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Subject: Spears and polearms are the perfect weapons for a zombie apocalypse.

Da Husk.

Just think about it...

They are mostly light, so you will not tire easily.

They have a long reach, so you can keep yourself out of harm's way.

They require no ammo.

They require little skill to use, unlike a sword, which can take years of training to use effectively.

Anyone else agree?

  • 12.07.2012 12:18 PM PDT

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  • 12.07.2012 12:19 PM PDT

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  • 12.07.2012 12:19 PM PDT

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They can also be turned sideways to push zombies back.

  • 12.07.2012 12:19 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

  • 12.07.2012 12:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: husky1994
They are mostly light, so you will not tire easily.
You've never held a real polearm, have you?

  • 12.07.2012 12:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: P3P5I
What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

A swipe from a halberd could probably take a few out. Or just attack with quick jabs to the throat.

  • 12.07.2012 12:22 PM PDT

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What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?


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  • 12.07.2012 12:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: husky1994

Posted by: P3P5I
What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

A swipe from a halberd could probably take a few out. Or just attack with quick jabs to the throat.
A jab to the throat does nothing to a zombie. You'd have to constantly aim for the cranium, which is not what polearms were designed for.

  • 12.07.2012 12:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: husky1994
They are mostly light, so you will not tire easily.
You've never held a real polearm, have you?

I have held a spear before, and it was pretty light. Halberds are heavy though.

  • 12.07.2012 12:23 PM PDT


Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: husky1994

Posted by: P3P5I
What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

A swipe from a halberd could probably take a few out. Or just attack with quick jabs to the throat.
A jab to the throat does nothing to a zombie. You'd have to constantly aim for the cranium, which is not what polearms were designed for.

Or you can just disable their legs.

  • 12.07.2012 12:24 PM PDT

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  • 12.07.2012 12:25 PM PDT

Dear tomorrow, Find some sensibility, Respond to emotion.
Dear Politician, Define sagacity,
All chances of survival are beginning to diminish.
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Mass media, Mass pessimism, Mass Denial.
My television tells me to panic, but I don't think I'll listen.
The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.


Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: husky1994

Posted by: P3P5I
What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

A swipe from a halberd could probably take a few out. Or just attack with quick jabs to the throat.
A jab to the throat does nothing to a zombie. You'd have to constantly aim for the cranium, which is not what polearms were designed for.


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).

  • 12.07.2012 12:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: husky1994

Posted by: P3P5I
What if you get attacked by more than 1 zombie?

A swipe from a halberd could probably take a few out. Or just attack with quick jabs to the throat.
A jab to the throat does nothing to a zombie. You'd have to constantly aim for the cranium, which is not what polearms were designed for.

Or you can just disable their legs.
With what? A spear is bad for disabling zombie legs since you can't jab their legs into uselessness like with humans. A halberd is quite heavy and you'd be tired out from constantly sweeping back and forth cutting through meat and bone.

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Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.

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Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


If there was a RL zombie apocalypse, you wouldn't even need fancy weapons. You can beat the -blam!- out of them with your hands. They're weakly supported by corroding ligaments and bones and lack any sort of effective musculature system.

  • 12.07.2012 12:31 PM PDT

Dear tomorrow, Find some sensibility, Respond to emotion.
Dear Politician, Define sagacity,
All chances of survival are beginning to diminish.
Comedy is no excuse for our own blasphemies.
Mass media, Mass pessimism, Mass Denial.
My television tells me to panic, but I don't think I'll listen.
The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.


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Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


That is silly how? Please elaborate on how the zombies are beyond the rules of life. I am not against reanimation, just the idea of living without functioning systems.

  • 12.07.2012 12:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


If there was a RL zombie apocalypse, you wouldn't even need fancy weapons. You can beat the -blam!- out of them with your hands. They're weakly supported by corroding ligaments and bones and lack any sort of effective musculature system.
You wouldn't even need to do that. Just hold up behind something semi-fortified with like fences and some wood, and they'll break themselves apart trying to get in.

They don't have that little part in their brain that would stop them from fully hitting a barrier with all their force like a person has. A person can try to beat down the barrier with their bare hands but after a while, they'll stop because of the pain. Zombies don't have this pain inhibition and would just constantly beat the barrier, breaking apart their limbs in the process.

  • 12.07.2012 12:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: IslocStarkiller

Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


That is silly how? Please elaborate on how the zombies are beyond the rules of life. I am not against reanimation, just the idea of living without functioning systems.
Silly based on all the zombie fiction. I don't think there is any piece of zombie fiction that says they are susceptible to normal rules of biology.

Zombies in fiction end up being immune from decomposition, which is a rule of biology. They don't fall apart by walking, although a decomposing body has no strength in its ligaments and tendons to support it. They don't bloat in the summer heat. That's how it's silly.

  • 12.07.2012 12:38 PM PDT
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The weapon furthest on the right is the best for killing zombies (forgot the name). The crescent blades on both sides means easy decapitations no matter which way you swing it, and the central point can pin a single zombie if need be.

  • 12.07.2012 12:39 PM PDT

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Meh, I'd rather fort myself into somewhere and use a gun instead.

  • 12.07.2012 12:40 PM PDT

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.” – Psalms 46:1-3


Posted by: husky1994
Just think about it...

They are mostly light, so you will not tire easily.

They have a long reach, so you can keep yourself out of harm's way.

They require no ammo.

They require little skill to use, unlike a sword, which can take years of training to use effectively.

Anyone else agree?



Ummmm. 100 bullets. 100 zombies. 1 pole axe/spear.


I'll take my gun sir.

  • 12.07.2012 12:41 PM PDT

Dear tomorrow, Find some sensibility, Respond to emotion.
Dear Politician, Define sagacity,
All chances of survival are beginning to diminish.
Comedy is no excuse for our own blasphemies.
Mass media, Mass pessimism, Mass Denial.
My television tells me to panic, but I don't think I'll listen.
The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.


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Posted by: IslocStarkiller

Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


That is silly how? Please elaborate on how the zombies are beyond the rules of life. I am not against reanimation, just the idea of living without functioning systems.
Silly based on all the zombie fiction. I don't think there is any piece of zombie fiction that says they are susceptible to normal rules of biology.

Zombies in fiction end up being immune from decomposition, which is a rule of biology. They don't fall apart by walking, although a decomposing body has no strength in its ligaments and tendons to support it. They don't bloat in the summer heat. That's how it's silly.


Precisely. Fiction. If a zombie loses its heart in our plane of existence, its brain will run out of fuel and cease to function.

  • 12.07.2012 12:42 PM PDT

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.” – Psalms 46:1-3


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Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller

Posted by: Murcielago00

Posted by: IslocStarkiller


Zombies don't break biology. They would die. Or at least be paralyzed (severed spine).
That's the silliest thing I've heard. If that were true, then hell, I'm just going ti stock up on 2 month supply of food, hold up in my house, and wait for the zombies to decompose.


That is silly how? Please elaborate on how the zombies are beyond the rules of life. I am not against reanimation, just the idea of living without functioning systems.
Silly based on all the zombie fiction. I don't think there is any piece of zombie fiction that says they are susceptible to normal rules of biology.

Zombies in fiction end up being immune from decomposition, which is a rule of biology. They don't fall apart by walking, although a decomposing body has no strength in its ligaments and tendons to support it. They don't bloat in the summer heat. That's how it's silly.


Precisely. Fiction. If a zombie loses its heart in our plane of existence, its brain will run out of fuel and cease to function.


That is the fiction of it though my friend.

The virus keeps the brain tissue living/working.

  • 12.07.2012 12:43 PM PDT

Dear tomorrow, Find some sensibility, Respond to emotion.
Dear Politician, Define sagacity,
All chances of survival are beginning to diminish.
Comedy is no excuse for our own blasphemies.
Mass media, Mass pessimism, Mass Denial.
My television tells me to panic, but I don't think I'll listen.
The apathetic force us to persevere, with their backwards priorities.


Posted by: angry0lbgrampa
The virus keeps the brain tissue living/working.


That is an explanation I am willing to hear out.

  • 12.07.2012 12:45 PM PDT

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