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From the article, it sounds like the shock is triggered wirelessly from a projectile that is conventionally fired at the target person. The person who fired the

From the article, it sounds like the shock is triggered wirelessly from a projectile that is conventionally fired at the target person. The person who fired the projectile has the ability to trigger the shock or to wait and see if the targeted person complies first. The actual charge is not sent wirelessly. I was hoping this was some kind of "phasers on stun" breakthrough.

Natsu 9y ago
In theory you could use one or more lasers to ionize the air and potentially make it conductive enough to zap someone. In practice, I expect there would be a serious risk of eye damage for everyone involved and it would probably be unworkable, but who knows?
- Qworg 9y ago
  You could also send a thin wire, then vaporize it to create the ion channel. =)
  - Natsu 9y ago
    I think some existing stun guns work in that manner? Granted, they might not vaporize the wire. Still an interesting idea.