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<blockquote data-quote="Rich B" data-source="post: 7569922" data-attributes="member: 571023"><p><img src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/12/f36f5a39a1de40db8b709d3a0ae73f39.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers</strong></p><p></p><p>Dec 14, 2011 12:40 PM</p><p></p><p>It's not the first crowd control tool to use sound waves, but <a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US20110235467" target="_blank">Raytheon's patent</a> for a new type of riot shield that produces low frequency sound waves to disrupt the respiratory tract and hinder breathing, sounds a little scary. Crowd control tools like the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5860592/what-is-the-lrad-sound-cannon" target="_blank">LRAD Sound Cannon</a> emit bursts of loud and annoying sounds that can induce headaches and nausea. But Raytheon's non-lethal pressure shield creates a pulsed pressure wave that resonates the upper respiratory tract of a human, hindering breathing and eventually incapacitating the target. The patent points out that the sound waves being generated are actually not that powerful, so while protestors might collapse from a lack of oxygen reaching their brains, their eardrums won't be damaged in the process. Phew!</p><p></p><p>And like Roman soldiers joining their shields to form a large impenetrable wall, these new riot shields can actually be networked together to form a larger acoustical horn, vastly improving their range, power, and effectiveness. There's no word on what the long-term medical implications might be if you find yourself on the wrong side of one of these shields. But I imagine the unpleasant experience is not unlike being force choked from afar by Darth Vader.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5867984/future-riot-shields-will-suffocate-protestors-with-low-frequency-speakers" target="_blank">Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich B, post: 7569922, member: 571023"] [IMG]http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/12/f36f5a39a1de40db8b709d3a0ae73f39.jpg[/IMG] [B]Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers[/B] Dec 14, 2011 12:40 PM It's not the first crowd control tool to use sound waves, but [URL="http://www.google.com/patents/US20110235467"]Raytheon's patent[/URL] for a new type of riot shield that produces low frequency sound waves to disrupt the respiratory tract and hinder breathing, sounds a little scary. Crowd control tools like the [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5860592/what-is-the-lrad-sound-cannon"]LRAD Sound Cannon[/URL] emit bursts of loud and annoying sounds that can induce headaches and nausea. But Raytheon's non-lethal pressure shield creates a pulsed pressure wave that resonates the upper respiratory tract of a human, hindering breathing and eventually incapacitating the target. The patent points out that the sound waves being generated are actually not that powerful, so while protestors might collapse from a lack of oxygen reaching their brains, their eardrums won't be damaged in the process. Phew! And like Roman soldiers joining their shields to form a large impenetrable wall, these new riot shields can actually be networked together to form a larger acoustical horn, vastly improving their range, power, and effectiveness. There's no word on what the long-term medical implications might be if you find yourself on the wrong side of one of these shields. But I imagine the unpleasant experience is not unlike being force choked from afar by Darth Vader. [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5867984/future-riot-shields-will-suffocate-protestors-with-low-frequency-speakers"]Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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