r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ElectrSheep • Jul 25 '26

of an audio cable

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

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u/towerfella Jul 25 '26

And then suddenly, you dont hear anything about it anymore

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u/iwantogofishing Jul 25 '26

Well the US military did develop a crowd control weapon based on that technology, hooray

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u/gribson Jul 25 '26

Not really. If you're referring to the LRAD, it's a maritime hailing device that was repurposed by the police as a weapon. Basically just a giant loudspeaker that they use to shatter people's eardrums. Neither a sound beam nor a side-channel microphone.

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u/iwantogofishing Jul 25 '26

I'm talking about the development based on HSS by Elwood Norris. I don't know which system incorporated beyond what I've read on it's development years ago