https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0pYU1qNEQE
www.youtube.com

Belgrade authorities have used sound weapons on the crowd of protesters. The video description has some educational links.

There are lots of videos around.

    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      17·
      1 day ago

      Sound is moving air and carries energy. With the right frequency and intensity it could definitely physically fuck you up even if your ears are covered.

      Wikipedia:

      Studies have found that exposure to high intensity ultrasound at frequencies from 700 kHz to 3.6 MHz can cause lung and intestinal damage in mice

    • MyScreenNameEnglish
      34·
      1 day ago

      Nope. It’s a sonic weapon, not loud speaker.

      • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        1 day ago

        LRADs are loudspeakers. Loudspeakers which can output in the order of 160db at 1m. Anything can be a weapon when you make it powerful enough.

        • MyScreenNameEnglish
          4·
          19 hours ago

          Technically, yes. A bullet is just a fast moving object.

          I was refering to sheer power of the thing. Guy asked if earplugs would help. LARD gets a tree swinging. It’s not “just a speaker” at that point.