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Troops in Iraq Get High-Tech Noisemaker
AP ^ | March 2, 2003

Posted on 03/02/2004 5:18:31 PM PST by Shermy

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To: Petronski

"...something about a certain sub-20hz frequency that induced in the human nervous system (through the spinal column IIRC) a palpable sense of panic and fear."


Sounds like some of the symptoms Europeans are claiming to suffer from the "woosh" of wind farms. (They're wooshies.....sorry)

The LRAD is good thinking, though, and might help in tracking "persons of interest" ... who soon will be:
1) hard-of-hearing and easier to sneak up on, or
2) wearing ear protectors.
21 posted on 03/02/2004 6:28:14 PM PST by WestTexasWend
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To: Petronski
I could have sworn I saw an article posted here about that. The idea came from great cats... I recall tigers specifically. They make very low frequency sounds when confronting prey. It is said to stun them.
22 posted on 03/02/2004 6:31:01 PM PST by grimalkin ("Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment." -C.S. Lewis)
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To: Petronski
I've long wanted to have such a device mounted on my car so that the next time I'm stopped for revenue purposes I can make the cop soil his trousers before he reaches my car. Then I'll fiegn not being able to find my registration for a minute or two while it slides down his pants leg.
23 posted on 03/02/2004 6:32:50 PM PST by eno_ (Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending)
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To: eno_
Note to self: build and deploy a 7Hz emitter. (Contact eno_ with specs and instuctions.)
24 posted on 03/02/2004 6:35:30 PM PST by Petronski (John Kerry looks like . . . like . . . weakness.)
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To: Shermy
(Sounds) like a great plan, but a suggestion:
Set it up with a sound like a baby crying, now that would drive anyone nuts.

Cant wait till a civilian version comes out.
Would be great to use on drive by boomers
25 posted on 03/02/2004 6:38:44 PM PST by 76834
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To: Shermy
I saw this thing a few weeks ago on one of the educational channels.

It seemed a bit big and cumbersome to me, but, what do I know.
26 posted on 03/02/2004 6:41:49 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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To: swarthyguy
Looks like the protestors at the next tradefest might be in trouble. Unless someone comes up with a neutraliser of some kind.

Unfortunately there IS one device which neutralizes these waves...

27 posted on 03/02/2004 6:57:42 PM PST by montag813
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To: CommandoFrank
How about at Ketchup Boy Kerry rallys???

Yeah. The military is planning on broadcasting Kerry's speeches and it is guaranteed to put anyone asleep.

28 posted on 03/02/2004 6:59:18 PM PST by Radioactive
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To: Shermy
Cool. I like seeing this kind of stuff.

What I want to see (in order to satisfy a personal theory) is a weapon that makes the enemy instantly crap his pants. (ok, A10 Warthog aside) Could you imagine a thing like that? Turn it on an unruly crowd and they all get an uncontrollable case of the runs? My personal theory is, it would take the steam out of 'em just like that. I don't think people would be agressive with their lunch running down their legs.

Then again, they'd probably just start showing up to the riot with diapers.

Still be funny to see.
29 posted on 03/02/2004 7:29:37 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Petronski
It could actually be quite challenging. A normal loudspeaker would be horribly inefficient at that frequency. Even a horn would be troublesome. So the question is if it is possible to make a really small hydraulic emitter, like a small whistle or organ pipe tuned to 7hz. Which gets you into the physics of hydraulic emitters smaller than the wavelength.
30 posted on 03/03/2004 3:44:58 AM PST by eno_ (Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending)
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To: Petronski
And at the other end of the spectrum the Russians used to use higher frequencyies against the US embassy in the USSR, they did quite a bit of experimenting with it on how it could be used to motive people and to cause problems...the us military has been playing with HF weapons too, actually you can focus beams of HF at incoming devices like missiles and scramble their electronic brains...

http://www.house.gov/jec/hearings/02-25-8h.htm

http://liun.hektik.org/hightech/herf/ISTAS.htm

Have fun...put your foil hat on too

MD
31 posted on 03/03/2004 12:13:42 PM PST by MD_Willington_1976
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32 posted on 03/03/2004 2:13:43 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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33 posted on 03/03/2004 2:15:29 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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34 posted on 03/03/2004 2:17:36 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: finnman69
LOL! That is the funniest spoof photo I've seen in a long time. :-)
35 posted on 03/03/2004 2:30:38 PM PST by Theo
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To: eno_
I think my old wind up alarm clock worked at about that 7Hz. Ok, maybe closer to 3Hz, but more than enough to cause me pain.

Seriously though, a gong like device, or bell, being struck by a solenoid could operate very well at that frequency.
36 posted on 03/03/2004 2:45:11 PM PST by Outlaw76 (Citizens on the Bounce!)
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To: Outlaw76
The problem is that the energy is in the bell ringing, not a 7hz tone. To really do a 7hz tone you would need a big pipe and a pump that could move a large amount of air into it. The saving grace is that is would not have to be very precise.
37 posted on 03/03/2004 2:49:24 PM PST by eno_ (Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending)
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To: Petronski
There was a South Park where Yoko Ono put together a world wide festival, and the boys amplified Kenny G or someone playing "The Brown Note". Everyone crapped their pants.

I guess you had to see it to appreciate it.

38 posted on 03/03/2004 3:05:02 PM PST by Wumpus Hunter (<a href="http://moveon.org" target="blank">Communist front group</a>)
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To: Shermy
Thanks Shermy! You beat me to the post on this one. Keep it up! There is a related tech from MIT and used in vehicles and museums. Ever hear voices in you head? Well that is the point! It's quiet all around except in your ears. In a car or club several people can listen to different stations.
Audio Spotlight

The devices have been used on some U.S. ships since last summer as part of a suite of protection measures.

This way you could send signals ship2ship

39 posted on 03/06/2004 10:28:23 PM PST by endthematrix (To enter my lane you must use your turn signal!)
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