| Whichever Star Trek series is your personal favorite, | | | | The body mechanics side of stun gun effects is |
| we have to agree, the stun gun effects of the | | | | where the similarity to the fictitious Phaser lies. It |
| Phaser made it the best weapon ever. You could | | | | disrupts the neuro-electric impulses from the brain to |
| stun someone and put them out of action without | | | | the muscles, only real stun guns, because they use |
| having to kill them. This is the principle, both moral | | | | electricity, do one more thing. The high voltage sends |
| and physical, behind the stun gun effects of the | | | | powerful false signals directly to the muscles, causing |
| present day as well. Although a Phaser is many years | | | | them to do a lot of work, in muscle terms, in a very |
| away in technology, the moral issue is timeless. But | | | | short amount of time, depleting them of their blood |
| have you ever wondered how they actually work? | | | | sugar and leaving them temporarily unable to produce |
| And why doesn't it electrocute someone even | | | | more energy. The person who is stunned no longer |
| though they've been hit with 300,000 volts, or | | | | has the strength or control of their muscles to hold |
| higher? Here is a brief explanation of the workings of | | | | themselves up and they wind up on the ground, |
| a stun gun and the affects of the stun gun effects | | | | usually curled up in a ball. After some time has passed |
| on a body. | | | | and nutrients return to the muscles, they start |
| The electro mechanic workings are really quite simple; | | | | working again and the stunned individual is fine. |
| a series of transformers boosts the voltage from as | | | | This type of self defense tool has been steadily |
| little as 9 volts to 100,000 volts and more depending | | | | gaining in popularity with law enforcement agencies, |
| on the model and how many batteries it uses. It | | | | as well as private citizens, not only because of moral |
| directs the voltage to one electrode and then | | | | issues but also because they pretty much always do |
| whoever it touches becomes the conductor to a | | | | the job they were intended for. There are often |
| second electrode causing all that juice to pass | | | | good reasons for someone to need a powerful self |
| through their body. But according to the laws of | | | | defense device but carrying a stun gun whose |
| electricity, as the voltage increases the amperage | | | | effects are meant to disable temporarily rather than |
| decreases and keep in mind that a 9 volt battery | | | | a gun whose effects are meant to kill permanently |
| starts out with very low amperage. So the technical | | | | seems to be a choice that can protect your |
| side of stun gun effects is that it dumps a boat load | | | | conscience as well as your body. This could easily |
| of electricity into someone but with very little real | | | | qualify as the most important of the stun gun |
| power behind it. This is the key to why they don't | | | | effects. |
| electrocute you. | | | | |