[Mb-civic] Sonic 'Lasers' Head to Flood Zone

[Mary]

Sonic 'Lasers' Head to Flood Zone



This one's for the really ignorant in the world who keep complaining about
their f*cking ears ringing:

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68732,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5

If it only were just your ears at stake you pavlovian lemming lab rats
prisoners who keep paying for all these great new WEAPONS to be used against
yourselves, lol........    :o

"Yeah, I'm an American and will kick the sh*t out of anyone who says I'm not
as Free as rat p*ss...."

Yeah, right, buddy, get a life, this one is already taken..................

I am printing this here to read it into this particular record for those of
you too lazy to click on the website and read both pages.  Print this out
later and read it inbetween the lasagna on your couch while yer watchin'
reruns of Lucy or somethin'...

If your ears are ringing, don't worry, it's just Tinnitis, Aliens, or
Spirits.

LOL............................................................. ( uhh, heh,
but who really knows about those 3...  :|    )



Quote:

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California -- Air-raid sirens, Frank Sinatra songs
and Muhammad Ali trash talk blared over the Southern California desert in a
demonstration of new acoustic technology for crowd control and disaster
communications.

In mid-90's morning heat at Edwards Air Force Base, HPV Technologies and
American Technology demonstrated prototypes of non-lethal sonic devices for
a group of military and law enforcement guests, including representatives of
the U.K. Home Office.

Representatives of both companies say that within days, they will ship some
units of their respective products to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, so
authorities can use the tools for crowd control, aid distribution and rescue
operations.

Costa Mesa, California-based HPV showed off three sizes of its Magnetic
Acoustic Device, or MAD, a black square panel composed of multiple speakers.
The units on display ranged from about 4 to 10 feet across.

The device uses magnets approximately 6 inches tall and 9.25 inches wide to
convert electrical pulses into sound waves, and is capable of aiming sound
precisely for thousands of feet -- like the sonic equivalent of a laser, or
spotlight.

Its path and reach can be affected by environmental factors such as nearby
flat surfaces, hills, bodies of water or strong bursts of wind.

A series of test sounds beamed out by MAD, including gunfire, music and
instructional commands, were audible and intelligible at distances of up to
a mile.

When a subject is at close range in MAD's sonic path, and it is set to high
volume, the sound can be excruciating.

The ability to broadcast instructions or alerts at great distances with
minimal distortion could be useful for authorities and rescue crews in areas
where other communications systems are unavailable.

American Technology is donating four devices -- three MRADs (medium-range
acoustic devices) and one LRAD (long-range acoustic device). The four
devices will be shipped out Friday to a Marine military police unit that is
deploying to the Gulf States area for disaster-relief efforts.

"We are donating the use of one of our most powerful prototypes, LTPMS-2,
for use in Mississippi as soon as possible, because the governor of that
state said that the biggest problem they have right now is the fact that
they have no communications infrastructure to get information or
instructions out to people," he said. "They can very easily put this on a
truck and send sound out for a minimum of at least a mile in either
direction."

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, which hosted the event as a guest of
the Air Force base, is considering using MAD to replace conventional public
address systems and as a non-lethal "area denial option" -- a way to clear
crowds in civil unrest without using chemical agents, rubber bullets or the
like.

"You don't appreciate how powerful this stuff is until you stand a mile away
and can't see the transmitter -- but can hear every word in a Queen song,"
said Cmdr. Sid Heal, who heads the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
technology exploration program. "At a quarter mile, it sounds as clear as a
car radio; at a half a mile, you have to raise your voice to talk to the guy
next to you; at three quarters of a mile, laborers raking up leaves were
putting in music requests."

Also on display at Edwards Air Force Base was American Technology's LRAD, a
portable device that can be easily mounted on vehicles. Its smaller size and
light weight comes with an accordingly smaller reach: The device is
generally used for distances from 100 to 600 meters.

The U.S. Navy is currently using 60 of the devices in Iraq and other
regions. Several U.S. law enforcement agencies are using or plan to use the
device shortly.

American Technology announced today that Boston's police department has
signed up for the device, citing its safety advantage over conventional
crowd-control agents. In 2004, the Boston Police Department was held
responsible when a female Red Sox fan died after being struck in the eye
with a pepper gas projectile.

While both manufacturers stressed that their devices were designed primarily
to hail, warn or communicate, other sonic technologies have been used by
governments as a less pleasant way to disperse crowds.

Vehicle-mounted devices were used by Israeli authorities to scatter groups
earlier this year, when Palestinians and Jewish supporters gathered to
protest Israel's West Bank separation barrier. Dubbed "The Scream" by the
Israeli Army, the device sends out streams of noise in intervals of about 10
seconds. The specific sonic frequencies chosen affect the inner ear,
creating dizziness and nausea in human targets.

In a report, AP quoted an unnamed Israeli military official as saying the
device emits a frequency that targets the inner ear, can cause damage with
exposure for several minutes at close range, and compels humans nearby to
leave the area. Exposure for minutes at close range could cause hearing
damage. Information about longer-term exposure effects at long distances has
not been publicly disclosed.

Both HPV's MAD and American Technology's LRAD are said to excel in mid- to
higher-frequency sound ranges where sounds like sirens, alert "chirps" and
human speech reside. Products from both companies could be used, at high
volume, to harm subjects who do not comply with commands.

Devices from both companies vary in price, depending on quantity sold, size
and which agency is purchasing -- but generally range from $10,000 to
$75,000 per unit.

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Anyway, if you do not invest some of your time in THOROUGHLY reviewing, and
trying to SOMEHOW legally challenge the CONTINUING development and usage of
"directed energy weapons" (look it all up) Etc, you are doomed, and those
you love, to a never-ending "Let's Spy On, Control and Fry Our Fellow Man by
Psychotic Manipulation Central" for the rest of all your (don't need no
f*cking fortune teller to predict this, kids) as a result miserable lives.


Stand up for your planet.

There remains no one else.


If it is not "The End Of The World", then it is at the very least the end of
anything that ever even remotely resembled something you used to refer to as
*Freedom*.

Inbetween your ears ringing and the world crumbling at your feet, please,
give it a thought when you can.

Thank you.






Cheeseburger

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