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[TheAirman]

[SPEC]Is whatever causes the chick to explode contagious?

[Slusho Addict]

Re: [SPEC]Is whatever causes the chick to explode contagious

[fleabit]

Not sure about contagious... I think that they just don't know what they are dealing with, and since it seems like an infection, they are taking all precautions to prevent a possible outbreak.

[Euchre]

From what we keep seeing of mixed measures of protection, I'd say it's clear the MOPP gear is because they don't want to get directly exposed to whatever is causing things like exploding women. That means you need to not get spattered when said woman explodes - notice the vinyl curtains. I think only a limited number of people have been exposed and the trailer only happens to show us one instance of a person 'popping'. I'd say based on how things are being handled, direct contact is what they are worried about. Just because there's some sort of pathogen doesn't mean it can be transmitted in the open air, so as long as you don't touch the known 'infected' you'd be fine.

[Melodyman]

Heres another possibility. Perhaps when the military begins firing at it, the projectiles open wounds that splatter its blood everywhere. Its this monster blood that comes in contact with humans and causes the transfer of whateveritis to infect them. Notice there is some kind of blood on the girls body and clothes in the photos before she expands... the soldier with the blurred out face says you cant help her now its too late....
Instead of little monsters, it could just be airborne toxic blood from the beast that infects everyone..

(reposted from another thread)

[TBILL]

Personally I think its possible that we will never know how the virus is spread or how contagious it is, thus playing off our fears of chemical attacks etc. Not saying I am 100% on this just that I think its possible

[McPhearson]

This makes me wonder how much will be explained in the movie... as you have to realize, they're making the movie so that you wouldn't have to have kept up with this whole ARG. In other words, they may either (a) not explain the chick exploding until the movie, (b) will explain it during the ARG, and then re-explain it during the film, or (c) go with TBill and not explain anything ever. After all, with the entire film being from the camera's point of view, you have to know that little exposition like that will take place.

My guess is, so far, (a). But again, we may never know.

[HerOdyssey]

Well, I don't know if I'm interfering with movie magic, but those blue hazmat suits are not hermetically sealed. We have them in our offices. They close with velcro. They're meant to allow for an oxy tank and mask underneath (hence the hump). It's supposed to protect you from direct contact with materials, but it's not airtight; so if it's a contagion that is passed on by touch, the guys are pretty much safe, but if it's airborne, those blue suits won't protect them unless they're masked tightly.