Top 10 conspiracy theories

[Michael Bailey]

Ed wrote:
> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/Story?id=5305386&page=1
>
>A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam
> sounds directly into people's heads.
>
> The device – dubbed MEDUSA (Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio) –
> exploits the microwave audio effect, in which short microwave pulses rapidly
> heat tissue, causing a shockwave inside the skull that can be detected by
> the ears. A series of pulses can be transmitted to produce recognisable
> sounds.
>
> Fascinating article. . .I almost geared up UTSA’s electrical engineering
> department to try and let me do this on animals and then hard of hearing
> people as soon as it was established I would not blow up any heads.
>
> Sadly I lost interest.
>
> Sounds are easy with microwaves but speech is very difficult.

Ed had earlier written:
> I dig nonlethal weapons but they actually are becoming creepier as years
> pass and I think sound painful sometimes (tried electrical engineering with
> intention of helping develop this stuff. . .)

yeah, like just recently: cool that Navy Seals could pinpoint 3 young
guys, how much cooler if they dropped them with like animal
tranquilizers or remote stimulation of sleep centers or something and
brought them to stand trial.  Infinitely cooler imho and much more in
keeping with world policeman role.




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