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Pirates Thwarted by Sonic Weapon
Kristian Hermansen was one of dozens to submit a story about would be pirates attempting to take control of a cruise ship of the coast of Africa, only to be twarted by some sort of
sonic weapon known as an LRAD, or Long Range Acoustic Device.
Yeah it must be so terrible, such torture to have a partner and responsibilities in life.
:-)
Sorry for the snark, but 5 minutes rubbing feet and 10 minutes cleaning a cat box? That's not exactly a long time away from your WoW auctions, is it?
Not to jump on the GTD bandwagon, but if it takes 10 minutes or less, just do it right now, you'd be amazed at how much easier your life becomes
(oh, and use lotion on those feet, peppermint body shop foot lotion work wonders on sore female feet)
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It's a freaking cruise ship, not a destroyer. Do Ma and Pa really want to spend their 50th wedding anniversary watching people getting slaughtered? Why does everyone on slashdot think life is just one big FPS?
Anyone who uses Mythbusters as a real source of proof of something working versus not working either don't watch the show, or don't understand the things they're testing.
Its entertainment, not science. The fact that it could be used as a source to declare something an urban legend is a sign of the risk using Wikipedia as an authoritative source.
A smuggler isn't a pirate--he's a smuggler. Pirates attack opther ships, board them and steal from them (generally also killing passengers & crew). And we need to revoke the treaty which forbids commercial ships from carrying heavy weapons. A rocket into the pirate boat would do a lot better good than a little smoke-alarm noise.
Smugglers smuggling food, medicine and health equipment... there's something wrong when there's a market for smuggling such things.
what's the 'heavy weapons' cut off at the moment?
A 9mm pistol?
A P90?
An AK47?
A BREN gun?
An M2 Heavy machine gun (or equivalent)?
An M61 Vulcan Autocannon?
BOFORS gun?
4.5 Inch artillery?
18 Inch artillery?
Surely to fight off a speedboat you don't need 'heavy' weapons per se, you just need a lot of lighter weapons
Has the UN thought about passing a security council resolution providing for military escort for aid freighters? I don't suppose pirates are likely to try anything whilst staring down a fully equipped modern destroyer or frigate - a perfect trial mission for new ships.
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