Overwhelming numbersA data visualisation of a zombie apocalypse

Disaster waiting to happen

500Meteorites reach the surface

every year

80,000,000Voudoun worshippers

worldwide

Very HighLikelihood of a viral pandemic

in the next 70 years

LowLikelihood of a cosmic ray

burst in the next 70 years

London, hub of the world

1,000,000People from outside London travel

to, within or from the capital everyday

213,000Passengers pass through

Heathrow every day

92,164Passengers pass through

Gatwick every day

26,027Eurostar passengers arrive in

London every day

The infection

24hours incubation

period

9Glasgow Coma Scale

E5,V2,M2

0Apparent pulse rate

18 C body temperature(room temperature)

o

Prone to violent attacks on non infected.

Infection passed through body fluid exchange - through bite or

blood inhalation.Infected are capable of independent motion,

react to sound & movement

Population boom

1 20147

3,981,312

0

7,825,200Population of

London

27,648Almost equalling the 31,478

Metropolitan PoliceOfficers

216Infected individuals

after a week

Effects of a 1 mT nuclear surface blast on London

144.8kmdownwind radiation levels

lethal within days

48.3kmdownwind radiation levels

lethal within hours

98%of people dead - all buildings destroyed

50%of people dead - most buildings destroyed

5%of people dead - small buildings destroyed

Usual wind directionin the UK

Escape to the Country

‘The most remoteplace in the UK’

Carnmore891.6kmfrom London

Cape Wrath1086kmfrom London

Assynt936.6kmfrom London

19.3 km/h

3.6 km/h

13 km/h

6.9 km/h

The matter of survival

0.5 hectaresland needed to sustain 1 person with a diverse diet

33%fruit & vegetables

33%bread, potatoes, rice& pasta

13%meat, fish & beans

13%dairy

8%fatty & sugary foods

0.07 hectaresland needed to sustain 1 person with the bare minimum

Death of a nation

1 147

29,797,632

5

62,218,761Population of

the UK

958Infected individualsoutside of London

91,968Infected individuals

Safe as houses

WindowsGlass breaks easily

under pressure

Patio doorsEven when locked they

can often be justpushed open

ChimneyAn open chimney is a direct

route into a house

RoofTiles are rarely secured

and easily removedor smashed

Garage doorOften less securely locked

than conventionaldoors

DoorsA door is only as strong as

its frame and hinges

Close quarters

91m

50m

40m

37m

1m

0.5m

0.8m

0.3m

0.1m

.22 Rifle

9mm Handgun

Bow & arrow

Shotgun

Chainsaw

Cricket bat

Chair leg

Hammer

Bread knife

This is the end

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