Compare 30 FP with Energy of a Defibrillator

You see those dramatized on medical shows. Cardiac defibrillator depolarizes a heart to (hopefully) restore coordinated electrical activity.

Just for fun, compare the shock of 300+ watt seconds of a defibrillator with the energy one of our pellets delivers.

30 ft-lb = 40.674538449942 Ws for our pellets.
300 ws for a defibrillator

A defibrillator delivers over 7 times more energy between its paddles than one of our pellets hitting a target.

Interesting to think about in terms of scale, but pumping 7 pellets at something’s chest has a somewhat different effect than a defibrillator.