The wider the probes spread on the target, the greater the effectiveness of the weapon.

The wider the probes spread on the target, the greater the effectiveness of the weapon.

• A. Narrower
• B. Wider
• C. Decreased effectiveness
• D. No change

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is that the device works by sending a current between two probes, so the path the current takes through the body matters. When the probes are spread farther apart on the target, the electrical path traverses a larger portion of muscles and nerves. This broader path disrupts more motor control, making it more likely to produce strong, incapacitating contractions. If the probes are placed closer together, the current affects a smaller area, often yielding less overall disruption and a reduced incapacitating effect. So, widening the spread increases effectiveness, while narrowing would lessen it, and saying there’s no change would ignore how the current path depends on probe spacing.

The essential idea is that the device works by sending a current between two probes, so the path the current takes through the body matters. When the probes are spread farther apart on the target, the electrical path traverses a larger portion of muscles and nerves. This broader path disrupts more motor control, making it more likely to produce strong, incapacitating contractions. If the probes are placed closer together, the current affects a smaller area, often yielding less overall disruption and a reduced incapacitating effect. So, widening the spread increases effectiveness, while narrowing would lessen it, and saying there’s no change would ignore how the current path depends on probe spacing.