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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Trek] What actually happens when somebody is hit by a phaser?
gpt
At the lowest settings, it just creates a burning/stinging sensation. 

Low to middle settings, it disrupts your nervous system, causing one to become “stunned” which can mean knocked silly, or straight up knocked out. 

Higher settings: either killed with body intact, meaning the internal organs were damaged by something like an intense burn or shock. 

Highest setting: the most cruel fate, being disintegrated. The stream of particles causes your bodies molecular bonds to dissolve instantaneously.