So I came across this post today via Boing Boing... Here's a little snipit.
A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is launching a study where he'll zap pigs with stun guns. Bioengineer John Webster is testing his hypothesis that the 50,000 volt shock by itself may not be as deadly as critics claim. From the Associated Press:
Webster suggested some of the Taser-related deaths were from a rare condition known as malignant hyperthermia, in which bodies essentially overheat. He will test that theory on swine that have been specially bred to have the condition.
Interesting. See, when I was young I was diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia. So if we find ourselves at a party together and things seem to be a bit dull, and you begin to brainstorm how to liven things up, I kindly ask that you point the taser elsewhere.
