And then that person becomes a zombie. And that zombie starts turning other people into zombies. How rapidly do you think that could spread around a small community? How many zombies could there be among you within minutes? hours? days? weeks? months?
In a population of 100, zombies having a bite rate of one person per 10 minutes,with a zombie biting two people before being killed and turning after being bitten happening in 10 minutes.
99 alive 1 zombie First ten minutes = one conversion. 98 alive 2 zombies. Next ten minutes = two conversions, one zombie killed. 96 alive, 3 zombies. Next ten minutes = three conversions, one zombie killed. 93 alive, 5 zombies. Next ten minutes = five conversions, two zombies killed. 88 alive 8 zombies. Next ten minutes = eight conversions, three zombies killed. 80 alive 13 zombies. Next ten minutes = thirteen conversions, five zombies killed 67 alive 21 zombies. Next ten minutes = twenty one conversions, eight zombies killed. 46 alive 34 zombies Next ten minutes = thirty four conversions, thirteen zombies killed. 12 alive 55 zombies. Next ten minutes = complete eradication of human element.