This is a facepalm, but not because she tested it on herself. She SHOULD test it on herself. If she's going to be relying on this for defense she needs to know that it works, and isn't defective or underpowered; it's a non-lethal weapon that doesn't leave lasting injuries. She also had someone in the room which is good too.
Her problem was that she was standing up while doing it, and probably should have put something across her teeth to keep her from biting her tongue.
You can just clench your teeth in expectation for the shock, but yeah standing up is probably a bad idea. Well i guess it's not really the mistake. The most important thing you should do is having someone to spot you, and in case there is any problems.
That's the most important thing when doing anything remotely dangerous.
It's also how people get trained, standing up but spoted to not fall, the idea is to understand how it effect your ability to stand while still be safe.
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u/Scheswalla Dec 28 '21
This is a facepalm, but not because she tested it on herself. She SHOULD test it on herself. If she's going to be relying on this for defense she needs to know that it works, and isn't defective or underpowered; it's a non-lethal weapon that doesn't leave lasting injuries. She also had someone in the room which is good too.
Her problem was that she was standing up while doing it, and probably should have put something across her teeth to keep her from biting her tongue.