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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on September 05, 2006, 11:44:47 am
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Link to full article (http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn9996-invention-longrange-stunner.html)
Three inventors in the US have now devised a long range stun gun which delivers a shock of 40 kilovolts, over a distance of about 150 metres, even if the dart hits with a low impact.
The new dart contains a small explosive charge which detonates when it hits the target. The explosion squeezes piezoelectric materials and this generates a powerful voltage delivered to the victim via needle-like electrodes that pierce the skin.
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Set phasers to well done.
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It just occured to me to wonder what would happen to the electronics in a car if you shot the car with one of these? Could you fry that 2000 watt stereo system?
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Depends. A car chassis has an awful lot of metal to absorb electrical energy in.
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Depends. A car chassis has an awful lot of metal to absorb electrical energy in.
Darn. That would have made it worthwhile to invest in them.