Flash-back to when Rick wakes up in hospital - electricity is off - his life-support machine is dead, the clock on the wall has stopped, yet there's a light flickering in one of the hallways.
Backup lights on the generator with batteries.
Later in the show their skulls seem to be less solid, smashing easily with little effort.
The longer dead, the more deterioration. They are walking dead, but still decomposing.
Just how long was Rick in hospital in a coma, with no sustenance? There's no wonder he's a survivor!
The time it took for the outbreak to destroy the hospital and him to wake up. He just didn't go to the hospital, the out break happened and the hospital was overrun. The hospital had been fighting off the dead for awhile. Hence, the locked door with the walkers behind it.
Why didn't T-Dog shoot through Merle's handcuffs when he lost the damned key?
Uh...cause Merle was an ass.
Thanks for the detailed response!
Batteries would explain it if all the lights are on, but they aren't, just the flickery one. Which shouldn't really be on at all because some of the wiring is broken, hanging down etc. Electricity works through wiring only when it's all complete. If even one wire is damaged, a short would occur and darkness ensues.
Also, if anything was going to be put onto emergency battery back-up, surely it would be life-support systems?
I understand your theory but bone doesn't decompose like that.
Yep, the hospital theory works for me. Nice one.
Haha! Yeah, he was.
Bone does break down with organic things chomping down on it.
But...that was someone else's explanation for why they are softer later.
The drip machines have batteries and so do the life-support. The emergency lights would also have backup.
Yes, the sparks were just Hollywood prettiness.