Question for those familiar with the Walking Dead comic
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Depends on the metal of the links and what the hacksaw is made of. It is possible that he could have but would have taken forever. It is possible that he would have only broken the saw.CaptainChewbacca wrote:Wouldn't a hacksaw be able to cut through a handcuff or whatever piece of metal he was attached to, given enough time? The zombies weren't coming through the door.
To add in on this, reading an interview with the actor that plays Dixon, the temp on the roof was get up to 130 at times. Dixon was getting pretty loopy to say the least from the heat and thirst. I would not be surprised if in his delirium he tough cutting his hand off was the best and fastest choice for survivalZixinus wrote:Depends on the metal of the links and what the hacksaw is made of. It is possible that he could have but would have taken forever. It is possible that he would have only broken the saw.CaptainChewbacca wrote:Wouldn't a hacksaw be able to cut through a handcuff or whatever piece of metal he was attached to, given enough time? The zombies weren't coming through the door.
Plus, we are talking about a druggy here. Not the most rational creature on Earth. That and he didn't know how long will the chain hold.
IIRC they did ask him why he was digging. Secondly he is out in the blazing sun so it is probably not the best course of action to let him hurt himself further, as in the case of a zombie attack the last thing you want is someone incapacitated especially when most of your able bodied men have left.Oh, and I do think that they should have let the guy just dig. Or at least, ask outright why is he digging. For all we could know, he was grieving this way or something.
Not everyone watches the show at the same time though.Chardok wrote:I don't think tags are really necessary. I was being a goof. Anyone with half a brain (GET IT?!) should know that there's going to be spoilarz in here.