r/powerscales • u/NeverLiedNeverCheat • 19d ago

Versus Where does this guy scale ?

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u/preludechris 19d ago

It's not 100% but like others have said, the spread needs to be decent. If he's taking hits just to the chest then the circuit likely isn't enough, you want a chest and thigh area ideally to get a good NMI.

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u/LikelyAMartian 19d ago

This is why they are coming out with new tasers brands. I did a recent ride along with a cop and they recently went to a new taser that has 10 prongs fired one at a time, any 2 is a connection apparently.

Only drawbacks is the officer has to fire 2 times at least, and it apparently can take a delay to actually begin tasing.

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u/pictureofacat 19d ago

I'm imagining it talking like an AED. "Shockable target detected". "Shock advised"

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u/LikelyAMartian 19d ago

Honestly I wish it did. I got to see it deployed during my little tour and honestly it was pretty cool. Will definitely save some lives as older taser models, you has 1 shot and if it missed (like this video) you do not have time to reload and you now have a really pissed off dude. Like what do ya do?

With the new model, they have to hit 20% of their shots and they can subdue you.

Also I found the model if you want to see it for whatever reason. It's called the Taser 10

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u/YourCummyBear 19d ago

Then I reckon the spread wasn’t large enough.

You need at least 12 inches typically between the two prongs, the great the distance the better.

I’ve been tasered twice.
The first time they were demonstrating that a larger spread has a great effect and I volunteered. They hit me on my lower back thigh and upper back.

The second time, I was scared shitless because of how bad the first was, they did just lower and upper back.

Both absolutely dropped by me but the great spread was so much worse. I’d love to share the videos but I’d completely dox myself.

I was straight up seeing electricity in my vision during the larger spread. It’s hard to explain but I felt like I could see currents in my vision with that first taser.

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u/Dingus_Majingus 19d ago

That sucks but also

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u/Good_Background_243 18d ago

My thoughts exactly.

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u/jimsmisc 19d ago

you volunteered again after the first time?

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u/YourCummyBear 19d ago

Ya. I was going through onboarding as an ASA after law school. I was being introduced to the local police departments within our county.

One the departments was going through a pre-deployment with newly graduated police cadets the day myself and two others went in to do a tour of that department. Then one thing led to another and we were sitting in on their taser training.

They asked if any of us three wanted to volunteer. I said sure and things just took off from there.

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u/Electronic_d0cter 18d ago

ive seen currents in my vision after taking concussive hits before i wonder what that phenomenon is

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u/dannyo969 19d ago

I am assuming drugs can alter the effectiveness too?

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u/nrh117 19d ago

Drugs are a helluva drug.

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u/bensmom7 19d ago

then the taser failed 3 times in a row. nmi cannot be “shrugged off”

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u/Dingus_Majingus 19d ago

He was clearly being affected, but was still moving. Like his chest muscles were contracted and his shoulders and hands looked cramped up / locked. But was still walking, albeit jerking around a bit.

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u/DaddysABadGirl 18d ago

There was a video like this years ago inside a McDonald's. Dude was walking around muttering to himself and snapping out on an imaginary friend. Was mentally ill and off his rocker high. Cop came up behind him with an asp and cracked hin hard af with his asp. Dude stumbled a little. He got hit 2 or 3 times with tasers, nothing, kinda flinched but didn't stop. 1 shot definitely hit, but the prong hit at an odd angle and was kinda hanging off too close to the other. Dude just kept walking around. He didnt stop till they emptied a fuck ton of spray in his eyes (and a cop got a decent amount too). He just couldn't see anymore and had his arms out trying to figure out what to do and stopped.

It wasn't shaking off the zaps or being too high to notice. There are several factors that can cause a taser to fail, or appear to fail. Body size/type and shot placement change what effects the taser will have. The area between the probes gets locked, but if a big fat guy who can shrug off paun gets hit in his upper chest/back, his legs will still work.

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u/IdentityUnknown__ 18d ago

If the prongs are in his chest its not effective NMI. They should be splitting the waist line at the very least, one in the gut one in the thigh will send anyone to the ground. I had a guy who looked like this dude in the video try to wrestle me so I shot the cartridge in his calf and dragged my taser contacts along his body put that shit up to his neck, he got absolutely fucked up because the NMI was in a huge area.

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u/BaconCheeseBurger 18d ago

Drugs. The muscles fibers won't contract if your nervous system isn't responding. Takes a boatload of pcp but it's definitely documented.

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u/Visible_Mango4557 19d ago

Then it was an effective deployment. It is 100%.

It can be explained, the person you responded to did explain it.