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8bitfuture:

Low frequency speaker system can disrupt breathing.

A new patent from Raytheon outlines a new non-lethal system for controlling protestors and rioting crowds.

An acoustic horn is built into a physical shield, and can be directed at individuals, with a pressure wave that disrupts the respiratory tract and hinders breathing. A row of shields can also be used to disrupt an entire group of people.

From the patent:

A folded acoustic horn is incorporated into the physical shell of the shield. The horn couples acoustic pulses from a sonic pulse generator to an acoustic aperture to output a pulsed pressure beam that approximates a plane wave to produce a pressure barrier.

Wow. The evil applications of this are amazing. And it’ll be awesome to be defending free speech when one literally can’t speak or breathe. Orwell would have a field day with this - as would many pepper-spraying and baton-wielding cops.

p.s. I could see Dethklok finding a good use for this.

I want one, I bet it would put out some really sick bass.

What the fuck what the fuck WHAT THE FUCK

They would write a new song for said speakers and call it something like Murdersound.

But, back on topic, this “non-lethal” weapons are just excuses for police to be more hostile towards citizens. They’re supposed to be alternatives to shooting or tazing people, not something to pull out every day to shut down peaceful protesters.

(Source: google.com, via marfmellow)