Do hyposprays hurt
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Well McCoy was jamming Kirk with the hypo pretty hard, but that was a running gag.
I remember the spray innoculations for measles we got in grade school back in the late 60's. They weren't as bad as needles. But on one occasion by the time I got back to class, my arm was bleeding. So they were not entirely benign.
I remember the spray innoculations for measles we got in grade school back in the late 60's. They weren't as bad as needles. But on one occasion by the time I got back to class, my arm was bleeding. So they were not entirely benign.
Pre JJ Trek, no
Post JJ Tre, yes
Post JJ Tre, yes
Agreed. In TOS, we saw a few times where someone flinched, but that was usually due to them being surprised that the hypo was administered. Not all serums are tame; I'm sure a few probably sting on site. In nuTrek, I look at everything as purely hypothetical and won't consider anything that happens as "canon".
I've had a few vaccinations where the vaccination was more painful than the needle going in. I had a gamma globulin booster shot that hurt so bad I couldn't raise my arm for a day or two.
One of the shots Kirk got was when his hands were swollen so that may have caused some pain even with a hypospray.
Cardassian hyposprays do.When Dukat is about to get hypospraed by Kira or Bashir( I can't remember right now) he tightened his arm and shoulder like he is expecting pain
It's worth noting that a chemical is being forced through your pores. It seems to me that it might hurt a wee bit.
IRL I've heard that the device we have similar to a hypospray hurts when injected.
Except that there are nerves in the veins. Try giving someone IV diphenhydramine or any of a number of other common drugs without diluting it first. They won't say it's painless.
It may simply be that the hyposprays of STIX are not as advanced as the ones of TOS. The film is set 'before' (ignoring the time line alteration) the series, after all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_injector#Web_pages_using_.22hypospray.22_for_a_real_jet_injector
Received a shot from it in 1994 while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard
Received a shot from it in 1994 while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard
That's nothing. I remember when those cads Gene Rodenberry and Robert Wise replaced the Klingons with a totally different species. How did they explain it away? An Enterprise refit
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