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Targeted Sound Beams

Posted by michael on from the rumble-strip dept.

Mr_Kcleen writes: "Wired has a story on using sound beams targeted to only one person. They discuss various uses, from musical performances to possible weaponization." This is another one of those ideas that are right around the corner, really, honest.

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  1. Possible weaponization? by JohnyDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    I only hope that this won't be adopted by RIAA.

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  2. ahh! by Goofy+Gavin · · Score: 4, Funny

    i hope that explains those voices that keep telling me to horde my precious bodily fluids.

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  3. brilliant! by Goofy+Gavin · · Score: 5, Funny

    every day, technology brings us a little bit closer to being able to make our younger siblings think that they've gone insane :D

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  4. cold one over here! by AlaskanUnderachiever · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally science has reached it's peak. A surefire way to get the beer guy's attention at your next baseball game. On a serious note, hasn't the pentagon being looking into ultrasound devices for crowd control and similar applications for a LONG time (say 20+ years?) I seem to recall a Discovery Channel special on that a while back.

    General - Why we could make a devestating weapon out of that!
    Inventor - It's a tortilla maker. . .
    General - Why yes, but think of the scientific principles it displays!
    Inventor - It's a cast iron tortilla maker. .
    General - We need 800,000 by next week. How does 300$ per unit sound?
    Inventor - The Freedom Flattener 3000 will be operational by tomorrow General!

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    1. Re:cold one over here! by Cyclopedian · · Score: 5, Funny
      A surefire way to get the beer guy's attention at your next baseball game.

      This might be a bad idea, since tons of other people would be pointing the same device at the poor beer man. The beer man would be overloaded with requests and ultimately crack under the sonic pressure. Insanity by sonic buffer overflow...what a way to go. =)

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  5. Re:60 kHz? by red5 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A dogs hearing range tops out at 47kHz First link I could find
    So Spot should be just fine with the system.

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  6. As long as it's not ... by airgee · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... an N'Sync'ed beam ;)

  7. Muad-DIB! by InigoMontoya(tm) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow, the world of David Lynch's crappy Dune film are getting closer and closer.

    (((shudder)))

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  8. Weirding modules on their way by shokk · · Score: 2, Funny

    They discuss various uses, from musical performances to possible weaponization.


    OK, I know those damn weirding modules weren't *really* part of the Dune story, but someone had the idea that they would make a great addition to the film, and these folks are obviously on the same track.


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  9. Slashdot.mil by motox · · Score: 1, Funny

    News for Nazis. Stuff that hurts.

  10. We already have sound weapons. by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 3, Funny



    Theyre called "Low riders".

    Theyre used mainly by inner-city minorities and retarded white kids who find the cul-de-sac an inappropriate place to express their blackness.

    Ever get the feeling that all that bass is being used to compensate for not being held enough as children?

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