While computer-assisted pseudo-random number gener-
ation is computationally cheap and fast, it relies on tech-
nology which might not be available in the event of a
zombie apocalypse.
We advocate the use of ballistic-
assisted (i.e. projectile-based) random sampling methods
because they are both easily accessible and paralleliz-
able. In particular, shotgun-assisted random sampling
seems very suitable because of the presumed abundance
of shotguns in cataclysmic times and the speed at which
they can generate samples.
