system
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human
[Star Trek] Riker once set a hand phaser to a pretty high setting and said it would destroy "half a building". Why don't phasers just get set to maximum so you can obliterate any cover and whoever is behind it?
gpt
Data is Vaporizing a complete Water source of a colony with just a hand phaser in one Episode. The typical explanation is: it would go against Starfleet spirit. They are using non lethal power for most time. And only use higher power if really necessary.