[RhoTheta]

Now THAT's special. You could really disrupt things by hiding backstage and playing this over the judges at an American Idol contest during your rival's performance.

[xcamel]

More:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877055/posts

(search works)

[RhoTheta]

Here is the link to the DHS article.

[GOPANDCHRISTIANTOO]

At last, someone has developed a weapon I am probably immune to, since I am totally blind. Well, I’m not totally blind—I can probably still see a nuclear blast (but just for a moment) or the return of Christ (for eternity).

[Hacklehead]

“The handheld device using light-emitting diodes to emit super-bright pulses of light at rapidly changing wavelengths, causing disorientation, nausea and even vomiting in whomever it’s pointed at.”

Until you close your eyes.

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

You could really disrupt things by hiding backstage and playing this over the judges at an American Idol contest during your rival's performance.

Better yet, replace the backing band's sheet music, causing them to play the "brown note."

[Leg Olam]

‘rapidly changing wavelengths, causing disorientation, nausea and even vomiting’

Sounds like they just re-invented network TV.

[2dogjoe]

Just show ‘em a picture of Helen THomas.............

[meowmeow]

[aimhigh]

This reminds me of how TV is becoming. Shows are using fast edits to make them ‘look’ exiting - switching scenes twice a second. I end up changing channels due to nausea.

[nuke rocketeer]

Puke ping!!

[Lazamataz]

I’m suspicious that this thing won’t work as advertised.

[RobinOfKingston]

... it's really a nonlethal weapon ...

We are allowing 'gubmint' to come into possession of some pretty incredible items with the expectation that those items will only be used on the bad guys. I sure hope that pans out, way down the road.

[metmom]

I heard some time ago, that certain sound waves have the effect of making people need to relieve themselves. I understood that it was very effective in campus riots. This was a long time ago and I cannot recall where I heard that.

It would be pretty effective, even though messy. It’s awfully hard to resist nature when it calls.

[metmom]

Not a ping.

[Arthur McGowan]

I haven't read the article yet, but my attention was caught by the phrase "rapidly changing wavelengths." My suspicion is that the thing is a strobe, and it's the frequency of the flashing that changes, not the frequency and wavelength of the light itself--i.e., the color. My hunch is that the journalist responsible for the article read the word "frequency" somewhere in his research, and thinks that "wavelength" and "frequency" are synonymous, or at least interchangeable, or at least indistinguishable. That's my theory, anyway. Now, I'll go read the article.

[FreedomNeocon]

These nonlethal devices are really neat.

My fav one is the laser that makes you feel like you on are fire.

Super high frequency, but attenuates VERY fast.

It is burning you, but only a faction of the top layer of skin, then dissipates.

Basically feels like you have really bad sunburn that was just SLAPPED.

Once the laser is taken away, the burning feeling goes away immediately.

[Arthur McGowan]

Wow. It’s easy to imagine this device permanently installed in strategic locations around an airplane, making hijackings practically impossible. It’s easy to imagine it in the hands of the Rapist’s wife, too, once she gets back into the White House.

[Arthur McGowan]

Turns out the wavelengths do change.

[gcruse]

For some reason, I can’t imagine General Patton saying, “The object of war isn’t to throw up for your country, but to make the other poor bastard throw up for his.”

[Living Free in NH]

Throw up? I have a flashlight that can put folks to sleep...a couple swift cracks to the skull and it’s night-night time...