Friday, September 30, 2016

Computers of the Apocalypse

I came across this story on Geek.com and found what has to be the coolest real-life visual for a post-apocalyptic computer ever:

Source: http://www.geek.com
As it happens, it's just a computer somehow still fulfilling its purpose at an auto shop in Poland. Still, this 'ancient' computer would make a great prop in just about any post-apocalyptic setting. I can certainly imagine stumbling into the ruins of an old diesel shop and finding this thing somehow still running, connected to some unknown power source, and holding some forgotten secrets of a forgotten era. 

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Best Bugout Vehicle Ever



A good friend of mine recently acquired a new zombie apocalypse vehicle, complete with a spare tire on the hood, no power steering, and layers upon layers of military issue green paint. What you see here is a 1991 British Army Land Rover. Other than the tires, it has all original equipment and only about 60,000 miles on it.



It has no electronic engine parts to speak of, so the impact of an EMP event is theoretically non-existent. It has no stereo and no GPS, so unless you bring your own GPS tracking device - err, cell phone, you've nothing to worry about in regards to signal emissions. Basically, it's the perfect vehicle for getting off the grid. In fact, the only real issue I see is that it's somewhat conspicuous in a world of of VW Beetles, Lexus SUV's, and all manner of soccer mom transports. Still, when the balloon goes up (as they say), it's a great vehicle for getting the heck out of Dodge (or suburbia).

Otherwise, all it's really missing is a world overrun by zombies.