What's Your Ultimate Zombie Slaying Weapon?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants' preferences for weapons to use in a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. It explores various types of weapons, their effectiveness, and the reasoning behind each choice, encompassing both practical and humorous perspectives.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for melee weapons like swords or cricket bats due to their durability and lack of need for ammunition.
  • Others argue for firearms, such as shotguns or rifles, citing their effectiveness at a distance and ability to incapacitate zombies quickly.
  • A few participants suggest unconventional weapons, including a flamethrower for its area effect and chainsaws for close encounters.
  • Some humorous suggestions include using a spoon or a fictional "de-zombification powder" to resolve the zombie threat peacefully.
  • Several participants mention vehicles as a means of both defense and mobility during a zombie outbreak.
  • There are discussions about the practicality of using heavy artillery or explosives, with some participants suggesting that such options may be excessive.
  • One participant humorously questions the assumption that zombies must be shot, suggesting they might be kind beings instead.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best weapon, with multiple competing views on the effectiveness and practicality of various options remaining throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions are based on fictional scenarios or humorous interpretations, which may not align with realistic considerations of a zombie apocalypse.

What is your zombie slaying weapon of choice.

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Zombie Slaying Weapon of Choice...

I did this a couple years ago but let's do it again.

If the Zombie Apocalypse came what would be your zombie slaying weapon of choice? Vote and post a description and/or reasoning if you would like.


[strike]I'm trying to add a poll here but I haven't done it in a while so it may not show up. I can't find the area to add poll options at the moment.[/strike]

edit: Got the poll up. It allows multiple choices if you like to pair up.


Mine would be a sword or cricket bat (no need for ammo or reloading) though I have always loved the prosthetic chainsaw hand in Army of Darkness.
 
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rootX, if I ever become a zombie, I will never come near you. That is the most horrifying thing I've seen in years.
 


rootX said:
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http://www.surgicaltechnologists.net/blog/20-scary-old-school-surgical-tools

Amazing how zombi-ism goes back to our founding fathers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington#Retirement_and_death
Modern doctors believe that (George) Washington died largely because of his treatment, which included calomel and bloodletting, resulting in a combination of shock from the loss of five pints of blood(from that device pictured above!), as well as asphyxia and dehydration.

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Would have to say bladed weapon or a rifle. Bladed weapon because it will last pretty much forever... only downfall is you have to get close say there are a lot of zombies... rifle of course just stake out a buildings roof picking them off... this assumes you have plenty of ammo (and your bladed weapon... oh yeah and a handgun sidearm just incase)
 


I want a giant sword and a motorbike, like in ff7.
 


if it's traditional, slow moving zombies - a shotgun or a chainsaw
 


I'm opting for fire (flamethrower) and a chainsaw. The flamethrower would be best for getting them before they're within grabbing distance, but doesn't require as much accuracy under pressure (i.e., when I'm screaming and running) as some of the other options. If a zombie does get closer, then I want something powerful and quick to zip off their head...or whatever else gets close first...and that's the chainsaw.

And Happy Halloween everyone!
 
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Hmm, weapon of choice. I would take the spoon, yeah definitely the spoon.
 
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De-zombification powder. One puff into a room filled with zombies is enough to dezombify them all, and then we can all live happily ever after. :smile:
 
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As a zombie expert, the simplest weapon works... love.

Happy Halloween, PF! Anyone dressing up as the Klein-Gordon equation?
 
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How about a laser to aim at their eyes?
 
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I had to say shotgun. You don't need to be too close, and from watching many zombie films, if you blow their head off, it's a guarantee they don't get back up.
 
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A 12 gauge pump-action shotgun with an extended magazine would probably be the most effective, but I would definitely have to go with the chainsaw for its fun factor.
 
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I went for the flamethrower and a vehicle. I'm getting lazy.
 
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I'd say a GBU-34/B (MOAB) out of the back of a C-130. Or a B-2 loaded out with B61. Or several BGM-109 Tomahawks. Anything with a large blast zone.

Also along those lines a M29 recoilless rifle with M-388 ammunition would be good.

But in a bit more reality I'd have to say a 10 Gage. With a flamethrower for wider defensive needs. And a good sharp daishō for my last backup.
 
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I would use a vehicle--specifically, the family minivan. That way, I wouldn't have to spend money on anything new.
 
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Argentum Vulpes said:
I'd say a GBU-34/B (MOAB) out of the back of a C-130. Or a B-2 loaded out with B61. Or several BGM-109 Tomahawks. Anything with a large blast zone.

Also along those lines a M29 recoilless rifle with M-388 ammunition would be good.

But in a bit more reality I'd have to say a 10 Gage. With a flamethrower for wider defensive needs. And a good sharp daishō for my last backup.

I think you've got a little bit of overkill there.
 
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BigD said:
I think you've got a little bit of overkill there.
There is no overkill -- there is only "open fire" and "time to reload".
 
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Why anybody things zombies must be shot? Maybe in real life they are very kind and polite beings.
 
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Machete and/or crowbar and semi-automatic carbine.
 
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Sub-machine gun and a segway, the only way to kill zombies.

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Topher925 said:
Sub-machine gun and a segway, the only way to kill zombies.

segway-anti-terror_684090n.jpg

Now that's funny!:smile:
 
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Hurkyl said:
There is no overkill -- there is only "open fire" and "time to reload".

Didn't know you were a fan.
 
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As for me at the moment Wizard's Fury spell does the trick. That is:

Fire damagae 10 pts for 15 secs on Target
Frost damage 30 pts on Target
Shock damagae 30 pts on Target

Cast two or three times.
 
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I'd want to be wolverine, or superman...
slice and dice, or just fly through them all...
 
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shotgun and shovel, the classics
 

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