AAAA! ZOMBIE!

[theoryofgravity]

I stole this from muffybolding, because it's basically the greatest meme ever.

You are in a mall when zombies attack. You have:

1. One weapon.
2. One song blasting on the speakers.
3. One famous person to fight beside you.

Weapon may be real or fictional; you may assume endless ammo is applicable; the person may be real or fictional.My answers

Comments

[kdkaboom]

this is perfection. mike rowe would be EXCELLENT. and, since he was also an opera singer/voiceover artist, HE could provide the music - or atleast very amusing commentary. though i'd really like to hear him sing an ELO song hahaha.

to further your own zombie-combat capabliities... have you read World War Z? if not, do!

[theoryofgravity]

D is actually reading World War Z right now, for the second time, I think. He loved it. I'll probably pick it up eventually.

[theoryofgravity]

Can't you just picture it?

[sheana]

I'm gonna be totally honest here: the other day Colleen and I were in the car, and we had a serious discussion about the second amendment and gun ownership, and I argued (and still firmly believe) that the right should prevail if only in case there is a zombie apocalypse.

Seriously. Your chances are far better of killing a zombie with a shotgun than with a cricket bat, regardless of what the movies say. And now you say, ah! If you barricade yourself in your house, how can the zombies get to you, in that case you wouldn't need a gun! To which I say, well, what if it's some kind of airborne virus or solar flare that causes zombification, and those near and dear to you (cats, dogs, children/partners) are turned into zombies? Why then you'd be up a shit creek. Pardon the saying.

Um.

What?

[theoryofgravity]

Oh yes, D is likewise adamant about shotguns as a necessity of zombie-apocalypse survivalism.

You've gotta destroy the brain! Ain't no cricket bat in the world that can do that.

Guns against zombies

[scackmgackm]

Actually, shotguns are only of use in close-quarters combat, and you want to avoid that AT ALL COSTS.

The best weapon you could get would actually be an M1 Garand or a Kar 98 from WW II - single-shot rifles, heavy ammo. Forces you to conserve ammo, shoot carefully, and a headshot is guaranteed-fatal.

Seeing as how these are hard to come by, or the ammo certainly would be, any hunting rifle would do, especially with a scope. The further away you can be why you get that headshot, the better.

Although, it might not be THAT far away...take your longest effective range in target shooting, and then half that to represent your effective combat range as you'll be freaking out cause, well, they're zombies.

A rifle is still your best bet, though.

If you're getting into close-quarters combat, you're better with a machete or something like that which is silent - because if a zombie is on you, chances are there are more around, and the last thing you need is to draw them to you with a gunshot.

Re: Guns against zombies

[theoryofgravity]

Do zombies retain sufficient mental capacity to recognize a gunshot and therefore associate it with living humans/food? I would debate this point.

Also, isn't Mike Rowe the best answer to #3 ever? I'm very pleased to have thought of that.