Since nerves act similarly to electrical wires would it be possible to remotely induce (small) currents in them to incapacitate someone? I recall stories about Tesla's early electrical transmission experiments that sometimes caused people to lose bladder control (!). Could fine-tuning the frequency/pulse rate, etc result in a Star Trek-style stun weapon? A sort of wireless Taser?
2006-11-15 18:35:04 · 6 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I tried but it played havoc with the Warp engines on my star cruiser. Photon torpedoes are now offline awaiting spares!
2006-11-15 18:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by The Git! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doubtful. Human nerves operate by fluctuations in ionic currents, not electronic currents. It is also difficult to send a strong electic field in only one direction. They tend to spread outward. If you sent a strong enough electromagnetic wave, it would probably be absorbed by the skin before it hit a nerve, doing lots of damage to lots of body parts... oh yeah, and nerves are really small, making aiming difficult.
Much easier just to taze them.
2006-11-16 02:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by Biznachos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure
frying or fritzing up a humans nervous system can produce all sorts of effects
The idea is similar to the stun gun used by law enforcement..which shocks the criminal and avoids death or messy surgery..so far they can't shoot it ..they have to be in contact
2006-11-16 02:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by ymicgee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not likely due to power requirements.
A projectile/barb large enough to carry a sufficent charge would be lethal at close range
2006-11-16 02:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by Ed M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im sure the government is working on it after all the cell phone is just like the communicator.
2006-11-16 02:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it on set to kill. Aim and fire.....less to worry about.
Besides the BORG will just adapt their shield harmonics....
2006-11-16 02:50:13 · answer #6 · answered by iraq51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋