Would this kill a zombie?

[MercenaryCanary]

When the zombie apocalypse comes, are you really going to have a diamond sword just sitting around, waiting to be used? No, you're not. A hammer is a stupid choice as well. Too slow and clumsy. So both of you have just been eaten by zombies. Suck it.

Machetes, hatchets, crowbars, spikes and the old Shaolin Spade are the superior zombie-slaying implements if you're foolish enough to get close to them.

I'm a little bit surprised at the number of replies to this thread so I will start off with this in reply to Aardvark. It was only meant to be an extreme contrast between a unobtainable item and a common item. Also if your clip goes empty and your surrounded by zeds what will you do if you don't have a melee weapon? It would be difficult to destroy the brain with only your fists. And that is only if your fighting one. I'm sorry that I left out the other parts of the conversation as this seems to have caused you to think that I would run towards them instead of sniping them.
Viva la humanity.

 

[Aardvark]

There's no point in contrasting two useless weapons. The best thing to do is admit that you're both wrong and get yourself something that won't leave you open to zombification.

If you run out of bullets, your rifle/pistol has a butt that probably works a hell of a lot better than your puny, fragile little fists.

In the event of zombies, your first instinct should be flight. Get out of there.

 

[Silver]

Diamond Katana < Diamond Sword
Warhammer/Mace < Hammer
8D

I think you messed up your signs there, coz < means less than. Although I agree on the katana < sword bit. Not sure where people get the whole "katanaz r sooo kewl gaiz!" thing.

Nah, katanas are amazing weapons. Especially German ones, that are created using real quality steel, unlike the horrific steel they have in Japan.

That's the thing though, the Japanese of old HAD to make really complicated blades using really complex techniques just to get a working weapon. In Europe we had good steel, so if we just bashed it into the shape of a sword it could take quite a beating. If they'd tried the same thing in Japan, with the soiled iron they had there, you'd be hard pressed to kill an unarmoured man with it, and having the blade survive.

Combining the two, like they do in Germany today with swords for competition and training and such, produces really amazing lightweight weapons, with a much sharper cutting edge than western swords.

Granted, without proper training it's not going to do you much good, and against a zombie even less. Swords aren't that good for bashing brains or completely severing limbs, they're better for flesh wounds, that'd kill humans, sure, but not zombies.

So yeah, I'd stick with a short axe. It's good to have for other stuff as well, and it's excellent at splitting skulls. And a ruby and an obsidian knife, just for coolness factor.

 

[Spooky_101]

noobs. you use a katana or a foil, if you absolutely must get in close. both excelent zombie killing weapons. and the katana excelent for a zombie apocalype scenario, because IIRC the design was such that they did not need sharpening, and were measued by how many bodies they cut through cleanly (the good ones were 5-i got stuck on the history channel). i would have to say a good ol fashioned katana if you MUST kill zombies with melee weapons-and no, dont say "but i dont have one at my house" because im pretty damn sure i dont have a sword made out of daimonds.

an alternative being a foil, but only if you previously did a LOT of fencing. good peircing weapon and super-light.

but even better... flaming lightsaber

if you can hit a person, much less a zombie, in the eye with a foil under the amount of fear and stress, maybe. but the foil is an ineffective weapon. it can't break the skull. You'd be better off with a heavy bladed weapon like a machete, that could decapitate or damage the brain.

 

[Silver]

Foils are deadly against people actually, and pretty darn brutal. If you use a sword to kill someone it's "slash, dead", it you use a foil it's "stab, stab, stab, stab, rip, stab, stab, rip, rip, stab, pierce, stab, slowly bleed to death in excrutiating agony".

But against a zombie that's going to take a pretty number of stabs.

 

[anNIALLator]

Nah, diamonds are of course really hard, but a hammer is much heavier, so it would serve as a much better skull crusher.

 

[Slycne]

unless you shoot the sword out if a gun barrel

Spoiler

 

[742]

noobs. you use a katana or a foil, if you absolutely must get in close. both excelent zombie killing weapons. and the katana excelent for a zombie apocalype scenario, because IIRC the design was such that they did not need sharpening, and were measued by how many bodies they cut through cleanly (the good ones were 5-i got stuck on the history channel). i would have to say a good ol fashioned katana if you MUST kill zombies with melee weapons-and no, dont say "but i dont have one at my house" because im pretty damn sure i dont have a sword made out of daimonds.

an alternative being a foil, but only if you previously did a LOT of fencing. good peircing weapon and super-light.

but even better... flaming lightsaber

if you can hit a person, much less a zombie, in the eye with a foil under the amount of fear and stress, maybe. but the foil is an ineffective weapon. it can't break the skull. You'd be better off with a heavy bladed weapon like a machete, that could decapitate or damage the brain.

ive met people who can supposedly swat flies with the things, so yeah im guessing an eye wouldnt be too hard a target.

 

[jamesworkshop]

Katanas are great for causing lacerations but zombie resilience will make swordcuts ineffective
Decapitation would be easier due to lower resistance due to decay.
Personally I would more use a hammer to break leg bones then flee rather than stick around to finish off a group.

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

A Diamond sword isn't such a great idea.

IIRC:
Diamond has a lot of hardness because of it's structure that makes it difficult to change it's shape.

What it doesn't have is a lot of toughness which means it's resistance to shattering or chipping isn't the greatest.

If the hammer is a sledge hammer it would definitely be the better choice imo.

 

[Graustein]

noobs. you use a katana or a foil, if you absolutely must get in close. both excelent zombie killing weapons. and the katana excelent for a zombie apocalype scenario, because IIRC the design was such that they did not need sharpening, and were measued by how many bodies they cut through cleanly (the good ones were 5-i got stuck on the history channel). i would have to say a good ol fashioned katana if you MUST kill zombies with melee weapons-and no, dont say "but i dont have one at my house" because im pretty damn sure i dont have a sword made out of daimonds.

an alternative being a foil, but only if you previously did a LOT of fencing. good peircing weapon and super-light.

but even better... flaming lightsaber

if you can hit a person, much less a zombie, in the eye with a foil under the amount of fear and stress, maybe. but the foil is an ineffective weapon. it can't break the skull. You'd be better off with a heavy bladed weapon like a machete, that could decapitate or damage the brain.

ive met people who can supposedly swat flies with the things, so yeah im guessing an eye wouldnt be too hard a target.

For them maybe. Us mere mortals will have to come up with less impressive ways to kill them.

 

[Galletea]

I'd say a crowbar would probably be best. You need the weight to be behind a small surface area for it to smash into the skull.

 

[Silver]

I'd say a crowbar would probably be best. You need the weight to be behind a small surface area for it to smash into the skull.

Hehehehe, crowbar and inlines.

 

[darkless]

Whats with all the diamonds diamonds are hard yes but no where near abundant enough to make whole weapons out of just get yourself something long and sharp and stab for the eye

 

[Ryuzaki]

I would go for a poleaxe. At around 2 metres long it allows you to keep your distance, has an axe for decapitation, a spear head for stabbing and either a blunt end for crushing or a smaller spike for smashing into the side of the head. Such a weapon would be very effective at keeping a hoard at a safe distance from you and would be even more effective in a hallway.

http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_spot_poleaxe.html for pictures of poleaxes.

Oh and no matter how the diamond sword is made, whether it is from one large diamond or a collection of diamonds, it would shatter as soon as it hit anything hard. Hit the ground or a wall once and there goes your weapon.

 

[Silver]

Ryuzaki, what do you do against a horde in a hallway? Stab the first one? Besides, one of those is really heavy and awkward carrying around, you want to be mobile. Otherwise I would have taken one as well. It's a really neat weapon.

 

[Shapsters]

Throw away both your shiny, glittery swords and hammers, and find a SHOTGUN!!