The Superior Weapon in a Zombie Apocalypse

I will now refute his arguments. First of all, my opponent claims that my critiques on the forearm machete were based on situations that I fabricated and "Nobody would wield the machete while driving, just as they would not wield a bill hook. " However, in R2 my opponent comments that "The forearm machete can be used on the run with absolutely no detriment to the wearer", clearly suggesting that the forearm machete would be worn on the forearm while travelling. Thus, the situations that I used as examples are not fabricated, but would occur if the forearm machete was worn while on the run. Secondly, my opponent says and I quote "notice how the effectiveness in defending and killing zombies is not in question. " This is a direct contradiction to what my opponent argues when he talks about the Beretta M9: "The English Longbow is at least three times less effective in killing zombies". If effectiveness was not in question, why bring this up? I would invite my opponent to clear this up. My opponent attempts to refute my situation where the survivor is surprise attacked by a zombie by saying that the user could hold the machete by the steel bar. Using the picture that my opponent so kindly provided, we can see that the steel bar is the same thickness as the blade, quite thin. However, the steel bar is dulled. Holding this in both hands and swinging, would undoubtedly be quite painful. As soon as the blade hits the zombies head, it will encounter resistance, pushing the dull bar deeper into your hands. Imagine if a knife's handle wasn't rounded and was instead straight edged and made of metal. How painful would it be to cut anything? Yet my opponent argues that the forearm machete has more range and killing power than the weapon I selected, the bill hook. I apologize for not identifying the make of the billhook, as they can be of varying length, anywhere from 10 inches in total length to 9 feet long. The version that I chose is the Morris-Devon Billhook which has a total length of 13.5 inches. I would like to point out that in the criteria set forth for this debate; zombies infect others by biting them. I would like to point out that zombies only have one mouth which is on their head. Thus, to bite someone they must essentially touch their head to the intended victim. Clearly, a shorter weapon is ideal in this situation when a zombie is reaching towards you. A sliced neck would kill a zombie and the billhook is perfect for that. My opponent's second weapon is the aluminum alloy baseball bat. My opponent would like you to believe that since the thin end of a baseball bat has a smaller surface area, the pressure is applied to a smaller area, thus increase the pressure applied to a zombie. This is not true as the thin end is closer to the fulcrum, which in this case is the person's hand. As objects get closer to the fulcrum, the force applied to the object is greatly weakened as the mechanical advantage drops. As you get closer and closer to the fulcrum, the amount of force you can exert is greatly decreased. This is basic mechanical science. This science negates the effectiveness of a baseball bat at short range. My opponent refutes my weapon of the Venetian poleaxe by saying that the weapon is long and heavy, making it too difficult to wield. This is not true. My opponent's major mistake was to use statistics about an Italian poleaxe while the weapon I chose was more specific, a Venetian poleaxe. The website he provided showed a picture of an Italian poleaxe which was different from the poleaxe that I had selected. However, I will accept the statistics brought forth by my opponent. My opponent contradicted himself by saying that the average weight of an Italian poleaxe was 5 pounds and 2 ounces, yet then goes on to say that the 5 pounds is only the blade, hammer, and spike while the website clearly indicates that the total weight is 5 pounds 2 ounces. I would invite my opponent to clear up this error. The blade is not attached to the end of a 2 meter staff, the entire weapon has a length of 2 meters as I described in R2. Furthermore, a poleaxe is not held like a baseball bat and it is not designed to be wielded one handed. You are to hold a poleaxe with hand close to the blade, and one hand closer to the end of the staff. We are assuming that we have a medium proficiency with our weapons; therefore I would know how to hold one properly. If I knew how to hold it properly, it wouldn't be "At a possible 6 feet from the arms". Holding the poleaxe properly makes the weapon easier to stop and more versatile. Secondly, the shaft COULD be made of iron or wood. As I described above, the Venetian poleaxe shaft is made of wood with iron langents. Furthermore, as I demonstrated in R2 the blade would not be stuck in the torso of a victim because if the blade is travelling at the velocity that my opponent suggests it's travelling, it would cleanly cut through body. Remember, this weapon was designed to cut through plate armour. Poleaxes do not need to be bought; maintenance is sharpening the axe head. My opponent's last weapon was the Beretta M9. He has not addressed the fact that firing a silenced Beretta is still equivalent to a rock concert as I have shown in R2. This would undoubtedly attract hundreds of zombies to your location. I would invite my opponent to refute this point in the next Round. Con argues that yew is weaker than aluminum. That is true, however my point was that the frame of the gun cracks more when firing it because it is made of aluminum. My opponent fails to realize that for every shot fired my opponent can expect for hundreds of zombies to come because of the ridiculous amount of noise created by firing the silenced gun. A silenced M9 produces 120 DB of sound which is enough to cause pain for the user and permanent damage. Continued firing may leave the wielder deaf, something that would be a death blow in a zombie apocalypse. Though the M9 has a higher firing rate and the bullets travel faster, the fact remains that the user will be swarmed if he tries to fire a gun. Assuming that you are the only person left on the planet and all the dead and once living are now zombies and you are in the USA, firing a gun could attract between 239 to 6 living zombies. While the longbow may be dodgeably, you can't dodge something you don't see or hear coming. My opponent admitted before that the longbow was silent. The zombie wouldn't hear it coming and no other zombies would know. Though it is true that cities have police stations and gun stores, my opponent fails to realize that the weapon he selected was the Beretta M9. Thus, to be fair if my opponent was say to go to a local police station he may only take Beretta M9's. However, the United States does not have a standardized arm for civilian police and the M9 is primarily used by the army. Thus depending on where you are the police station may not stock M9's in the case of slide failure which has wounded a Naval Special Warfare member. Also, police stations and army bases have security features on their guns; they don't just put them on a stand in the middle of a building. Furthermore, there are such things as archery shops and gun shops do stock arrows. My opponent has provided no source for his assertion that a longbow would take years to produce, plus stores stock longbows. The gun may be more effective at killing zombies, yet you can't kill every zombie out there and eventually you will be swarmed when you fire a gun. For the contradictions and the flaws in my opponents weapons, Vote Pro. SOURCES: . http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk... . http://quickfacts.census.gov... . http://quickfacts.census.gov... . http://en.wikipedia.org...