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Post by darkwolfjtb on Jul 7, 2010 23:44:19 GMT
Hey everyone.../...anyone....
Any advice on household weapon-making methods? Basically I'm stranded in a high-rise block of flats on the 16th floor, and all I can find are coke bottles and a bread maker. This place is so bare it's unreal.
But theres a growing crowd swarming around the building, bigger every day.. I feel like every day we grow closer to the day we're gonna have to haul ass and leave this joint. So until then we should use our time productively and make some weapons, etc.
So I'm looking for any advice on makeshift weapons, etc. Other stuff too, for instance I did have the idea of making some kind of hang-glider and using it from the roof... Although fuck knows what would happen when we landed. Just get mauled instantly I guess.
Anyway, much help appreciated. Thanks guys. Remember, united we stand.
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Post by ShotgunSally on Jul 8, 2010 6:57:44 GMT
Some guy mentioned in the other thread about sticking some nails to a bat to make a mace club. Simple yet effective If you don't have a bat or anything, I 'spose you could use a piece of wood - a chair leg perhaps. If you have any flammable liquids - such as alcohol. You could use it to make a bomb of some kid? here a link I found... might not kill 'em, but it'll cause some damage. www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-make-bomb-from-chlorine-and-alcohol-324024/Good luck
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Post by LivingNotDead on Jul 8, 2010 11:29:27 GMT
Kitchen knives - Every household has a drawer full of sharp knives of various sizes. Many a film has a damsel in distress who, having plucked up her courage, seizes a paring knife to defend her home from evil doers. This is exactly what you should not do in the event of a zombie outbreak. Although knives are handy weapons in most situations they lack any stopping power when it comes to the undead. Often the knives are too short to penetrate the brain sufficiently, or they are too wide to fit into the eye socket. Kitchen knives are not designed for stabbing. They will often break upon the hard bone of the skull. They are best used to penetrate to the heart or for slashing wounds that kill through bloodloss. These methods may work on a living person but they will not halt an undead one. Screwdriver - A thoughtful defender will look to a toolbox instead of the kitchen. A screwdriver, while far from optimal, can dsipatch a zombie. The preferred method is to drive the point of the tool's shaft through the vulnerable eyesocket, directly into the brain. This move can be accomplished with a swift forward stabbing motion, or a downward arching slash. Another possibility is to use the hardened steel point to blow through the lightly protected temple on the side of the head. Either way, this works best on a lone zombie. More can prove troublesome. baseball bat - Most bludgeoning instruments will prove little use against the walking dead. Bats are something of an exception to this rule. Baseball bats are very common in american homes. A good aluminum bat will last through the crushing of many a skull. They are light and easily usable. The problem is that they require some space for their use and that the human skull is difficult to crumple under any circumstances. These dificulties can be overcome through the correct application of tactics. Zombies are easily lured into traps. A person need merely shout to draw the attention of one. Your best choice is to retreat to an open space, such as the basement, garage or living room. There you can shout to bring them lurching towards you. At this point ready the bat. Do not attack the head! Although that is the only way to kill them, a mis-timed blow may mean that a zombie is able to get a bite in. Instead swing as hard as you can at an exposed knee. A powerful blow from a bat will crush a human knee and bring the zombie crumpling to the floor. They feel no pain but they are not immune to gravity. Repeated blows to the head are now easily achieved. Do not stop striking until the head has totally collapsed. Simple spears - When most people think about spears they envision a wodden shaft with a metal tip on the end. The metal tip is preferred but hardly necessary. Look around your home. There are probably quite a few pieces of wood between 4-6 feet in length. With some time and work these can be converted into spears. Use a kitchen knife to sharpen the ends until they become points. This kind of weapon is not hugely useful, but it can have its purpose. The simple spear is meant to a jabbing weapon. It keeps the zombie at a distance while the user attempts to penetrate the eye with quick blows. Anyone using these should work with several of them. If a spear is lost by being stuck in another part of the body or broken by bloodless hands then another should be immediately available. A skilled user can skewer many zombies with enough practice. Crowbar/Prybar - Its curved head makes a perfect handle to poke at zombies in close range, and by holding it by the long end and swinging, it becomes a nice warhammer that is less likely to get caught in bone and flesh than a hammer because of its streamlined shape. Break stuff. You are not coming back for all your neat things later, so break your furniture, your appliances, and your living space into weapons that you can take with you. A table or chair leg can be a good substitute for a baseball bat. A pipe from under the sink is even better. Hanging light fixtures and standing lamps may be another source of metal bludgeons. Scissor blades are good for stabbin', at close range or on the end of a broom handle as a spear tip. Use the metal rods that hold up your shower curtain or your clothes in the closet, or use your coat tree if you've got one. Be creative, and you will be armed. source: ww2.zombieinitiative.org/node/1
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