Would a sledgehammer be the best weapon to have for a zombie attack, assuming limited/nonexistent supplies of handgun ammo?
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 04, 2005 10:09:45 am PST #855 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
tommyrot - Mar 04, 2005 10:12:15 am PST #856 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It depends on how fast the zombies are at evading attack. If they're really slow, then a sledgehammer would work well. If not, then I think some sort of sword (used for decapitation) would work better. Maybe a Samurai sword?
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 04, 2005 10:33:46 am PST #857 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hmmm. I frankly wouldn't be very confident of being able to decapitate a standing opponent very easily, particularly if the opponent was fast-moving.
brenda m - Mar 04, 2005 10:36:07 am PST #858 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Grenade.
Nutty - Mar 04, 2005 11:19:17 am PST #859 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
But, you can only use a grenade once. I am thinking, something like a long-handled broom, with something spiky on the end, to make the zombies keep clear of my personal bubble. Because, depending on the Rules of Zombiedom, just one touch could be the thing that turns you undead.
Maybe one of those Asterisk-on-a-Chain dealies, like the Witch-king had. What are those?
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2005 11:21:51 am PST #860 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe one of those Asterisk-on-a-Chain dealies, like the Witch-king had. What are those?
Are you thinking of the morning star flail?
Nutty - Mar 04, 2005 11:29:04 am PST #861 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
That was what I had in mind. Although, looking at it, I wonder how you ensure that the asterisk part, upon gouging into zombie body, does not get stuck upon same and render the weapon immediately useless.
But maybe that is a problem with all stabby weapons, huh?
tommyrot - Mar 04, 2005 11:29:49 am PST #862 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Are you thinking of the morning star flail?
I just wanna walk onto the train in the morning carrying one of those, with a crazy look in my eyes....
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2005 11:33:40 am PST #863 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wonder how you ensure that the asterisk part, upon gouging into zombie body, does not get stuck upon same and render the weapon immediately useless.
The advantage to using it on zombies is that they're a bit looser than the not-ever-dead. Bits come off much more easily.
In more seriousness, in a knife fight it's very easy to get cut and not even know it until later. So the weapon getting stuck hasn't proved to be an overriding consideration.
Nutty - Mar 04, 2005 12:00:26 pm PST #864 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I think if you did not notice you'd been smacked by a giant steel asterisk, you would have to be a zombie.
But, point taken. Just because I can inevitably get a knife stuck in a carrot while trying to chop said carrot does not mean that this is inevitable for everyone under all circumstances.
But, when the carrots attack, don't let me be the one with the knife.