percussive reset
(i) hitting a machine until it starts working again
(ii) hitting a person upside the head with a blunt object until they start making sense/stop their hysterics/stop stuttering/are unconscious.
(ii) hitting a person upside the head with a blunt object until they start making sense/stop their hysterics/stop stuttering/are unconscious.
"Dude, the TV's not working. How do I fix it?"
"Didja try percussive reset?"
"Didja try percussive reset?"