diff --git a/src/vec.rs b/src/vec.rs
index 3345287..0fbd996 100644
--- a/src/vec.rs
+++ b/src/vec.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub impl Vec2: Vector<float> {
              max(&self[1], &other[1]))
     }
     
-    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec2 { Vec2(1f, 1f) }
+    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec2 { Vec2(0f, 0f) }
     #[inline] static pure fn identity() -> Vec2 { Vec2(1f, 1f) }
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ pub impl Vec3: Vector<float> {
              max(&self[2], &other[2]))
     }
     
-    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec3 { Vec3(1f, 1f, 1f) }
+    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec3 { Vec3(0f, 0f, 0f) }
     #[inline] static pure fn identity() -> Vec3 { Vec3(1f, 1f, 1f) }
 }
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ pub impl Vec4: Vector<float> {
              max(&self[3], &other[3]))
     }
     
-    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec4 { Vec4(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f) }
+    #[inline] static pure fn zero()     -> Vec4 { Vec4(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f) }
     #[inline] static pure fn identity() -> Vec4 { Vec4(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f) }
 }