuff on 3:39 as "Don't Science, Open Inside"? lol

[@brianfuller7691]

Metatron has done several videos about how difficult it is to actually pierce a zombie skull. Of course severing the brain stem would also work.

[@Aielo98]

4:46 So... Zombie Kyle is Elon Musk?

[@Eyn4RTTV]

Thank you!

[@PandaJNiccals]

Ahahahahha

[@13thstate]

The best weapon in a zombie apocalypse in my opinion would be a spear. Not only would it give you a great deal of length and leverage but, you could also start swinging it indiscriminately for defense

[@samreddig8819]

You know full well nobody's talking about the Battlefront 2 single player they're all talking about how it's an online casino I don't know what you're doing letting them sponsor you when sure the money is nice but it really is doing bad publicity for your channel I know that they say all PR is good PR but just look at EA

[@jamesonreno370]

You might also consider that whatever disease causes the whole undead thing might also cause osteoclastic activity on the skull (like syphilis).

[@zeroanimation3956]

hey that's titan weakness

[@gabriel300010]

thats everyones weakness really

[@dandydasyt4766]

gabriel ferraz except chuck norris

[@torysaccount5753]

Are titans just huge zombies?

[@mrmcgee6026]

Torys Account I mean they kinda walk like zombies

[@brandonmercedes3777]

yes, yes they are.... even the author say it :)

[@seanlambe9532]

2:50 "don't science, open inside" hahaha Edit: I liked my own comment I feel sad 🙁

[@gamerdude422]

It’s “don’t open, science inside” it’s something from the walking dead where it says “don’t open, dead inside”

[@str4wberry_goblin]

Lol

[@severablegibbon]

Dude just go watch the walking dead you can 💩 on it with me

[@something3118]

gamerdude4 woosh btw

[@kylecambronero480]

5:22 John Wick did that.

[@danielscots]

You and I could be great friends

[@RessG]

Seems most people know how to do magic tricks these days.

[@jinnoparangue9486]

could be the Joker though 'cuz John Wick punctured the pencil through the ear so it should be in sideways.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Dang. I am impressed. I thought I would have to correct you. I spend my life obsessed with a few things, death is one of those. You nailed it. 10/10 kudos, Kyle. You should have mentioned an aluminum bat to the base of the skull would be the best infinite use weapon.

[@HarroKitteh]

Why not wear chainmail so zombies cant bite you and you get a bunch of zombie friendos.

[@curseofgladstone4981]

HarroKitteh. Good in theory but where wpuld ypu get the chainmail from? More practical is some kind of hardened plastic body armour. Hell even shin pads and arm guards could be useful

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

Dragon Warhammer Traditional chainmail, while heavy, is more breathable than plastic guards. Not to mention plastic can and will break at some point. A well maintained suit of chainmail would be essentially. You could even just get away with chainmail cuirass and gloves. Chainmail gloves are actually commonly found in kitchens because they are used as cut proof gloves for training or dangerous cutting tasks like carving meat

[@Nerdist]

Zombie friends seem pretty chill. Just make sure you feed them regularly.

[@bryanwoods3373]

Shark wetsuit. Light weight, quite, breathable, and designed for greater bite strength. And you have a chance of picking it up in stores.

[@curseofgladstone4981]

Redhammerz RedHammer. Theynalso dont need sharpening. Althpugh i can see them tiring you out extremely fast is your faced with multiple zombies. A sword could be good if you are skilled with it. Decapitation is just as effective

[@liltoaster7308]

0:56 Zombie scared the hell out of me

[@imyourrealdad2379]

Once I've got lvl 50 in sneak and get the 15x damage when attacking with a dagger. That zombie is going down no matter what. Or just use detect undead and avoid them all together.

[@ImperatorNocturne]

i don´t get the fuss about attacking their brain anyway, just slice them in half with a swing of the EXPcalibur

[@antonfowler6434]

Craig Richards you need to improve your one handed as well

[@imyourrealdad2379]

Anton Fowler true. All 5 levels of the one handed damage perk and the ancient shrouded gloves for double backstab damage. Stabbing a zombie in a toe would be deadly now 😀

[@Groundlord]

I find it hilarious that nobody in zombie media ever thinks to just sever/cripple the zombie's limbs. Yeah, dismemberment isn't always easy even with the right tools and zombies can't be incapacitated by things like pain, but a zombie with a missing leg or a shattered femur is still going to have a hard time chasing you down.

[@BwareOfKoko]

Getting ready for the Zombie Apocalypse......With Science!

[@Nerdist]

Always. 💪

[@deanthebakedbean5159]

And micro transactions

[@i.liketocommentlongcomment8558]

istalkSwags123 im already ready for the apocalypse. got my sledgehammers, a dog and katanas, even a high quality sharpening stone.

[@jackbarnett9023]

Didnt they say in the show that the only place with activity is the brain stem when they were at the CDC? So they pretty much contradicted themselves every time afterwards

[@bzutim]

So the best way to kill a zombie is the same to kill a titan

[@hanburgundy4317]

Until the zombie blocks it then kicks your ass with Krav Maga.

[@theshuman100]

Like he said. First size up the fucker first

[@snaresoup7179]

Bruzt no because you have to cut a small area out for titans but you have to have a upward angle from your nape

[@sidharthcs2110]

"Don't science , open inside" "Sa sa , le le"

[@alexb.6576]

kinda sad y'all did a thing for star wars battlefront 2 at the end... EA is traaaaash

[@onyx1186]

such traaaaaaaaaaaaaaash

[@CactusPuppy]

Game Theory has a video on their channel about BF2 which is prefaced by an explanation of why KZbin channels sometimes have to go through with sponsorships decided months in advance.

[@IvyMarieArt]

Alex B. You saying they shouldnt take EAs money? Bc EA paid a LOT for that sponsor bit I bet

[@GreyPhantomDelta]

Even if they didnt want to after everyhting went down, they are locked in a contract

[@blazingazong]

Alex B. It's even worse cause they were probably stuck in the promotion months before the game was released

[@alanbuldo9493]

Yo kyle, can i make a request for one of the next videos? I would love to see the scientific reasons, why zombies cannot exist in the real world. For example the danger of the body completely drying out after mere days of the death due to infection. Or the laws of thermodynamics, that the zombies cannot release energy(like running and biting) although they most often do not consume energy at all.

[@ThePrinceSadie]

Battlefront 2 plug leaves a bad taste because science

[@Corvus__]

LOL at least they make for good funny videos!

[@thomasraymond7912]

The best options are either chop off the head, cause it's easier to get through the neck then the skull, and it separates the entire brain, or just use a sledge hammer, more likely to get the hole brain.

[@khartog01]

Knowledge is the best weapon cuz knowing is half the Battlefront 2. The other half is pay to win.

[@devilhunterred]

The katana would actually be a horrible survival weapon in a zombie apocalypse.

[@alexmaxwell9525]

Dont science, open inside

[@CremeCheesus]

Alex Maxwell Don't open, science inside...

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Don't Inside Science Open.

[@NegotiatorGladiarius]

One movement that is historically documented as being used by Roman gladiators to stab someone in the brain was to use a forward curving sword like the Sica, and swing upwards with the tip under the chin and through the roof of the mouth. Not only avoids the hard bones on the top of the skull, but also a gladiator's helmet. So what I'd use is a something like a dacian 2h falx, the kind depicted on the Tropaeum Traiani, (which really is more like a short polearm) or possibly a bec-de-corbin or horseman's pick and do just that: swing upwards with the beak and try to hit upwards through the roof of the mouth. You can put a lot of leverage and thus momentum into that kind of a swing when you use both hands, much more so than stabbing with a dagger in the head. And it's a larger target so you can't miss as easily as when trying to stab it in the eye. If a falx is not an option, a good curved sabre with a good stabby kind of tip might work for an upwards stab instead. I'm also not sure I'd use a bowie knife in any case. I'd want something with a thin stiff tip, for putting a lot of pressure through a small area. Something like a stiletto, or a medieval misericord. Some of which were triangular in section. Very stiff and narrow thing, basically. Really a thin stiff spike with a handle. Or if I want range, a smallsword is the same thing: a thin stiff spike on a handle. Except longer. Ah, but what if I don't have one? Well, frankly, if I can get a good katana (and not the stainless wallhanger type from the mall) in that scenario, I don't see why I can't get a good dagger :p But worst case scenario, you could always just heat and hammer a railroad spike into a thinner spike, and put it on a handle. There you go, home-made horseman's pick. What do you think?

[@luthien47]

5:38 Thor's hammer lol

[@severablegibbon]

Yes oh and its called “Möljnir” pronounced “ mole-near

[@zecat3727]

@@severablegibbon It's spelt Mjölnir and that makes the pronunciation "myol-near"

[@severablegibbon]

Z. Catt yes I know it was a typo and I just couldn’t think of how to write it

[@zecat3727]

@@severablegibbon Alright. No worries.

[@ImHungryForCake]

I'd love to hear an analysis on the whole idea of "zombies"/living dead. If the brain, which controls every function of a person, has died, how does it regain "life?" Furthermore, how does the mind that can't remember anything and has lost some function from rotting, work? I could go on and on pondering every aspect of "zobification."

[@ShainBergan]

Old comment, but it got me thinking-Shouldn’t killing a zombie be the same as killing a regular person? Zombies shouldn’t be able to move without the flow of blood, which needs the heart pumping. If their heart quit pumping and their organs stopped moving, how could their muscles work in an organized, functional way? How could they perceive where things are to attack if there’s no blood flow to the brain?

[@Uknow_imright]

Ok, i'll say it, Fuck battlefront 2.

[@ragepaint]

Another thing to consider is the fact that a stabbing motion will most likely be deflected by the natural curvature of the skull unless you hit at the perfect angle. A heavy chopper would be more reliable and effective over a small stabbing knife.

[@receb]

Wow, everything negative about EA is and will be deleted.

[@Berek71182]

The best weapon for cutting of the head/ fighting zombie im melee range is the axe or tomehawk, already explained by certain youtubers. Swords need a lot of skill and weapon care compared to the axe.

[@DeusGamez]

not simply just a matter of style of weapon but the sharpness of the blade and amount of force needed in a single swing to hack thru thick layers of bone or flesh. a dull blade would not cut completely thru and is likely to get stuck half way thru leaving you vulnerable to attack if you are surrounded by more than one zombie and bones are not so easily broken as movies would have you believe :P it requires lots of strength to bust some of the more thicker and denser bones in the body compared to those like the rib bones or finger bones which can easily be snapped by bending them with a great amount of pressure.

[@CarlJohnson-mf4qd]

Behind the neck would be a great spot

[@casualzenshien90]

Currently at: 2:35 as i type this - I'd say base of skull, sever the spine from base of brain or go for back of head near cerebellum (as that controls motor movement iirc?)

[@thedudejsb]

Don’t science! Open inside... so deep

[@CremeCheesus]

jeffrey bridge Don't open, science inside...

[@thedudejsb]

Jamison Fawkes obviously, I’m not a dumbass

[@junkowl7539]

Jamison Fawkes thanks captain obvious

[@CremeCheesus]

Any time my boys

[@bfg1637]

The end was better then the rest lol. So true, we will call it the 'conveniently placed Hollywood rock'. Too funny, love your content 👍

[@trolololololll]

Sponsored by battlefront2?you gotta be kidding.... Anyway,amazing video.

[@nicolemellott1983]

for me the best way to deal with a zom is this one is it by itself or in a group? so engage or avoid , having the high ground drop massive objects then light them on fire to finish the job setting up pit traps and my all time fav C-4 sure fire way to get rid of all your pest problems

[@Redneck_Technophile]

And the acknowledgment of zombies actually being a thing in pop culture is precisely why I love Z Nation.

[@IsraelKebedeworke]

Brain stem is in the skull once the central nervous system passes through the foramen magnum it is called the spinal Cord. And damage to the spinal cord at c1to c3 level not only affects motor function but also respiratory function

[@CinderBlock331]

Not gonna downvote for the BF2 plug, but i will express my dislike here.

[@mechasentai]

CinderBlock331 Exactly. As much as ST deserves hate Nerdist love surpasses it. Not their fault.

[@izumi4921]

Kyle saying that just cut off the neck of zombie to one shot lol😂

[@googleit1131]

It's sad cuz EA is spending all this money sponsoring videos and wasting more money on ads that target the people who know what's going on, and therefore will not be as effective.

[@sciguyjeff]

I stopped at 3:10 so you may cover this. Best place, straight back under the center line of the jaw. May be dangerous due to bite percentage but this would hit the spine with only decomposing flesh. This would allow for severing of the spine cord and medulla oblongata

[@NapalmFlame]

Ugh, battlefront 2. Just no. Just. No.

[@leone41ll]

Napalm Flame lmao ikr

[@theteacher4444]

I bet he wasn’t told the full details when the deal was arranged

[@PoopFactor4]

Actually worth playing now that they've got rid of loot boxes an put in a battlefield-like progression system instead.

[@randomguy8228]

Geoff Rogers ye but playing for 40 hours just to get a new character is just bad

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

0:49 it is the zombies have rotted to such a degree that you should be able to smash they're skulls in really easily. 1:47 yeah but you only need a shock wave to damage the brain anyways (and the skulls does decay mostly through forming cracks making it weaker) 2:07 you kinda just proved my point.

[@Wingdnadlla]

Professor Thor how does slip space work from halo

[@Nerdist]

Oooo, good question!

[@aelianaevergreen8955]

"Like Knives" *clip of somebody chopping a zombie's head with an axe.

[@Hasic2240]

great vid but i give a dislike because of EA

[@patlanticocean8290]

Next problem, weapon retrieval. Once a blade penetrates human flesh ( even partially decomposed) the flesh collapses and envelopes the blade, providing an surrounding suction-like effect that can make it difficult to withdraw. If your blade doesn't leave the body in the same move as the entry wound then you run a considerable risk of having to spend several moments trying to pull it out again. Or simply abandon the weapon until the fight is over, so better make the first strike count because the weapon may not be available for a second attempt.

[@bionicsynth49]

Why is this sponsored by Battlefront 2?

[@TanukiGaming]

haha, I liked your end commentary about ignoring 1000 years of human history. XD

[@spacemarines1371]

Stab through the eyes

[@renchesandsords]

what about stabbing up from under the chin? the base of the skull is relatively thin, plus there is the hole for the spinal cord, and also, stabbing from there can more easily damage the spinal cord

[@marksteve9247]

On the walking dead the zombie shown to live without their head on their body's? So if I decapitate their head they'll still be alive just without a corpse.....😑

[@lorddemonoss3945]

My first pick for the zombie apocalypse in 80's and 90's was the MP5. Later on. A semiautomatic shotgun. After learning just how ammo I need to carry 🤔 I decided that a heavy short sword is a great long lasting back up.

[@tactechchannel7960]

RED ALERT!!! RED ALERT!!! KYLE HAS A SWORD!!! EVERYBODY RUN!!!!

[@Studio-ir5sb]

We have a hulk, bro

[@YoungBloodX]

I was waiting for Kyle to scream "EXPECTED KATANA" over here.... 7:08

[@JCLeSinge]

Side of the neck, below the ear and behind the mandible, straight stab in. Avoid the skull entirely, go for the brainstem.

[@Venoshii]

I don't know why you guys are disliking for the sponsors. The video isn't about the sponsors, it's about killing a zombie, you can skip through the advertising, dude has to make his living too. You might not realize it but there's a tremendous amount of work that goes into videos like this.