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An Important Announcement by Hellfire
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Z Day, Zombie Day, Apocalypse, the undead rising, the walking dead, Whatever you wish to call it, the majority of people reading this will have at one point or another discussed, or even planned their scenario for such an event. I know I have, so today, while I was having a much needed massage for my dear screwed up back, (which was fantastic as normal) between the haze of sleep and relaxation I started thinking more about my Zday plans. I started off by going through the usual stuff, Living on Arran makes it easy, cut of the ferries and quaratine the island, but lets be honest, the zombies will get here. Next I thought about ships, Aircraft Carriers, etc I know some large ex battleships have come up for sail, but lets face it with a much demanding wife and two young boys, I don't excatly have the money to throw down on an ex battleship, shame I know,
Some how my thoughts had drifted over to the wild west, mainly due to watching so much of the 1998 series of Magnificent Seven recently, but I realised, lets be honest, Cowboys and Gunslingers would have their arse handed to them, and then it suddenly popped into my head.
WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST SUPERHERO TO FIGHT ZOMBIES?
Well if you think of your general superheroes, you've got Spiderman, Na, to much exposed flesh, Batman, bit of a twat really and again, exposed, then it hit me,
IRON MAN, Yes, the one and only Tony Stark (I did watch Iron man the over day, I love Robert Downey Jr) His entire suit is comprised of high strengh material, none of his flesh is exposed. and then I realised, well truth be told, again, I really cannot afford the R&D and building costs of created and powering an Iron Man suit, (I worked it out and I fall short by a few trillion pounds) but hang on a second you may say "what about current body armour?" well yeah, against bullets current body armour works well, but Zombies, they'd find all the little un protected slots and rip it off of you, most body armour are held together with frabric in between the kevlar and plates, (trust me I own a couple of sets) so it really would offer some protection, but not enough. I lay there in my half sleep, half day dream slumber and forget what I had been thinking, My Plans and idea's had come up with nothing useful,
Then it hit me, going back to Iron Man, maybe it wasn't all impossible, I was thinking modern, futuristic, that isn't what we need, we need to go old school. we need to go back to a form of protection that covers your whole body, and that my friends is full plate mail armour, for those of you who do not know, full plate armour consists of three layers and was used my knights in medievil times, if you've seen "A Knights Tale" you'll kinda know what I am on about, Your first layer is padding, Leather bound, light and durable, it absorbs the impact of the blow, second layer is chainmail, the chainmail is designed in such away as it stops anything peircing it, and then the plate armour, thick, strong and no zombie could peirce.
Abiet you'll be slowed down with the plate armour, but you'll be a human tank, zombies can't rip it off, peirce it or bite it, your helmet my be a problem but weild it shut or bolt it onto the armour and your shorter
So, I put it to you my friends, when the day comes, make sure you've purchased your replica/vintange full plate mail armour used in the medievil times, I know I will and mixed with some weaponry, could save your life.
That is all my friends,
Good luck and God speed to you all
Some how my thoughts had drifted over to the wild west, mainly due to watching so much of the 1998 series of Magnificent Seven recently, but I realised, lets be honest, Cowboys and Gunslingers would have their arse handed to them, and then it suddenly popped into my head.
WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST SUPERHERO TO FIGHT ZOMBIES?
Well if you think of your general superheroes, you've got Spiderman, Na, to much exposed flesh, Batman, bit of a twat really and again, exposed, then it hit me,
IRON MAN, Yes, the one and only Tony Stark (I did watch Iron man the over day, I love Robert Downey Jr) His entire suit is comprised of high strengh material, none of his flesh is exposed. and then I realised, well truth be told, again, I really cannot afford the R&D and building costs of created and powering an Iron Man suit, (I worked it out and I fall short by a few trillion pounds) but hang on a second you may say "what about current body armour?" well yeah, against bullets current body armour works well, but Zombies, they'd find all the little un protected slots and rip it off of you, most body armour are held together with frabric in between the kevlar and plates, (trust me I own a couple of sets) so it really would offer some protection, but not enough. I lay there in my half sleep, half day dream slumber and forget what I had been thinking, My Plans and idea's had come up with nothing useful,
Then it hit me, going back to Iron Man, maybe it wasn't all impossible, I was thinking modern, futuristic, that isn't what we need, we need to go old school. we need to go back to a form of protection that covers your whole body, and that my friends is full plate mail armour, for those of you who do not know, full plate armour consists of three layers and was used my knights in medievil times, if you've seen "A Knights Tale" you'll kinda know what I am on about, Your first layer is padding, Leather bound, light and durable, it absorbs the impact of the blow, second layer is chainmail, the chainmail is designed in such away as it stops anything peircing it, and then the plate armour, thick, strong and no zombie could peirce.
Abiet you'll be slowed down with the plate armour, but you'll be a human tank, zombies can't rip it off, peirce it or bite it, your helmet my be a problem but weild it shut or bolt it onto the armour and your shorter
So, I put it to you my friends, when the day comes, make sure you've purchased your replica/vintange full plate mail armour used in the medievil times, I know I will and mixed with some weaponry, could save your life.
That is all my friends,
Good luck and God speed to you all
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People who are among the first casualties when the zombie apocalypse comes: Hellfire.
and tell me, even if knocked on your back, how will a zombie get through the plate armour?
As for superheroes, Darkwing Duck.
Yet!!!!... just you wait.. you'll see.
lol
Then don't read
you know, you have to somehow get INTO that armour. It might have a helmet that is not glued on to the rest of the armour. They are zombies, and they are stupid, yea, I hear you, but the urge to consume tasty human brain makes them figure out quick enough to get off that helmet and then they will feast on your yummy face so quick that you wish you were naked and death would come sooner.
Your idea made me think of this actually:
Again.. simply browse past it..
As to those who said it is not being important Z day is very important I'll have you know.:yes:
And.. got any better ideas on how to fight off the hordes of the undead.
It seems I was wrong as I thought talk of zombies and survival would be beneath someone such as yourself.:razz:
I have L4D2 SKILLZ.
Not that I can play it right now, but SKILLZ, yo.
I'll just stick to L4D2. Even if I do keep getting lost
Now I have Jaina's little, 'I'm sorry, Arthas...' in my head. GIT.
Fuck. Yes.
Although, this might be better:
The zombies will think I'm a gorilla and leave me alone. Until they realise that "wait, gorilla's don't carry shotguns!". BUT IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR THEM!
... I feel like you should read this.
http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=4mcT7A371xQC&dq&utm_source=HA&utm_medium=SKWS-Titles&utm_campaign=launch
There's a section in there explaining why plate armor would be a horrible idea if you were to be attacked by zombies.
Really your best bet is going to be a thick pair of pants, hiking boots which you have already broken in, and leather gloves and jacket.:cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZuK_wYrqp8