Vampires a mathmatical impossibility, scientist says

[Corry]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20061025/sc_space/vampiresamathematicalimpossibilityscientistsays

Efthimiou's debunking logic: On Jan 1, 1600, the human population was 536,870,911. If the first vampire came into existence that day and bit one person a month, there would have been two vampires by Feb. 1, 1600. A month later there would have been four, and so on. In just two-and-a-half years the original human population would all have become vampires with nobody left to feed on.

If mortality rates were taken into consideration, the population would disappear much faster. Even an unrealistically high reproduction rate couldn't counteract this effect.

"In the long run, humans cannot survive under these conditions, even if our population were doubling each month," Efthimiou said. "And doubling is clearly way beyond the human capacity of reproduction."

So....you can stop worrying, now.

 

[Arch]

....er unless there are only a few vampires.... and they have chosen not to bite other humans to turn them.... but just to feed.... in which case they could still be alive and kicking right now!.... not that im 406 years old or anything :mrgreen:

 

[Corry]

I should have known this thread would get your attention, Arch!

 

[bace]

Clearly this guy hasn't read any Anne Rice novels. Don't work like that with real vampires.

 

[(Ghastly) Krueger]

Do vampires feed off each other?
Otherwise, when the human population started decreasing, the vampire population would start starving and reducing .. which would give humans a chance to repopulate again... right?
Or we could adapt and start biting back... do vampires turn human when bit?