[Blackmirror]

Be a bit cold Albert
Shudders and shivers

[Albert Lionheart]

not just ally keks - you are allowed to wear normal togs too.

[Blackmirror]

Will i be able to sit down ??

Here we go again >>>>>>>>>>>> off topic lol

[Albert Lionheart]

Wearing protective clothing is not off topic. You may have to take them down to sit down. as I have not invented elasticated aluminium foil yet!

[Blackmirror]

Vain attempt to go back on topic as i can feel Dave breathing down my neck ( he scares me )

The worst reported case i saw was a wheelchair bound woman was tasered

[Albert Lionheart]

Dave is a skateboarding yooth so no match for you!

The cops are not trained properly so it is no surprise that they make the most horrendous c ock-ups.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Jason

Well anything less than 50 volts won't hurt you because of skin resistance. But, I still say both are dangerous. High voltage can cause a heart attack if the source can deliver moderate current (100 milliamps).

Again, thats wrong, a 12 volt heavy duty car battery can potentially kill someone.

[Blackmirror]

I have to go off topic Rik
As a newly wed my husband sent me to the chemist to get a 12 volt battery for his watch

the man said it would be a little heavy for him to wear

I also had on my shopping list some wire netting seeds and sky hooks

I put itching powder in his undies for the humiliation he caused me

[Albert Lionheart]

Like being sent to find a long weight.

[Rik]

Lol BM.

[Jason]

I'd say a 9v battery is enough to kill you under the right conditions. (i.e. wet -- this lowers the resistance).

I know that current kills, not volts. People are different, just because a certain amount of amps could kill one person, doesn't mean it will another. Current varies, depending on the conditions of the person.

A stun gun uses a 26-watt charge (less than 0.2 amps) to directly control a target's muscles, forcing him or her to collapse into a foetal ball.

[Blackmirror]

The new M-26 Taser models produce a peak current of 18 Amperes in pulses that last for around 10 microseconds.[2]

The internal circuits of most electroshock weapons are fairly simple, based on either an oscillator, resonant circuit, and step-up transformer or a diode-capacitor voltage multiplier to achieve the continuous, direct, or alternating high-voltage discharge. It may be powered by one or more batteries depending on manufacturer and model. The output voltages without external "load" (which would be the target's body) are claimed to be in the range of 50 kV up to 1000 kV, with the most common being in the 200 to 300 kV range. However, since air has a dielectric breakdown (Emax) of 3000 kV/m, it is clear that the spacing of the electrodes will not permit the upper range of claimed voltages (900 kV representing a minimum electrode spacing of about 30 cm). The output current upon contact with the target will depend on various factors such as target's resistance, skin type, moisture, bodily salinity, clothing, the electroshock weapon's internal circuitry, and battery conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroshock_weapon

[Dr Strangelove]

It's fine saying the suspects deserve all they get and I agree usually.
Unfortunately normal police incompetance ensures many innocent victims will bear the brunt.

For any tasering that turns out to be wrong, the victim should have the option to taser the cop who did it - that'd make 'em think a bit more before they act.



I have a fly-zapper that uses 2 AA sized 1.2 volt batteries which gives you a really strong painful jolt. I know this for a fact, I tested it on my knee.

[Albert Lionheart]

I have one of those too Dr S - kills flies OK but I don't understand why a wasp will sometimes survive?

[Dr Strangelove]

That's true, a bluebottle I zapped and had laying on the mesh with sparks flying off it suddenly flew away here once....probably died later of injuries sustained; I didn't see it again anyway.

[Blackmirror]

Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove

I have a fly-zapper that uses 2 AA sized 1.2 volt batteries which gives you a really strong painful jolt. I know this for a fact, I tested it on my knee.

You plonker

[Dr Strangelove]

Yeah - that's what I thought too.

[Daveskater]

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

i can feel Dave breathing down my neck ( he scares me )

Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart

Dave is a skateboarding yooth so no match for you!

Originally Posted by Blackmirror

I have to go off topic Rik
As a newly wed my husband sent me to the chemist to get a 12 volt battery for his watch

the man said it would be a little heavy for him to wear

I also had on my shopping list some wire netting seeds and sky hooks

I put itching powder in his undies for the humiliation he caused me

I could really do with a left handed screwdriver if you wouldn't mind popping to the DIY shop, Donna, oh and my spirit level needs a new bubble

[evilfantasy]

In my construction days we would occasionally send the new guy over to get the pipe stretcher.