[DeTomaso] NPC: Pocket Tazer Stun Gun...........

[boyd casey]

Mike,
First off all your lucky you didn't kill your self!  First of all the device
you bought is a stun gun not a Taser. A Taser employs two small darts that
are projected at the intended target  or the bad guy , perpetrator, attacker
( if it's being employed as  intened by the manufacturer as a self defense
LTL device (LTL = Less Then Lethal)  yeah most of the time. But they are
also often used by the bad guy , or Perpetrator as a very handy tool for
making a potential victim of a robbery or rape or any other criminal act
that is more easily facilitated by a victim that is completely disabled. Any
way back to what I was saying the Taser actually shoots out the darts using
compressed nitrogen gas and has an effective range of around 15 feet. These
are devices that are commonly used by the police to disable or disarm an
uncooperative subject and they afford the officer the added benefit of being
able to employ their disabling shock from a distance. Getting within arms
length as is required with a normal stun gun ( what you have) puts one at
much greater risk of injury by a deranged criminal who may be armed with a
weapon or may be under the influence of mind altering drugs that make a
person less susceptible to other Non lethal or Less then lethal devices like
pepper spray or a well place blow with a night stick or riot baton. The
Taser is much more effective  because the darts penetrate the skin which
normally provides a relatively high degree of resistance. Since the Taser
darts penetrate the outer layer of the epidermis the electrical shock is
introduced to tissue that is saturated with an electrolyte (think of saline
solution) and conducts the electrical energy much more effectively. The Stun
Gun ( which as I mentioned is what you were using) has to overcome the
natural resistance of your skin send it's electrical energy through it's
relatively high resistance.) I mentioned LTL less then lethal because
although they are not supposed to kill you   , and normally they don't BUT a
2004 study done by Amnesty International cited 74 cases of fatalities that
occurred in cases involving the use of a Taser or Stun Gun. In a study
conducted by the Potomac Institute for policy studies ( a not for profit
think tank) They said that there was insufficient evidence to support a *
conclusive* number but somewhere between* 1 in 1000 and 1 in 100, 000 *cases
of Taser or Stun Gun use* resulted in the death of the recipent subject*.
Many of these cases involved multiple discharges of the  device. As you
pointed out in a self administered shock you were unable to release the
trigger or button . This is a common effect and one of the primary
differences in  DC current vs AC current when applied to a Human beings.
With DC current the muscles contract in a spasm and the person being shocked
or electrocuted can't let go of the object that is the source of the
electrical energy ( if they are holding it). Their grip doesn't relax until
the flow of current stops . In fact DC current can even cause the muscles of
a cadaver to contract , or a limb that is no longer attached to the body. (
you may recall seeing experiments in high school or college biology where
small amounts of DC current are applied to the detached limb of a frog and
the leg muscle contracts  even though it is no longer attached to a frog. So
you are lucky that this amusing anecdote was written by you and not by a
"Ghost Writer". It is a funny story and I am glad your able to laugh about
it now. But one thing is for sure , you know it works!

Boyd

P.S. Most police organizations make an officer experience a shock first hand
before they will permit them to carry and use a Taser.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:

> You'll laugh your ass off - have a great Friday!
> Mike Thomas
>
>
>
> What the.......!
>
> ONLY A MAN WOULD ATTEMPT THIS
>
> Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!!
> Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife... A guy who purchased his
> lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:
> Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my
> interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a
> little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a
> 100,000-volt, pocket/purse- sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were
> supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your
> assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....
> WAY TOO COOL!
> Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA
> batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was
> disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed
> it
> against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of
> electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.
> AWESOME!!!
> Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the
> face of her microwave.
> Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it
> couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right? There I
> sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little
> soul)
> while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try
> this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought
> about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it.
> She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife
> to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it
> would
> work as advertised.. Am I wrong?
> So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses
> perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and
> tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock
> and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause
> muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst
> would
> purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of
> water.
> Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.
> All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long,
> less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with
> two
> itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!' What
> happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best..
> I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side
> as to say, 'don't do it dip-shit,' reasoning that a one second burst from
> such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give
> myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my
> naked thigh, pushed the button, and . .
> HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION .. . . WHAT THE HELL!!!
> I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up
> in
> the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and
> over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position,
> with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles
> nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest
> position, and tingling in my legs. The cat was making meowing sounds I had
> never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the
> fireplace,
> obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all
> over the living room..
> Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a tazer, one note
> of
> caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap
> yourself!
> You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a
> violent thrashing about on the floor.. A three second burst would be
> considered conservative!
> IT HURT LIKE HELL!!!
> A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that
> point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed
> the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace.
> The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it
> originally
> was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face
> felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88
> lbs.. I had no control over the drooling ..
> Apparently I pooped on myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my
> sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I
> believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm
> offering a significant reward for their safe return!
>
> P.S.... My wife, can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift,
> and now regularly threatens me with it!
> If you think education is difficult, try being stupid !!!
>
> Brian E. Jungquist
> F-22 Raptor<http://www.fa22raptor.com> Business Operations Integrated
> Scheduling Puget Sound IDS
> 206/662-2069
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