The TASER device uses what to propel two small darts connected by wire to the device?

The TASER device uses what to propel two small darts connected by wire to the device?

• A. Electric charge
• B. Compressed gas
• C. Mechanical spring
• D. Gravity propulsion

Answer: (B)

The propulsion method relies on a compressed gas cartridge. When fired, the gas rapidly expands and pushes the darts out of the launcher, sending them toward the target while the wires remain connected back to the device to carry the electrical pulse. The electric shock is what happens after the darts strike, not what launches them. Other options don’t fit because electricity isn’t used to propel the darts, a mechanical spring isn’t how TASER darts are launched, and gravity propulsion wouldn’t provide the needed velocity or distance.

The propulsion method relies on a compressed gas cartridge. When fired, the gas rapidly expands and pushes the darts out of the launcher, sending them toward the target while the wires remain connected back to the device to carry the electrical pulse. The electric shock is what happens after the darts strike, not what launches them. Other options don’t fit because electricity isn’t used to propel the darts, a mechanical spring isn’t how TASER darts are launched, and gravity propulsion wouldn’t provide the needed velocity or distance.