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Originally posted by: CadetLee
The Taser (we have the Taser X26) sends electricity at the same wavelength that your brain uses to control voluntary muscle movement, and it completely overrides the brain's capability to control your muscles.
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A conventional term is "electro-muscular disruption" (EMD), but "override" is also an apt description, as the subject's muscles tense regardless of the brain's orders. Taser's advertising literature states that its effectiveness is based on high oscillating instantaneous current (average current is well within commonly accepted safe limits) and rapid pulsing.

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Originally posted by: BladeVenom
There's been dozens of cases where someone with heart disease or on drugs have died after being tasered.
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Do you have any info on a case which a Taser was clinically proven to be the sole cause of death - where stress from the incident/etc had nothing to do with it? I'd like to hear about anything you can find. 🙂
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I would also be interested in links.
 
After being electrocuted by Christmas tree lights....I all ready know how it feels.

It's a good tingly burning sensation. The after effects are like sleeping on your arm and waking up like you lost a limb.

Yeah, it does put you in quite a panic.
 
Originally posted by: zach0624
I want one of those so bad. Just think of all the fun you could have with one of those.....
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..Except that it isn't legal to use a taser unless said force is justified....
 
Originally posted by: CadetLee
Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Originally posted by: CadetLee
Originally posted by: tyler811
Looks painful


If you have a heart condition can this make you have a heart attack?
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Nope.
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There's been dozens of cases where someone with heart disease or on drugs have died after being tasered.
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Do you have any info on a case which a Taser was clinically proven to be the sole cause of death - where stress from the incident/etc had nothing to do with it? I'd like to hear about anything you can find. 🙂
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People with heart conditions can sometimes get heart attacks just from being startled...not real likely, but it does happen. If you're old and have a weak heart, it doesn't take much to send you over the edge. Be it a taser or a stressful situation. A taser is certainly a sudden, violent shock to your system...albeit one that most people in healthy condition can deal with w/o disrupting the regular functioning of their organs.

Originally posted by: enwar3
I want to know why the dudes holding the dude didn't get shocked.
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The taser shoots two electrodes, and as such the shortest path for the electricity is between the two...not into whoever might be holding him.
 
Originally posted by: mooglemania85
Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
lol @ pic 2.
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QFT

:laugh: like
linky
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It was a bit of a..shock..pardon the pun.. :Q

Originally posted by: Regs
After being electrocuted by Christmas tree lights....I all ready know how it feels.

It's a good tingly burning sensation. The after effects are like sleeping on your arm and waking up like you lost a limb.

Yeah, it does put you in quite a panic.
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Aside from muscle soreness and a tight muscle, I had no adverse aftereffects. No tingling/etc.
 
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: enwar3
I want to know why the dudes holding the dude didn't get shocked.
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the current is not going through them
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I thought it would shock anyone touching the 'perp' also?

As in the video with the 3 cops with their arms hooked together...

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Originally posted by: pnad
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: enwar3
I want to know why the dudes holding the dude didn't get shocked.
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the current is not going through them
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I thought it would shock anyone touching the 'perp' also?

As in the video with the 3 cops with their arms hooked together...

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They had one probe on each of the outside guys, so the current went through all of them to complete the circuit.

Originally posted by: moshquerade
So which guy are you in those pics?
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The one in the middle...
 
Would have been hilarious if the guy with the taser shot one of the guys holding you as a joke :laugh:

 
Originally posted by: mugs
Would have been hilarious if the guy with the taser shot one of the guys holding you as a joke :laugh:
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We all got hit anyway..now if they shot it sideways so both outside guys got a probe, all three of us would've gone down... 😛
 
Inspiration hit again, but I don't have the software skillz to match.
And I'm afraid it's a bit overdone.

Edit in the pit from 300 into pic 2. This! Is! TAZEEEERRRRRR!!!!
 
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