Then why could Picard and Data do it? My half-baked theory is that it's cutting off blood flow to the brain.Teaos wrote:I thought it was telepathic since a Nerve pinch wouldnt work on different species with different biology.
What exactly IS the neck pinch?
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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.
~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.
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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?
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Although there were a lot of spineless characters on 'Trek, I'm sure most of them were vertebrates.Teaos wrote:Horses are vertibrates just like us so it could still work.
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I'm not mad... I'm just disapointed.Although there were a lot of spineless characters on 'Trek, I'm sure most of them were vertebrates.
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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.
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