A study released earlier this week ranked all 50 U.S. states on which are the most and least likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Appealing to the public’s seemingly insatiable appetite for all things zombie, real-estate website Estately conducted a study which ranked all 50 states on which would be most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse. The company looked at 11 different metrics to rank the states, including the number of active and retired military personnel per capita, physical activity, obesity rank, survival skills, number of guns, knowledge of zombies, and number of triathletes among others. High on the list of skills necessary to survive a zombie apocalypse are “know your enemy” and being physically capable of either out-running or shooting them.
Which states ranked highest as the most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse? Alaska, Wyoming, and Colorado topped the list as having the most physically fit, zealous zombie fighters. Alaskans, as the study pointed out, are “used to running from bears and moose” and won’t be afraid of “slow-moving corpses.” Additionally, “Alaska is packed with military personnel and veterans, and they’re only a fraction of the well-armed Alaskans prepared to shoot zombies from a moving snowmobile.”
Wyoming and Colorado also ranked high for similar reasons, with Wyoming edging out Colorado because “No other state has a shared love of zombie movies and guns like Wyoming.” However, “Coloradans are well known to be among the most physically fit in the country, so when zombies start crawling out of their graves, most of the state’s residents will be miles away, easily jogging up a 10,000-foot mountain.” And after the last several years of historic wildfires followed by epic flooding, Coloradans could probably teach everyone a thing or two about survival skills.
On the other end of the scale, New Jersey ranked “dead last,” and, as the survey states, “…if the zombie apocalypse began today and you live in New Jersey, the odds are 100% that you’ve already been bitten and have become a zombie.” Bridgegate, anyone?
Also among the worst were a number of other East Coast locations, including Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C., which the study pointed out as having “…almost no knowledge of zombies, martial arts, or firearm ownership. It’s going to be an all-you-can-eat brain buffet for the zombies,” which brings new meaning to zombie politics.
While it may seem at times like the walking dead are already among us, it’s slightly “reassuring” to know that at least a handful of the nation’s states are well-prepared to deal with a zombie apocalypse. If you’re “lucky” enough to be living in one of those states, perhaps you can now add that to the list of features when selling your home. After all, when considering moving, wouldn’t you want to live in a state where the residents are more prepared to take on hoards of shuffling, foul-smelling, brain-eating creatures? And for those living in the bottom states, perhaps renting “The Walking Dead” or “Zombieland” might not be a bad idea, because as most everyone knows, in real estate it’s all about “location, location, location.”
So the next time your real estate agent says, “Location, location, location,” you’ll know secretly that means Alaska, Wyoming, and Colorado—the top three states most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse!
Link to article: http://www1.gcnlive.com/CMS/index.php/component/k2/380-location-location-location-and-the-zombie-apocalypse
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