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Preempting Hailstone Formation To Protect Cars

Posted by timothy on from the why-not-a-rainbow-machine dept.

Makarand writes "Nissan has become the first automaker in the United States to start using a device that suppresses hail formation to protect its fleet of new vehicles from hailstorm damage. The device is a cannon capable of shooting sonic waves upto 50,000 feet in the air to keep hailstones from forming. The device comes with its own weather radar and activates when it detects conditions favorable for hail formation. The device can provide hailstorm protection in an area with one-mile radius by firing sonic waves every five seconds."

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  1. April in February by trolman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it April 1st already?

  2. Knight Rider by FePe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It reminds me of Knight Rider.

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  3. MLB by john_is_war · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the real question everyone wants to know is "Will it keep Major League Baseball from spying on me?"

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  4. Re:News? by alek202 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    slashdot is about stories, not about news. Even if you might have hard about this, others might not - and that's the good thing about slashdot.

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  5. Which one? by Benm78 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Which type of damage do you mean:

    1. Bat-dropping damage
    2. Droppig-bat dagamge

    I guess #2 would be an option if this sonic cannon packs enough of a punch. However, the real threat to both vehicles and mankind seems to come from dropping-stork damage.

  6. Re:Sonic cannons are useless technology by Lord+Apathy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shit, we're screwed

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  7. Re:Oh boy. by illuminata · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Speaking of Dean, that reminds me, Nissan should've used Howard when developing their sonic cannon. I mean, did you see that speech where he started ye...

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