2 Jun
2010
2 Jun
'10
2:13 a.m.
On Tuesday 01 June 2010 14:40:23 Ken Restivo wrote:
More acoustic Cargo Cult science:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73p6EORPyY
Very funny-- kind of like a British MythBusters. But, unlike the
MythBusters, not very scientific.
Where to start? The frequency is supposed to be sub-sonic, so "turn down
your TV"... assuming you're on a home theatre system and your TV has
subwoofers. And the sound is supposed to resonate with the digestive
system, so they wear earphones to protect themselves-- that'll work great.
Also, the sound they played sounds like it's in the low-midrange, not
subsonic at all.
As they say over there across the pond: complete bollocks.
Well: (a quick google prompted by a dim memory from younger days)
http://www.andybrain.com/archive/mb/sound_weapon.htm
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/5/acousticsofwar.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note
http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/history/gavreau.htm
and just for the video of the leap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms4KFAjDPB8
-ken
all the best,
drew