Earlier this week, we discussed the
Carbone Initiative, which was our plan to freeze a zombie. We wanted to know if
weather and winter would grant us an advantage when the temperature hits below
freezing. This is what we did.
Nolan and Kanen fashioned these
unique man-catchers with broom handles from the dust mops which gave us
superior reach. They then lashed nooses to the end of the dust mops made out of
extension cords from the small Home Improvement section we have in the store.
Try to imagine ripping an extension cord in two. It is not easily accomplished.
The goal was to have snipers
positioned on the roof, clearing out the back of the store of zoms until we
just had one zom staggering around. The target chosen was a smaller woman just
because we wanted a target that we could physically overpower if we needed to.
The snipers were Phase 1. Once the zom
was alone and targeted, we put a shot in one knee just for good measure. Then we
presented bait outside the roll up door. Bait basically equals Luke. The zom
came shuffling up the ramp on one good leg. Now, all the roll up doors feature
the plastic flaps that are intended to keep the conditioned air inside and let
vendors or employees walk in an out without having to close the door up and
down.
So when the zom staggered through the
door, it was somewhat confused by the plastic flaps to start. Once it was
inside, two man-catchers were dropped over the neck of this zom. It allowed us
to keep her safely at arms’ length. We shut the door back and locked it. Then
key people started wrapping this zom up in shrink wrap.
If you are not familiar with shrink
wrap, imagine a roll of plastic wrap that is about 18-inches long. Vendors use
it to wrap up their pallets of merchandise, like 2-liter drinks, so that the
pallets do not topple when being moved from trucks into the store. We tested
this theory and actually wrapped up a couple of people. We wrapped up Lance,
Tommy, and Luke – all considered the strongest people in the store. After four
times around with this industrial Saran Wrap, no one could break free. Once
those arms were pinned against your sides, there is no escape.
With the Carbone Zombie inside, we
wrapped her up several times to ensure safety and prevent fluid contact. We
wrapped around her head and she still kept thrashing despite the lack of
oxygen. It was like we wrapped her into a big, giant condom. We then loaded her
into one of the heavy industrial ice cream racks that the companies deliver ice
cream on. Wrapping Lady Carbone into the cart, we then just shoved her in the
ice cream freezer. (Fearing a contamination issue, yes, we had the freezer
empty before we locked her inside.)
We then left her alone for 48 hours.
Result: Frozen solid. We went inside the freezer and when we got in her face,
we noted pupil contraction and there were… vibrations for lack of a better
term. It was like she was trying to get at us but just could not move.
So this gives us great hope for the
winter. Once it starts freezing, we can start moving around a little more
freely. Nice….
