Microwave Ray Gun Could Beam Noise To Your Head

From New Scientist


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Soon they'll beam CNN directly to your eyes.

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.

The device is aimed for military or crowd-control applications, but may have other uses.

MEDUSA involves a microwave auditory effect "loud" enough to cause discomfort or even incapacitation. Sadovnik says that normal audio safety limits do not apply since the sound does not enter through the eardrums.

James Lin of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois in Chicago says that MEDUSA is feasible in principle. "I would worry about what other health effects it is having," says Lin. "You might see neural damage."

Perfect. Crowd control applications with no safety limits.

I thought that was called a cell phone ... 

I want Pink Floyd's album, 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' beamed directly into my head at full volume! What a way to go!!!!