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The US Army Is Rolling Out Superhuman Hearing to Soldiers (popularmechanics.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. Army has developed an all-in-one hearing system that not only boosts the hearing of troops in the field, it also acts to cut down the noise of battle. The system, known as Tactical Communication and Protective System (TCAPS), is currently rolling out to units in the field. TCAPS is $2,000 pair of earbuds designed to limit battlefield noise exposure, cutting off noise that reaches a set decibel threshold. The wearer can still hear gunshots and estimate their direction, but the noise is dampened to a non-damaging level thanks to microphones that detect the noise, and internals that use sound canceling technology to modify it for a wearer's ears. At the same time, the decibel cap allows TCAPS-equipped soldiers to hear the voices of others around him, including through radios and other communications equipment.
of a toddler, I would like to have a pair of these.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
I hear they are also equipping the troops with other super human abilities. The technology uses advanced materials to protect the soldier's feet and lower leg from damaging temperatures and surfaces that would injure a normal human foot while still allowing the user to sense when they are standing on the ground. This advanced superhuman enhancement is definitely not just called boots.
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Stop using grandpa's account, you little hooligan!
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Get outta here, youngsters.
I agree. Everyone says my dog is "smart", but he still can't do laundry. He keeps mixing the colors with the whites and washing the delecates on warm. Bad dog! Bad!
Proverbs 21:19
Of course not. 1024 is the real threshold. 1000 is the shibboleth of those vicious COBOL neanderthals.
Ezekiel 23:20