What exactly IS the neck pinch?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:33 pm

Teaos wrote:I thought it was telepathic since a Nerve pinch wouldnt work on different species with different biology.

Then why could Picard and Data do it? My half-baked theory is that it's cutting off blood flow to the brain.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:53 pm

I thought it has worked on a fairly wide variety of species. Does anyone recall a sample of different things on which the neck pinch has worked?

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:49 pm

Well, it worked on Humans and Human-like species. I'll look around and see how many there actually are.

Post by **Teaos** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:34 am

And I suppose since it is pretty much on the spine any species with a spine (like 98% of everyone we saw) could be taken down by it. You might have to wiggle your finger around a bit but...

~Vulcan in a fight with unknown alien~

Generic alien jumps in to punch the Vulcan who dodges around and grabs him by the neck.

Alien: What the hell are you doing man?

Vulcan: Just a second *Moves fingers up and down the neck while applying presure*

Alien: What the hell man you trying to give me a massage?

Vulcan: Sorry never had to do this on one of your species before.

Alien: Do wha... *Collapses*

Vulcan: Ah there it is.

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:48 am

Really, though - have we seen it done on a Cardassian before, for example? As a reptilian species, there's a possibility that a Cardassian would have ganglia in alternate places, or redundant ones which would take over for the affected plexus. Any canon one way or the other?

mwhittington · Post by **mwhittington** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:56 am

I remember Spock did it on a horse, or some sort of equine creature, on ST:V, and equines aren't similar to humanoids.

Post by **Teaos** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:57 am

Horses are vertibrates just like us so it could still work.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:54 am

Teaos wrote:Horses are vertibrates just like us so it could still work.

Although there were a lot of spineless characters on 'Trek, I'm sure most of them were vertebrates.

Yeah, I went there.

Post by **Teaos** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:02 pm

Although there were a lot of spineless characters on 'Trek, I'm sure most of them were vertebrates.

Yeah, I went there.

I'm not mad... I'm just disapointed.

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:33 pm

I don't think the question is one of biped or quadruped, or even if the victim is vertebrate; rather, I would think that it's a question of how many, how developed, and where the spinal ganglia are.

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:15 pm

There were the Ferengi in ENT... if you consider ENT canon.

Post by **Teaos** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:18 pm

I dont consider ENT anything but a dark dark time for trek.

Blackstar the Chakat · Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:42 pm

Teaos wrote:I dont consider ENT anything but a dark dark time for trek.

Really? I consider it the coolest thing since DS9

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:45 pm

True, but you're insane, so you don't count.

Blackstar the Chakat · Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:48 pm

Rochey wrote:True, but you're insane, so you don't count.

I'm not insane! It's the world that's gone insane!