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[–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I mean, I can just tell you

If you put a conductor between the prongs, it'll complete the circuit. Better than air does, by a lot. Circuit complete. Simple as that

Where does the heat go? That's the question you should be asking. Thermodynamics aren't a suggestion

Do you understand what I mean? You should definitely ask follow up questions if you're still unsure about how your little experiment would go

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    I take that to mean I'd want to have a heat-insulating layer between the conductive material and my skin in that case to avoid burns. Used to play with disposable camera flash (light, not memory) circuit boards and I broke a few by connecting things that ought not be connected so I've been basing my expectations off of that. Zapped some friends, some friends zapped me, good times were had by all.

    It's the sort of thing that probably won't really click until I've tried it out but I appreciate you giving me some stuff to think about in the meantime.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Absolutely, and I largely understand this because I experimented, don't forget the battery

    The gloves, and any taser, should have some kind of cutoff. But if they didn't and you dropped something like a perfect sheet of graphene between the contacts?

    Something will melt in the circuit, if it's not in the conductor it's going to be in the battery

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Okay, that's the sort of catastrophic failure I was hoping for. Lowest-bidder junk might skimp on the safety features, especially if they don't think the people buying them will care enough to check. Also why my test plan involves pushing the button with a stick so I'm not holding it when the angry pixies come out to play.

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