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heres the debate hopefully i don't get canned like my story did anywho do movie vampires exist can full vampires move super fast and are stronger then a bull and so forth and so on.

As long as we watch there movies yes they do exist.

but are they living and breathing do they walk in our world are they really among us and we don't know could they be around us without us knowing

let me tell you a secret...

*whispers*

im one of those vampires

*evil grin*

i just have to keep it secret because the government will take me and experiment with me and stuff so um
please dont tell anyone ok?

;)

*smiles*

lol

*fades away*

then i have to meet you :D

Vampire Biology:
A person who comes out of a vampiric coma fully transformed will have undergone a number of major physiological changes affecting the various systems of the body. The information included below is only an overview; for a more detailed account, try two classic texts: Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Vampire and Vesalius' Five Books on the Structure of the Vampire Body.
Brain/Nervous System
A vampire's nervous system is similar to humans and has proven to be their "achilles heel." Injuries to the spinal cord and brain can devastating for vampires. While a vampire's spinal cord and nerves work as before transformation, a number of changes take place in the brain, and that altered brain chemistry goes a long way toward understanding vampire behavior.

serotonin: vampires have much lower levels of this neurotransmitter. In humans, low levels of serotonin trigger aggression and risky behavior. A study of murderers on death row revealed low levels of serotonin in their brains.

dopamine: another neurotransmitter, dopamine induces feelings of well-being. In vampires, it is released during feeding and has a narcotic-like effect. Neural pathways activated in vampires during feeding are much like those found in addicts when using drugs.

circadian rhythms chemical changes in the brain that help us "rise and shine" with the morning light are reversed in vampires.

Sense Organs
Powerful sense organs gave vampires an advantage both in hunting and eluding capture. Sneaking up on them virtually impossible, as they are aware of your presence long before you are aware of theirs.

sight: in vampires, the iris in each eye becomes hyperdilated, giving them what appear to be black eyes. While this iris dilation gives vampires excellent night vision, it renders them effectively blind in daylight. In addition, vampires suffer inflammation of the sclera, making the whites of their eyes appear red.

smell/hearing: both senses are extremely acute, as vampires have double the receptor cells in their noses and ears compared to humans. In fact, vampires usually smell or hear a person coming long before they see one.


Hair, skin, teeth, fingernails
Part of the terror of encountering a vampire stems from dramatic changes to their outer appearance. Some of these changes are functional, while others remain a mystery.

Teeth: during vampiric coma, the upper and lower eyeteeth experience growth. Additional enamel is deposited on the crown of the tooth. Vampires will file the teeth to make them sharper for easier feeding.
Hair: vampires lose all their bodily hair within ten years of transformation (except for the tiny hairs in their ears, known as cilia).

Skin: a newly-transformed vampire has a sickly, pale yellow skin tone that turns to blue over the next few days. In time, the skin becomes more and more translucent, and a fine network of veins become visible under the skin.

Fingernails: vampire fingernails thicken and grow at a rapid rate. Vampires will file their nails to a point, which helps them in grabbing victims.
Circulatory System
The most profound differences between humans and vampires are found in the circulatory system. These differences enable vampires to survive massive trauma that would kill a human being.


Blood: vampire blood is called ichor (pr. ik-er). Modifications to hemoglobin in the blood cells makes vampire blood appear black.

the Heart: vampire blood is pumped via the contraction of skeletal muscle rather than the heart, which eventually atrophies from disuse.

adrenaline: this "emergency hormone," which normally kicks in during "fight or flight" situations, is found in consistently large amounts in vampire blood. The presence of adrenaline, along with changes in muscle, bone and connective tissue, account for vampire's extraordinary strength, speed and aggressiveness.

A vampire's core body temperature is only about 60 degrees, compared to over 98 degrees for humans. This marked difference proved to be a great help for modern vampire fighters, as it made vampires easily distinguishable from humans when viewed through heat-sensitive infrared imagery (note the difference between the vampire and human in the picture at right).
Muscular/Skeletal System
Adaptations in their skeletal and muscular systems give vampires significant advantages over humans.


Muscles/Connective Tissue: about 90% of vampire muscles are of the fast-twitch variety (compared to 50% for the average human). Fast-twitch muscles enable short bursts of maximal force, ideal when hunting prey. Also, vampire ligaments and tendons thicken in response to the workload imposed upon them by the muscles.
Skeletal system: vampire bones thicken, an adaptation necessary to support their newly-powerful muscles.



There's more.. but i think i've covered the basics..

awesome when does the coma begin or come onto a vampire now coming awake

14:19:12 to 14:21:05


all that in less than two minutes.


where did you quote it from, Dhampir?

hmm so thats where i'll go if i tread the path of my past lives. but is it a virus that does that or is it just normally what sang and psy evolve into

*reading*

this is very interesting


*absorbing information*

* slaps forehead *

hollywood has jaded us once again.

movie vampires exist in movies hence the name movie vampire.

V--V

now, real world ones, thats a different story.

Go Peek
Helps me keep one stride ahead of them *grins*

http://www.fvza.org/science2.html

lol

::kicks and reads the rest of the posts::

I dont know, it depends how you trust your sources/references.

I know it isnt vampire related but, for example, in the new Dawn Of The Dead the undead can run whereas they cannot walk at any respectable pace in the original.

tell me what real vampires can do

tell me what real vampires can do

...now darling if they told you that...well then they'd have to suck you dry and not change you...you wouldn't want that now would you...? LOL

no i just want to know whats happening to me i was a psy vamp now i am a sang and psi vamp my vampire self ever so slowly is awakening

vampire hi

i doubt it