Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin. If all of those dinosaur movies taught me
anything, it’s that having dinos roam around again probably won’t be a good thing. That, and we should stock up on tranquilizer
darts. Those seem to work out pretty well. So, just how do tranquilizer darts work? And while we’re figuring that out, we should
probably also see what happens to your body if you get hit with one! If you’re talking about tranquilizer darts,
you’re probably referring to the kind that are shot out of an air rifle using compressed
gas, though they can also be fired from crossbows or blowguns. Usually used on animals and wildlife, these
darts inject a tranquilizing liquid into a target that can sedate or incapacitate it
without needing to go the deadly route. Essentially a syringe-arrow, tranquilizer
darts have a hollow needle on their ends to pierce the skin of the target, at which time
another mechanism kicks in to inject the tranquilizing liquid. You’ll most often see these used in places
like zoos or when working with large animals in the wild. Doses often depend on the size of the animal,
so any new T-Rexs we find roaming around will need a bigger wallop of tranquilizers than
your average lion or gorilla. But what if you got hit with one? Well, that’s a bit up in the air. It would mainly depend on a combination of
three factors: the type of tranquilizer, the dosage, and the characteristics of the person
being injected, which can often be simplified by looking at how much you weigh. Depending on these things, the dart might
just sedate you, or it could cause you to go completely lights out. Also i’m sure the dart would cause a major
ouchie where it hit you. That’s not the scientific term, I just like
saying major ouchie. But that’s not all,
You might also have an allergic reaction. Back in 2014, when a zookeeper was accidentally
shot with a tranquilizer dart typically meant for a gorilla, they suffered an allergic reaction
and had to be sent to the hospital in serious condition. Thankfully, they ended up being okay. One thing that would almost certainly NOT
happen if you got hit with a tranquilizer dart is that you’d instantly pass out like
in the movies. Most tranquilizers in use today take awhile
to work, with some of them even taking as long as 45 minutes in the right conditions. There aren’t really any tranquilizers out
there currently that could instantly and reliably knock a person out without the risk of side
effects or an overdose. Even if you did have a chance at near-instantly
knocking a person out, you’d still be walking the super fine line of dosing too low and
only partially working, and dosing too high, horribly injuring or killing the target. There’s just way too much uncertainty there
and too many variables to take into account. Hey, you guys seem to like these painful human
scenario videos, so what other situations would you like me to cover? Ask away now in the comment section below! Curious to know what would happen if you drank
that glow stick goo? You should check out this video! while glow sticks might seem like little vials
of toxic sludge that could turn you into a super villain, the truth is a bit less dramatic As always, my name is Blocko, this has been
Life Noggin, don’t forget to keep on thinking!
