38 thoughts on “DUMBEST Survivor Decisions in Zombie Apocalypses!”
well, so most stupid of list, in my opinion, are things those have literally no defense.. so either any of "haha, me pretend me zombie, pls dont shoot me" cases, or dropping paratroopers as zombie food
The blood pressure part from dawn of the dead wasn't just your opinion it was just a straight up fact of a a one brain cell moment despite it being a funny gag
i will defend the last of us 2 in only that abby slipped from the crane into the infested skyscraper. they even said if they didnt reroute they could have gone down some scaffolding on the side of the building,
the OG nite of the living dead the idea was to fill the truck with gas to take everyone and escape the house. also fear fear / panicking can cause people to do simple mistakes or just f-up entirely .Also will we get a "Bucket List of the Dead" survival rating ?
I would die first because im the idiot who would stay behind to save the group. I’ve already experienced this multiple times. You guys wanna survive? Have me in your group. Its essentially a 1up.
I think the dumbest thing that happened in l4d2 is the fact that the l4d survivors didn't tell the crew about the military I mean since there is many theories I think the survivors faced danger in the military rather than a safe haven
Surprised not seeing detention of the dead on this list. There were so many choices they could have made so most of the survivors survive at the end of the movie
I’d like to add if you’ve ever seen High School of the Dead. Fun anime, ecchi but also had some legit sad moments. A super dumb moment I think of is the attempted r@pist who grabbed the MCs girl at the gas station and made a bunch of noise, and got shot for being dumb and then swarmed by the horde.
I mentioned it on the question but Not removing the arms and mouths of the zombie cargo pullers in Zom 100 Bucket list of the dead. A group of survivors are using zombies to pull trucks for supply runs or trading and just use bait to keep them on track. But they don't remove the mouths or arms so when the zombies get off chain even just a few zombies wreck the whole safe house. If they'd just removed the arms and jaws than they would have been fine.
You made a couple mistakes in your part about the Dawn of the Dead remake. 1. Andy tried shooting the zombies in order to thin the herd but it only led to more showing up. 2. They weren’t in the mall for only a few days, they were there for a month. 3. The mall was running on backup generators by that point and the food would start to spoil once power became more intermittent. And 4. You neglected to mention that trusting Steve was a major part of what caused them to lose the mall since he abandoned the door
in 28 Days later, the soldiers kept the infected soldier to see how long it would take him to starve
in Shaun of the Dead, i see no problem in the ends days sitting it out in a pub, sure piss stained peanuts and warm beer, but really it seems a good way to go out
I think the dumbest zombie survivor was the friends we made along the way. Lol no jk its the greedy buisness man from train to buson movie he deliberatly chose all the wrong choices and ended up costing everyone everything himself inclded
So I Think The Dumbest Thing You Can Do In Any Zombie Apocalypse Is Get Pregnant (In Small Groups Not Whole Communities That Actually Can Survive For Decades) Like Why On Earth Is Your Traveling Group Of 13 People Thinking It's A Good Idea To Bring A Noisy Baby Along And Not To Mention The Extra Care For The Mother It's Dumb To Reproduce Without Finding A Place To Settle Down And Be Protected In My Opinion
In 28 Days defense, there is an argument to be made that they kept the infected guy alive to see how long the infected lasted or if there were any mutations
In Dawn of the Dead, they would've had to leave anyways. Malls have too many doors to defend. In a real world situation, without anyone running the plants the electric power grid would be down by the week. Generators run on gas, so they would follow shortly. They had the right idea of planning an exit, but the dumb girl and then phil dunphy forced them to abandon ship before they were ready.
To address anyone skeptical about surviving indefinitely inside a mall, here's a more detailed explanation:
I used to work in a small supply warehouse, and I can provide insight into how much food could realistically sustain a group over an extended period. In the warehouse, we received shipments every few days: around 5-6 boxes of canned goods (40kg each), plus about 250kg of grains (rice, beans, corn, lentils) each week, and an additional 50kg of fresh fruits and vegetables (which spoil quickly). For this example, let's assume we have a single delivery of each item at the time of an apocalypse.
250kg of grains = approximately 325,000 calories (mostly carbohydrates) 200kg of canned food = estimating half as protein/fat, about 100kg or 400,000 calories (higher if in oil) 50kg of fruits/veggies = roughly 6,000 calories before spoilage That gives us a total of around 731,000 calories, providing a relatively balanced diet.
Assuming a daily intake of 2,000 calories per person (enough for most people), this supply would last a single person for about 365 days. Of course, this hinges on proper storage (keeping bugs out of grains, ensuring cans remain sealed). So, food-wise, survival for a year inside the mall is possible.
The Water Problem: The bigger issue is access to clean water. In my warehouse job, we had about 75 liters (three large water cooler bottles). Once the electricity goes out, water stops running from the taps, meaning reliance on stored water. The human body needs about 2 liters of water per day, so the warehouse stock would last only about a month. After that, you'd need to start recycling urine, ideally from day one, to make the water last longer.
Rules for Survival: No leaving the warehouse/mall. No magical tools/materials—only what's inside the building. Assume no external threats for the scenario. Preserving Food: The first priority would be preserving the fresh fruits and vegetables. This means using salt, vinegar, or sugar (all commonly found in food storage) to prevent spoilage. Without these, the perishables are a lost cause. Additionally, saving seeds from fruits and veggies (especially cucumbers and tomatoes) could provide a renewable food source. If there's any soil available (even broken-up floor tiles could provide access to dirt), you could attempt to grow plants indoors. Breaking through the roof would be necessary to allow sunlight in for the crops. Filtering urine for plant irrigation could be done using cloth and crushed minerals like charcoal or rocks.
If you can last 30 days, you might have cucumbers. If you make it to 3 months, you could have tomatoes. By this point, rats and birds will inevitably become a food source, and creating traps will be essential for catching them.
Why Malls Are Better: A U.S. supermarket, by comparison, has at least 100 times the food supply of my small warehouse. This means 100 people could potentially survive for a year inside a well-stocked mall, assuming a stable water supply. Rainwater collection becomes essential here. Another major hazard is rat bites, which pose a high risk of disease like rabies (far worse than any zombie scenario since it's nearly a guaranteed death sentence without treatment).
In conclusion, with proper planning, preserving food, planting crops, collecting rainwater, and avoiding dangerous animals, it's entirely feasible for a group of people to live indefinitely inside a mall, provided it's well-stocked and secure.
Personally, I think the dumbest decision ever made in a zombie film comes from one of the bully kids in the movie _Dead Girl_. He gets convinced to stick his meat into the zombie girl's mouth.
I disagree with the Dead Island 2 bit. Up until this point we have not met the screamer varient of zombies and it's shown that the zombie couldn't break the glass. These things aren't exactly known for hiding their power level. If it can't get through with brute force, it can't get thrugh at all. If anything the only thing he did wrong was yelling, as that's known to attract zombies but like…we were there to get guns. Not like we were going for a stealthy approach.
The real sin is that Sam B, veteran survivor, did not mention that special zombies like the screamer exists. He had all the time in the world to give us tips but all he did was teach us how to mod our weapons. I could go on about all the things Sam B didn't tell us like the Fury boost or what happened to the other survivors but I guess he was too busy pinning for a lost love. Coming from a Sam B main in both games all I can say is: Look how they massacred my boy
High School of the Dead – everything they do. The zombies are slow and blind. Just learning to shut up and silently stab them one by one would make it easier than Shaun of the Dead zombies. But nope, everyone constantly yells, runs and somehow loses. Abandoning the titular school was dumb of them, a great fortified location they could easily clear. Military deciding to launch random nukes at nothing just to cause an EMP which doesn't help against zombies at all. Kingdom – It's generally nobles that were acting dumb, but a noble woman bringing her zombified son on board of a safe boat and then freeing him at night was peak stupidity. Gakkou Gurashi – you would expect the hallucinating kids would make dumb decisions. But no, they were actually really smart in their choices most of the times. The dumbest mistake was for some random employee to neglect proper decontamination protocol when dealing with extremely contagious bacteria, starting a zombie apocalypse.
A side note about the hippies in Zombieland, pacifism is an ideology that only exists in places with great excess in resources. It's a product of the prosperity of the 20th century in the western world. When things get desperate, anyone unwilling to fight for their own survival dies. That's not just something relevant to a zombie apocalypse. When there are no more consequences, the evil will take advantage of the weak, so the only way to survive is to know how to defend yourself
well, so most stupid of list, in my opinion, are things those have literally no defense.. so either any of "haha, me pretend me zombie, pls dont shoot me" cases, or dropping paratroopers as zombie food
The blood pressure part from dawn of the dead wasn't just your opinion it was just a straight up fact of a a one brain cell moment despite it being a funny gag
i will defend the last of us 2 in only that abby slipped from the crane into the infested skyscraper. they even said if they didnt reroute they could have gone down some scaffolding on the side of the building,
the OG nite of the living dead the idea was to fill the truck with gas to take everyone and escape the house. also fear fear / panicking can cause people to do simple mistakes or just f-up entirely .Also will we get a "Bucket List of the Dead" survival rating ?
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I would die first because im the idiot who would stay behind to save the group. I’ve already experienced this multiple times. You guys wanna survive? Have me in your group. Its essentially a 1up.
I think the dumbest thing that happened in l4d2 is the fact that the l4d survivors didn't tell the crew about the military I mean since there is many theories I think the survivors faced danger in the military rather than a safe haven
Army of the Dead is filled with "dumb character decisions." The "Ulterior Motive" subplot made the main plot incredibly pointless
Surprised not seeing detention of the dead on this list. There were so many choices they could have made so most of the survivors survive at the end of the movie
Zombieland was expected though. It’s a comedy 😂
Thanks for the video dude, it was a fun one to watch.
19:25 Actually that's a great concept.
21:09 Meanwhile that's a LOL concept.
I’d like to add if you’ve ever seen High School of the Dead. Fun anime, ecchi but also had some legit sad moments. A super dumb moment I think of is the attempted r@pist who grabbed the MCs girl at the gas station and made a bunch of noise, and got shot for being dumb and then swarmed by the horde.
Wait, I thought the reason they kept the zombie soldier chained up in 28 Days Later was to see how long it took for the infected to starve to death.
I was eating when you said zombie gang bang. Thanks
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I feel so bad for that spec ops trooper parachuting into that huge horde of zombies 😭
I mentioned it on the question but Not removing the arms and mouths of the zombie cargo pullers in Zom 100 Bucket list of the dead. A group of survivors are using zombies to pull trucks for supply runs or trading and just use bait to keep them on track. But they don't remove the mouths or arms so when the zombies get off chain even just a few zombies wreck the whole safe house. If they'd just removed the arms and jaws than they would have been fine.
F the 16k people that didnt like but viewed this
You made a couple mistakes in your part about the Dawn of the Dead remake. 1. Andy tried shooting the zombies in order to thin the herd but it only led to more showing up. 2. They weren’t in the mall for only a few days, they were there for a month. 3. The mall was running on backup generators by that point and the food would start to spoil once power became more intermittent. And 4. You neglected to mention that trusting Steve was a major part of what caused them to lose the mall since he abandoned the door
in 28 Days later, the soldiers kept the infected soldier to see how long it would take him to starve
in Shaun of the Dead, i see no problem in the ends days sitting it out in a pub, sure piss stained peanuts and warm beer, but really it seems a good way to go out
Ironically this subject is the most realistic thing of zombies…. the people being so dumb. Seriously, what was with the toilet paper in 2020? 😂
Pls all walking dead spin-offs lol
Walking Dead. Absolutely does have tons of stupid decisions lol
I kinda gave up on TWD after Carl died such a stupid death for a rando that would have been fine never introduced in the show
I think the dumbest zombie survivor was the friends we made along the way. Lol no jk its the greedy buisness man from train to buson movie he deliberatly chose all the wrong choices and ended up costing everyone everything himself inclded
So I Think The Dumbest Thing You Can Do In Any Zombie Apocalypse Is Get Pregnant (In Small Groups Not Whole Communities That Actually Can Survive For Decades) Like Why On Earth Is Your Traveling Group Of 13 People Thinking It's A Good Idea To Bring A Noisy Baby Along And Not To Mention The Extra Care For The Mother It's Dumb To Reproduce Without Finding A Place To Settle Down And Be Protected In My Opinion
In 28 Days defense, there is an argument to be made that they kept the infected guy alive to see how long the infected lasted or if there were any mutations
In Dawn of the Dead, they would've had to leave anyways. Malls have too many doors to defend. In a real world situation, without anyone running the plants the electric power grid would be down by the week. Generators run on gas, so they would follow shortly. They had the right idea of planning an exit, but the dumb girl and then phil dunphy forced them to abandon ship before they were ready.
You should make a Why You Wouldn't Survive a Plants vs Zombies Zombie Apocalypse. I think the zombies in that universe are really OP.
To address anyone skeptical about surviving indefinitely inside a mall, here's a more detailed explanation:
I used to work in a small supply warehouse, and I can provide insight into how much food could realistically sustain a group over an extended period. In the warehouse, we received shipments every few days: around 5-6 boxes of canned goods (40kg each), plus about 250kg of grains (rice, beans, corn, lentils) each week, and an additional 50kg of fresh fruits and vegetables (which spoil quickly). For this example, let's assume we have a single delivery of each item at the time of an apocalypse.
250kg of grains = approximately 325,000 calories (mostly carbohydrates)
200kg of canned food = estimating half as protein/fat, about 100kg or 400,000 calories (higher if in oil)
50kg of fruits/veggies = roughly 6,000 calories before spoilage
That gives us a total of around 731,000 calories, providing a relatively balanced diet.
Assuming a daily intake of 2,000 calories per person (enough for most people), this supply would last a single person for about 365 days. Of course, this hinges on proper storage (keeping bugs out of grains, ensuring cans remain sealed). So, food-wise, survival for a year inside the mall is possible.
The Water Problem:
The bigger issue is access to clean water. In my warehouse job, we had about 75 liters (three large water cooler bottles). Once the electricity goes out, water stops running from the taps, meaning reliance on stored water. The human body needs about 2 liters of water per day, so the warehouse stock would last only about a month. After that, you'd need to start recycling urine, ideally from day one, to make the water last longer.
Rules for Survival:
No leaving the warehouse/mall.
No magical tools/materials—only what's inside the building.
Assume no external threats for the scenario.
Preserving Food:
The first priority would be preserving the fresh fruits and vegetables. This means using salt, vinegar, or sugar (all commonly found in food storage) to prevent spoilage. Without these, the perishables are a lost cause. Additionally, saving seeds from fruits and veggies (especially cucumbers and tomatoes) could provide a renewable food source. If there's any soil available (even broken-up floor tiles could provide access to dirt), you could attempt to grow plants indoors. Breaking through the roof would be necessary to allow sunlight in for the crops. Filtering urine for plant irrigation could be done using cloth and crushed minerals like charcoal or rocks.
If you can last 30 days, you might have cucumbers. If you make it to 3 months, you could have tomatoes. By this point, rats and birds will inevitably become a food source, and creating traps will be essential for catching them.
Why Malls Are Better:
A U.S. supermarket, by comparison, has at least 100 times the food supply of my small warehouse. This means 100 people could potentially survive for a year inside a well-stocked mall, assuming a stable water supply. Rainwater collection becomes essential here. Another major hazard is rat bites, which pose a high risk of disease like rabies (far worse than any zombie scenario since it's nearly a guaranteed death sentence without treatment).
In conclusion, with proper planning, preserving food, planting crops, collecting rainwater, and avoiding dangerous animals, it's entirely feasible for a group of people to live indefinitely inside a mall, provided it's well-stocked and secure.
They had to leave the mall the power was going out and food was likely running out too
In cockney vs zombies mickey legshotted a zombie instead of headshotting him and getting infected. Dumb
Personally, I think the dumbest decision ever made in a zombie film comes from one of the bully kids in the movie _Dead Girl_. He gets convinced to stick his meat into the zombie girl's mouth.
How about the US military in Yonkers, New York in world war z (the book)?
You should talk about project zomboid! Or world war z the book!??
I disagree with the Dead Island 2 bit. Up until this point we have not met the screamer varient of zombies and it's shown that the zombie couldn't break the glass. These things aren't exactly known for hiding their power level. If it can't get through with brute force, it can't get thrugh at all. If anything the only thing he did wrong was yelling, as that's known to attract zombies but like…we were there to get guns. Not like we were going for a stealthy approach.
The real sin is that Sam B, veteran survivor, did not mention that special zombies like the screamer exists. He had all the time in the world to give us tips but all he did was teach us how to mod our weapons. I could go on about all the things Sam B didn't tell us like the Fury boost or what happened to the other survivors but I guess he was too busy pinning for a lost love. Coming from a Sam B main in both games all I can say is: Look how they massacred my boy
High School of the Dead – everything they do. The zombies are slow and blind. Just learning to shut up and silently stab them one by one would make it easier than Shaun of the Dead zombies. But nope, everyone constantly yells, runs and somehow loses. Abandoning the titular school was dumb of them, a great fortified location they could easily clear. Military deciding to launch random nukes at nothing just to cause an EMP which doesn't help against zombies at all.
Kingdom – It's generally nobles that were acting dumb, but a noble woman bringing her zombified son on board of a safe boat and then freeing him at night was peak stupidity.
Gakkou Gurashi – you would expect the hallucinating kids would make dumb decisions. But no, they were actually really smart in their choices most of the times. The dumbest mistake was for some random employee to neglect proper decontamination protocol when dealing with extremely contagious bacteria, starting a zombie apocalypse.
A side note about the hippies in Zombieland, pacifism is an ideology that only exists in places with great excess in resources. It's a product of the prosperity of the 20th century in the western world. When things get desperate, anyone unwilling to fight for their own survival dies. That's not just something relevant to a zombie apocalypse. When there are no more consequences, the evil will take advantage of the weak, so the only way to survive is to know how to defend yourself