A Chainsaw is the worst weapon to use in a zombie apocalypse.

I'd like to note to all judges that there was really only one rebuttal. My opponent did not take noise, the actual time it would take to cut through either the neck or the torso, and the effect of using this heavy weapon for long periods of time, only one of my points was truly addressed, though I do accept that my opponent may not have had time to draft a full reply. I will now make rebuttals to my opponent's brief analysis of the Kershaw Select Fire, and attempt to explain why the chainsaw is worse. 1. "This knife has an amazing blade of 3 3/8" made of the finest mid-quality china steel. Now, the steel on this knife is not strong enough to cut through bone" While this may seem to be the case, do remember what my opponent put out there, that zombies are rotting corpses, and, as a result, most of their bodies are more brittle, or softer. This is simple fact, walking corpses wont keep their human condition. Against a zombie, either of the eyes, the top of, the back of, or, if you rammed very hard, the front of the tool could go in and get a kill. The blade would make the opening wound, from there, some of the handle could get in as well. You don't have to sever the spinal cord if you wind up ripping up most of the brain in a well placed stab. I would, personally, prefer those odds over the odds of revving up and slowly swinging a large chainsaw, which, you have failed to prove wouldn't move slowly through a human torso. Limbs are moot point, zombies can live without. And a neck slice is already incredibly difficult to do. Zombies, while slow, are still moving targets. I doubt this video features a moving target. 2. "Of course, an imperfect strike can cause the knife to hit bone, causing a high risk of chipping. " This is true, but, again, the zombies vary in rotting. So, I'd, again, rather take a sure-fire or almost sure-fire strike to the top of the head, back of the head, or eyeballs with an 8" overall tool. These are all preferable, again, in my opinion, and also, in almost every single circumstance in which you encounter zombies. Now, that's basically all I have to go off of for my opponent's analysis of the Kershaw, I am unconvinced that it is worse than a chainsaw. While both weapons have many, many negative traits, the Kershaw is simply better. Even if it's not a /good/ weapon, I would take that over a loud, roaring chainsaw that cuts slowly, and attracts every zombie within a pretty good radius. I will admit both weapons are equally awful in a horde, but, at least one would have a better chance with the Kershaw. My opponent mentioned the following about the chainsaw. "The main advantage is the range. The blade of the saw allow it to cause damage to a good distance, much better than a pocket knife. " My opponent must keep in mind that one would have to move rather close to get the right spot of the blades to begin sawing through. This makes the actual range of the chainsaw moot point, you're still getting in the "Personal" distance, and, while you're busy attempting to run that chainsaw through, that zombie, that does not feel pain, is able to lean in and bite you. Or, if he has friends around, they can do you in, too. There's one more thing my opponent brought up. Without getting to the point of semantics, I must point out one error in my opponent's analysis. "Another thing to consider is that through all the movies, with all the fires, chainsaws, shotguns blowing bits everywhere, no one gets infected from inhaling the blood in the air, not having it fall on any of their cuts. This implies that the virus has no airborne life span. It must be direct injection. " My opponent uses movies as a defense for the blood spewing everywhere issue. But I must ask my opponent to now prove, via a clip, where it shows a zombie's blood getting in a laceration or other wound. This is still direct injection, their blood is mixing with your blood via an open cut, this blood, and thus, the virus, will get in one's body, causing infection, and the standard symptoms of zombification.